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p>Ten thousand Minecraft fans were in London on Saturday and Sunday for a convention celebrating the popular video game.
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p>Microsoft, which owns Minecraft and Minecraft, offered a small group of gamers an "golden ticket" to test its latest Augmented Reality device Hololens.
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p>The company is working on a version of Minecraft that will run on the system. It lets players see their creations projected onto almost any flat surface in 3D.
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p>Callum Ward, who tested the device on Saturday, said that it was more difficult than a console.
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p>Toby his brother acknowledged that it was a challenge to get used to but praised the "cool" features of the game, such as the ability for other players to be hit by lightning strikes.
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p>Minecon 2015 set a new record in the world for the amount of tickets sold at an event focused on only one game.
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p>Robert and Vik, YouTube? video stars better known as MrWoofless? or Vikkstar123HD, were among the crowd. https://minecraft-servers.live/ </p>
p>Vik told the BBC that Minecon was a great experience as a YouTuber?. We create content for a large audience across the world and it's rare that we get to go and meet them."
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p>6 July 2015
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p>Technology
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