A Wayland Compositor in Minecraft
157 points by Jotalea 2 days ago | 26 comments
https://github.com/EVV1E/waylandcraft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTkEM7b0IQw

  • inciampati 5 hours ago |
    Finally, I can escape to paradise and work remote.
  • nxobject 5 hours ago |
    This is amazing. And it's all done in 8 KLOC – half of it Java, half of it Rust.

    Link to source: https://github.com/EVV1E/waylandcraft

  • sandruso 5 hours ago |
    Minecraft is becoming DOOM in terms of crazy technical feats.

    I love it.

    • colordrops 5 hours ago |
      Becoming? crazy stuff has been done in Minecraft for the longest time. Someone built a functional CPU and computer in Minecraft in 2010.
      • avaer 5 hours ago |
        I agree: running simulated computers inside of Minecraft is a significantly more impressive technical feat than bolting on display surfaces to planes with a mod.

        There's a big difference between something being compiled to run inside of Minecraft, versus running a sidecar that streams back a display. It's the difference between compiling and running on your machine, and streaming back a cloud machine using RDP.

        Not like this makes a difference to users, who don't know how any of this works. But we are on Hacker News...

        • flexagoon 4 hours ago |
          Just because someone has done a more impressive project in Minecraft doesn't mean this one isn't interesting
    • amarant 17 minutes ago |
      Now if only someone could make doom run on Minecraft, that would be the ultimate flex.
  • ksymph 5 hours ago |
  • jwlake 5 hours ago |
    If its not written with blocks its not real.
    • tines 5 hours ago |
      "In Minecraft" doesn't mean what it used to. When somebody wrote an 8-bit CPU literally "in Minecraft" it used to be badass. Now it's just a game addon.
      • fluffybucktsnek 5 hours ago |
        You speak as if this isn't neat in its own way.
      • rcxdude 5 hours ago |
        There are multiple ways that something can be "in minecraft"
        • jwlake 4 hours ago |
          It was more fun when people implemented gates. :)
  • yakattak 5 hours ago |
    I can't wait to have windowing bugs and UI issues but in Minecraft!

    Jokes aside, I've grown to love "XYZ in Minecraft". It's like a newer (still 2011 was a long time ago!) version of "Doom on XYZ".

    • colechristensen 2 hours ago |
      My humble addition is an Alacritty-based terminal emulator in Minecraft, not particularly ready for release to the public

      https://anvil.fangorn.io/fangorn/huorn-minecraft

    • mikeweiss an hour ago |
      I haven't used Linux desktop in 6 years but I remember when Wayland was new and started replacing X about 15 years ago and these were common complaints... I hope this is a joke and still isn't the case!
  • samtheDamned 5 hours ago |
    I wonder how this would pair with a VR mod. It doesn't seem like Vivecraft supports the version this was posted for at the moment, but if they had the ability to play nice that seems like it would would be a fun way to experience software.
    • avaer 4 hours ago |
      There are already VR overlay applications that do this on top of any game, not just Minecraft.
      • Philpax 4 hours ago |
        Yes, but part of the fun is doing it in Minecraft and using Minecraft's language for it (e.g. putting windows in your inventory, pulling them out of chests, etc)
  • a_t48 3 hours ago |
    A friend sent this to me yesterday - I was very disappointed that the video didn't show off Minecraft in Minecraft.
  • analogpixel 3 hours ago |
    Is Minecraft dethroning Emacs as the new weird OS that can do everything but probably shouldn't? Can I check my email in minecraft yet?
    • ltheanine 3 hours ago |
      With this compositor I’d think it could do anything at this point.
      • wild_egg 3 hours ago |
        For the real emacs experience you could use this mod to render an IDE in Minecraft editing the mod that renders the IDE.
        • analogpixel 3 hours ago |
          emaception.....
    • arikrahman 3 hours ago |
      Emacs can do everything and probably should though
  • pjs_ 3 hours ago |
    Finally