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A computer expert has produced an aerial map showing how Liverpool’s docks would look in the Minecraft online fantasy world.

Joseph Braybrook, who works for map experts Ordnance Survey, recreated the city while mapping out the whole of Britain using Minecraft – an online game that allows users to build virtual worlds with digital Lego bricks.

This is Mr Braybrook’s second Minecraft recreation of Britain, although this newer map is far more detailed.

Mr Braybrook said: “Amongst some of the new features I have added are local roads and I’ve done this using our in-house colour classification system, so motorways appear as blue for instance.

“The water features now appear in sharper detail too, so you can see individual streams and tributaries off rivers.

“The forests and woodlands are now populated with generated trees and the national rail network has been added.

“I’m looking forward to seeing if people eventually build a working railway system in the game.

“I’ve attempted to recreate Great Britain to be more realistic, while maintaining the gameplay elements people love from the game.”

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Mr Braybrook, a member of Ordnance Survey’s graduate scheme, used 83bn digital Lego bricks in his new simulation of Britain.

Graham Dunlop, Ordnance Survey’s innovation lab manager, says: “Joseph’s Minecraft map of Great Britain really caught the imagination and it has had tens of thousands of downloads.

“Although it has been excellent as a learning tool, Joseph recognised that his previous map was limited in terms of its gaming possibilities.

“This new map he has created not only looks better, but it offers a much more interactive environment to play in.”

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