Google Quantum A.I. Lab Team, Oct 18, 2013
We built
the Quantum A.I. Lab to explore the potential of quantum computing, and figure
out what questions we should be asking. One question is clear: Where will
future quantum computer scientists come from?
Our best
guess: Minecraft.
Millions of
kids are spending a whole lot of hours in Minecraft, not just digging caves and
fighting monsters, but building assembly lines, space shuttles, and
programmable computers, all in the name of experimentation and discovery.
So how do
we get these smart, creative kids excited about quantum physics?
We talked
to our friends at MinecraftEdu and Caltech’s Institute for Quantum Information
and Matter and came up with a fun idea: a Minecraft modpack called qCraft. It
lets players experiment with quantum behaviors inside Minecraft’s world, with
new blocks that exhibit quantum entanglement, superposition, and observer
dependency.
Of course,
qCraft isn’t a perfect scientific simulation, but it’s a fun way for players to
experience a few parts of quantum mechanics outside of thought experiments or
dense textbook examples.
We don’t
even know the full potential of what you can make with qCraft, but we’re
excited to see what Minecraft’s players can discover.
You can
download qCraft now as part of the Tekkit, Hexxit, or Feed The Beast Unleashed
modpacks, and find out more at www.qCraft.org.
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