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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">Dear All, </div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">The Quest for Intelligence has set up Minecraft servers for several departments and schools across the Institute. Biology now has our own MIT Minecraft server — anyone who would like to join and play Minecraft
is welcome to sign up at <a href="http://minecraft.mit.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">http://minecraft.mit.edu/</span></a><br class="">
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If you would like to but do not already own a copy of Minecraft: Java Edition, and the cost ($27) presents a barrier, you may fill out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tVbDw1MugTfPUl3Yk12L_P1zwlG3-QyCYb7xywZms3U/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">this
form</a> to request a license.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">The Quest for Intelligence and SIPB are currently working together to connect individual servers into a unified MIT Minecraft that includes <a href="http://news.mit.edu/2020/building-and-reconnecting-mit-minecraft-0407" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">SIPB’s
fantastic recreation of campus</a>. If you would like to get involved with this endeavor, feel free to <a href="http://froyo-machine.mit.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">get in touch with SIPB</a> to assist with infrastructure engineering,
or you can email Matthew Hill at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hill@wi.mit.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">hill@wi.mit.edu</a> to help moderate our server.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">Microsoft provided the server resources, and the Quest for Intelligence and SIPB made this happen.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">Best,</div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class="">Alan</div>
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Alan D. Grossman<br class="">
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(617) 253-1515<br class="">
<a href="mailto:adg@mit.edu" class="">adg@mit.edu</a><br class="">
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