{"id":9755,"date":"2014-05-22T08:22:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T08:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9755"},"modified":"2014-05-22T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T08:22:22","slug":"3d-turtle-graphics-with-minecraft-on-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9755","title":{"rendered":"3D turtle graphics with Minecraft on the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y0bOnVdR4_o\/U3zM3yzg3jI\/AAAAAAAAI48\/EtNjN9K7ziE\/s1600\/MinecraftSpirals.jpg?resize=560%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Martin O&#8217;Hanlon&#8217;s been busy again. He&#8217;s created a new library for Minecraft Pi Edition that allows you to create a &#8216;turtle&#8217; that will draw blocks on the screen. 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