Basketball

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Basketball

MCWSC Basketball.png: Infobox image for Minecraft object 'Basketball'

AI Basketball.jpg: Infobox image for Minecraft object 'Basketball'

A basketball is a type of rubber ball used for recreational sports, usually basketball. Within the Minecraft franchise it is a common subject within novels set in the real world.

Appearance

A basketball is an orange ball, typically made of rubber, covered in black stripes, called "ribs." In AI Adventurers, it is depicted as a perfect cube, following the traditional art style of Minecraft.

History

The Crash

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Prior to the events of the story, Anton was forced by his parents to start playing basketball, a sport he's not fond of. He nevertheless proved good enough to nearly earn a scholarship, but suffered a brain injury and was admitted to Holy Angels Hospital.

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AI Adventurers

Basketball is the focus of the third episode, AI in Action: Using AI Tools Responsibly. The video opens with Agent and Chicken watching a trick shot on their tablet, which inspires them to use generative AI to "design [their] own trick shot." They appear at a basketball court and go over their plan: they throw the ball, it goes past several landmarks entire continents away, and then into the net. This is deemed impossible, so they change from a GPS to a chatbot, which gives them a simple bounce maneuver. After giving it more detailed instructions, they come up with an elaborate machine made of many blocks, which almost misses the hoop. Quickly, Chicken rushes into the air, and manages to score.

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Trivia

  • In 2023, a short was made of an allay simulating basketball using blocks.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "An all-star team of allays can get things done! ⛹️" – @minecraft on Instagram, February 22, 2023

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