The Art of Minecraft Exploration: A Journey Through the Unknown

Katelyn and Evan, two enthusiastic gamers, decided to embark on an exciting adventure - exploring a cave system to find diamond pickaxes. Their journey began with a toss-up to see what would happen, but they quickly realized that strategy was key to their success.

The duo entered the waiting game once again, pondering what part of the cave to focus on first. "Even if you don't typically watch gaming videos," Katelyn said, "if you like our videos, I think you'll like the gaming channel." Evan chuckled in response, acknowledging that they needed to decide what to do with their diamond pickaxe.

Montage mode kicked in as Katelyn explained that they couldn't just have the pickaxe and not use it. "We've been thinking about what we're actually gonna do with this," she said. Evan chimed in, "But first, montage mode." The camera captured a montage of the duo's journey, set to video game music.

As they prepared for their adventure, Katelyn and Evan discussed their plan of action. They wouldn't be able to enter the cave system using their garage, so they would drive over 200 miles to the closest cave that was allowed to be explored. Their audio equipment, including a fanny pack, added to their incognito outfit.

Katelyn donned her Steve costume, complete with a first-person Gimble attachment, allowing her to capture cool shots. Evan wore his "dad mode" attire, equipped with a pickaxe and sporting a concerned expression. They hoped that someone would recognize Katelyn's cosplay outfit and appreciate the effort she put into it.

As they arrived at the cave entrance, they met a boy who exclaimed, "Is this a Minecraft pickaxe?" He complimented Evan on making it himself, noting its glow-in-the-dark feature. A nearby boy asked if they knew how to deal with creepers, and Katelyn responded that she did.

Their first mining trip began with caution, following the cardinal rules of cave exploring: don't dig straight down, watch out for creepers, and leave a trail of torches behind. Unfortunately, their adventure was not without its challenges. Evan struggled to fit through many tunnels, prompting him to duck frequently. The humid environment left both Katelyn and Evan sweaty.

Their tour guide provided some disappointing news: there were no diamonds in the cave system. However, their spirits remained high as they engaged with some of the young tourists on the tour. A girl noted that glue was very strong, earning her a laugh from Katelyn. One boy asked if she was Steve, and when he offered to take a picture with her pickaxe, Katelyn happily obliged.

As they concluded their adventure, Katelyn and Evan reflected on their journey. Despite the unexpected challenges, they had developed a bit of popularity among some of the young tourists. Their Minecraft-themed outing had brought joy to others, and that was what mattered most.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(Miniecraft music)EVAN: So what do you wannado for our next project?KATELYN: Hmm.I have an idea.Hey guys, we'reEvan and Katelyn,and today we're gonna be makinga Minecraft diamond pickaxe.So we've been playinga lot of Minecraft.A lot.Over onEvan and Katelyn Gaming.Oh no, oh no, oh no, ohno, oh no, I'm stuck!What happened?I'm stuck!The lava is gonna eat me!I'm on fire, I'm on fire!What do you want me to doabout it?(Evan laughs)Throw water on me.Don't come in the house!So for those of you whodon't know what Minecraft is,it's an open world sandbox gamewhere you mine forresources, you craft things.You get to shape the wholeworld to your own vision,which is perfectfor makers like us.Yes, I mean that's our excuse.It's also the bestselling video game,literally of all time,so I feel like, validatedin our obsession.And the reason why wechose the diamond pickaxe,in particular to make, isbecause it's the coolest one.Everyone wants thediamond pickaxe.It's the quintessentialMinecraft tool.And we wanna have one too,but like, in real life.And in resin!Glowing resin!And wood!Yeah, it's gonna be cool.If we can do it.All right, sothere's an easy wayand a hard way to make this.We could just put like aslab of wood on our CNC,cut it out, and paint it all.Oh, lame, no.I mean, have other peopledone that, I'm sorry.(Evan laughs)Burn!But instead, we're gonna makeit out of individual pixels.We're gonna craft eachpart of this individually,and then mash themtogether into somethingthat will be prettyand hopefully,won't fall apart right away.Yeah, we have acouple tester piecesso you can get an ideaof what the diamond cubeswill look like when wepour them out of resin.But the wood, we're justgonna have to try to cut it.Super precisely.Precisely.Because if these don'tmatch up with the resin,it's like thecompound error of thatis just gonna makeit like, curved.We're gonna havea curved pickaxe.No, no, no, no, no.It'll be unique.No, no, no, no, no.All right, so using thistest piece that we have fromearlier, I went aheadand set up the jig,so that we should cut theexact same length as this.(saw whirring)(whimsical music)All right, one down, 20 to go.KATELYN: And I will say,because you will noticethat this is notas tall as this,that's partially becausethat's how thick the wood is,but also, we think thatit would look cooler,because then the diamondis gonna be like, thicker.I think it'll be look better.How close did youzoom in on my face?Katelyn, guess what time it is?♪ Resin time, resin time,do-do-do-do, resin time ♪So we're gonna- (laughs)All right, so the generalplan for the resin,is where we're gonna doa little bit of variationbetween the multiple pores.Because we want the blocksto have a little bitof individualuniqueness to them.We also are going to adda significant amountof glow powder.We used it recently inour resin knives project.EVAN: And it so cool,we had to do it.It's so cool!Plus like, you know whenyou're mining in the dark.Yeah.You know.It doesn't actually glow,but the enchanted ones do,kinda have a littlebit of glow to them.KATELYN: Like, whenWE mine in the dark,we'll want it to glow.Oh!Should we start over?(classical music)(pump makes fart sound)(both giggle)That a lot of glow powder.We want it to really glow.I know, I'm worried aboutbeing able to mix it in.It is so thick!It looks like the glowin the dark stars.You wanna try mixingthis one up first,before you do all the glowpowder and the others.Oh yeah, that mightbe a good idea.To see if we canget it looking nice.KATELYN: It'sdefinitely thicker,cause it's harder to mix thiscolor down to the bottom.Like, more opaque.It makes it creamy.Yeah, I'm not sure if I like it.EVAN: But we want it,we need it to glow.Yeah, but the knife glowed,and we just used a little bit.Okay, okay, maybe we onlydo one glow in the dark.Maybe add one dropof the green ink.Oh that's really. (laughs)That was an accident,it looks blue!Rainforest green,you're a liar.(Evan laughs)EVAN: So one glow in thedark, one green, one blue.KATELYN: So it wasn'texactly what we envisioned.EVAN: Maybe it's better.You know, we'll find out.And if it's terrible,we'll do it again.EVAN: It was terrible,and we're doing it again.After doing so manyresin projects,we might've been alittle over confidentwith our first attempt.I think they're gonna be great.I mean, like, I can'timagine this being ugly,unless something goes reallywrong with the glow powder.(record scratches)The glow powder seems to besettling on the bottom, so--EVAN: You see thatline right there?So we're trying to stir it up.Hopefully it incorporates.We're just gonnahave to wait and see.Yes.(kiss dings)All right, so it's the next day,and it's time to see ifour latch, dish, ditch.It's time to see ifour last ditch effortto distribute theglow powder worked.It didn't work.Reveal yourself.(disappointing music)So we went through thefive stages of grief,for our first pour attempt.Denial, it's a good color!Anger.No!Bargaining, what ifthat's a feature?Depression.KATELYN: It's gonna be differentbetween the two different sides.And finally, we are nowat acceptance, mostly.So Katelyn, you know howwhen we were mixing outthe very first attempt,you freaked out aboutall the glow powderthat was going in one?And you said let's not doglow powder in the other two?Yeah, I'm not sure if I like it.Yes.Well I did a uniform testwhere I did the same amountof glow powder throughout,and guess what happened.They worked!(both laugh)I'm not saying it's your fault!I'm not saying it's your fault,but I think we have aplan for our next one.KATELYN: Looks so gross.(both laugh)So I still wanna dosome color variation,but now the base will have thesame amount of glow powder.EVAN: Yeah, so itwon't settle out.And we're not gonna mixthe individual colorswithin one mold.Oh, do you want glitter?Oh yes, yes, yes!I do, oh my gosh!EVAN: It's a small amount,a small amount, right?KATELYN: It looks like a lotwhen you first put it in.EVAN: Here, I'llpour them one by one.KATELYN: It's pretty good.EVAN: Time to pop bubbles.And that's it!All right, accordingto our test,this should completely work.And yet, why is myconfidence not at 100%?Only time will tell.One sleep later.(Evan laughs)So I haven't saidmoment of truthin this video yet, have I?Oh, is this the moment of truth?This is the moment of truth.Well wait, wait, letme get the camera.Yay!Yes!It worked!I mean, theoretically, weknew it would, but yay!(Evan laughs)EVAN: Let's see the othercolors, see how they compare.KATELYN: Oh yeah, I hopethey're different enough.They seem different.They seem different.Oh, yeah.Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Especially when you have themright next to each other,that's a big difference.See what the Supurrvisor thinks.CAT: Hi, nerds.KATELYN: Do you approve?Oh.Oh, yes.KATELYN: She approves,and then she is bored.CAT: Back to work.Okay, so just nowwhen we were doingthat stop motionfor the diamond,we realized wesomehow accidentallychose the exact rightnumber of light cubes,and dark cubes,and medium cubes,and now they perfectly matchthe actual diamond pickaxe,which is very exciting.But now it's time to move onthe darker diamond surround.And since we alreadykinda know the process,let's skip ahead a little bit.(both clap out of sync)Do we do another clap?Was that one bad?(both clap in unison)Okay.(Evan laughs)So it's time to pour now.I will admit, this has been avery fun project to work on,but like, the whole timewe've been doing it,I kinda just wannaplay Minecraft.It's actually kind of achallenge for us to like,not become just aMinecraft gaming channel,'cause it is what we'rethe most into right now.But we do try to dolike, a variety of games.We try.If you guys ever wanna hang out,while we do it, 'causewe stream them live too.So we stream them attwitch.tv/EvanAndKatelyn.That's before they become,before we hand themoff for editor magic.Yeah, we have three editorsthat do a really awesome job,they put in a lotof time and effort.Okay, Katelyn, I'm justgonna toss it up hereand see what happens, ready?Wait, don't just toss it!I thought, don't,shouldn't we like,strategically decide whatpart we wanna blow up?Yeah, this is too tall.Let's blow it up.Even if you don't typicallywatch gaming videos,if you like our videos,I think you'll likethe gaming channel.I endorse this message.KATELYN: Okay, we enter thewaiting game once again.Oh, yeah.Ooh, oh, nice, oh, that'snice, I knew it would be.(Evan laughs)So we've been thinkingabout what we're actuallygonna do with this.'Cause we can't just have it,and not do anything with it.When you have a diamond pickaxe,you need to take it into acave and look for diamond.And that's what we're gonna do.That's, yep, you saidwhat I was gonna say.But first, montage mode.Yeah, 'cause we got a lotof gluing to get through.(video game music)Hey, what are you doing in here?CAT: Am creeper.(video game music)Is it recording?Yeah.Okay, so I know that you guyswere probably expecting somebeautiful finished shots,and they're coming, trust us.But, we didn't wanna doeverything in our garage.I feel like that wouldn'tdo this project justice.No, so instead we aredriving over 200 milesto the closest cave systemthat we are allowed to enter.Well, actually, I don'tknow if we're gonna beallowed to enterwith all this stuff.We're gonna have to like,pretend that we're tourists,and not taking a YouTube video.Oh gosh, that would be sosad if they didn't let us.Don't speak like that.Okay, so we're gonna try tobe kinda incognito about this.Evan's in full dad mode,with the fanny packand the audio gear.Yeah, and Katelyn isawesomely dressed up as Steve,the main characterfrom Minecraft.And I hope thatsomeone recognizes her.And also, she a littlefirst person Gimble there,so that she can like,get some cool shots.KATELYN: I can wield.Yeah, are you ready?I'm ready.EVAN: Think they'regonna let us in?I hope so.Can we get two adult ticketsfor the discovery tour?CASHIER: I haveone here at 2:30.KATELYN: Oh, perfect,yeah, that'd be great.MAN: You guys knowthat you can't like,do any mining in there, right?(Evan laughs)BOY: Is this aMinecraft pickaxe?Yeah.You made this?EVAN: Yeah, we made it.It glows in the dark too.BOY: Glows in the dark!Yeah.It glows in the dark!BOY: You do know how todeal with creepers, right?I do.Then you go over and tap.KATELYN: Yup, tap, run back,tap, run back, yup, mm-hmm.And so began ourfirst mining trip.We tried to follow thecardinal Minecraft rulesof cave exploring.EVAN: Wanna do somethingmore dynamic? (laughs)KATELYN: Don'tdig straight down,watch out for creepers,and leave a trail oftorches behind you.Unfortunately, there weresome unexpected thingsin this version of Minecraft.Like, the fact thatEvan couldn't fitthrough many of the tunnels.EVAN: I'm gonnahave to duck a lot.KATELYN: Yeah, you're gonnahave to watch your head.And we were both instantlydrenched in sweat,due to humidity.(camera shutter clicks)I'm so sweaty, my hair'sgonna look terrible.EVAN: A little bit sweaty.KATELYN: But we didn't let thathinder our quest for diamond.Diamond.We hoped our tourguide could assist us.TOUR GUIDE: Does anybody elsehave any other questions?KATELYN: Is thereany diamond in here?TOUR GUIDE: Unfortunately,there are notany diamond in here.KATELYN: But wekept our hopes up.You think there'sdiamond in there?EVAN: Oh, is therediamond in there?KATELYN: We did developa bit of popularitywith some of theyouths on the tour.It's all glued.GIRL: Glue is very strong.KATELYN: It is strong.BOY: Are you Steve?KATELYN: I am Steve.Do you wanna takea picture with it?(\"In the Hall of the MountainKing\" by Edvard Grieg)And then we found it, diamond!EVAN: Found some diamonds!Diamonds!Our quest complete, it was timeto get the heck outta there.EVAN: We need tolook for an exit.Oh wait, I think Isee natural light!Well, I think thatwas a success.We got all thefootage that we wantedto give this epicending that we wanted.And now we're justgonna sit here and relaxand chat with youguys for a little bit.Yeah, I mean, I thinkthe most important thingis now we are ownersof a diamond pickaxe.Whoa, there's abee, there's a bee.Oh, it likes it, oh, no, no.Hey, bees just gotadded to Minecraft.Oh yeah, that's why.(both laugh)Well, I'm just glad wehave this in our life,because Minecraft is abig part of our life now.And I'm sorry for any parentsthat now have to make aMinecraft pickaxe too.We will link toeverything we used below,that way, if you do haveto make one of thesefor your kids, or foryourself, you can do it too.Hope you guysenjoyed this video,and we'll see you next time!Ooh, and if you wannasee us play Minecraft,the actual video game,you can search YouTube forEvan and Katelyn Gaming,and you'll findour videos there.Yeah.Bye!Bye!EVAN: It's good, it's good.\n"