Man recreates Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk in ‘Minecraft’

<p>A former New Jersey man says that he missed the Jersey Shore so much that he spent years recreating the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk using the video game &ldquo;Minecraft.&rdquo;</p>

News 12 Staff

Apr 19, 2018, 1:09 AM

Updated 2,220 days ago

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A former New Jersey man says that he missed the Jersey Shore so much that he spent years recreating the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk using the video game “Minecraft.”
Kevin Domenic tells News 12 New Jersey that his family once owned a beach home in Point Pleasant Beach and that he has many happy childhood memories there. But he says that he moved away to Missouri to be closer to his wife’s family.
“[Point Pleasant Beach] is my favorite place in the world,” Domenic told News 12. “I thought, ‘Why not try to recreate it in ‘Minecraft?’’”
Domenic documents the process in a series of YouTube videos set to slow piano music. Even the smallest details, such as the color of pavers in some walkways, were copied.
New 12 New Jersey showed the recreation to some Jersey Shore residents, who said that they were impressed by the level of detail.
“The Jersey Shore has a huge impact on people from childhood,” says Point Pleasant Beach resident Lynn Krohn. “It’s a memory you have, being here, smelling the salt water and obviously it had a huge impact on him. I mean, this is incredible.”
Domenic even recreated the Minard Lane bungalow that his family once owned.


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