You can't see what's on the other side, and you've got to hit a loading screen before you travel through - but a Minecraft mod called BetterPortals aims to take care of both of those issues.

One of the most appealing features from Minecraft on consoles is the ability to play splitscreen multiplayer. A little trick on PC will let you do the same.

This trailer for the PS3 edition of Minecraft features 2-player and 4-player split-screen, as well as 8-player co-op.