Dundee Pupils Redesign City Waterfront Using Minecraft

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Dundee students design city waterfront with Minecraft



5 June 2015



Dundee school students have submitted their ideas for the future of the city's waterfront, by using Minecraft.



Primary school students have played the game for several months to plan for the area that is currently undergoing the PS1bn renewal.



The project was led by Dundee City Council and the University of Dundee.



The plans were evaluated based on the appearance of the design as well as the amount of support for education, tourism, and the creation of jobs.



In addition to the Minecraft Youth Camp that involves primary 6 and 7 students from across the city students from nine secondary schools have been taking place in similar Minecraft Youth Camp, funded by the university and TAYplan.



Pupils worked in groups using XBox and Playstation consoles equipped with the game, connected to whiteboards in classrooms creating their own visions of the city's waterfront.



'Hugely enthusiastic'



Derek Robertson of Dundee University's school of education claimed that the game was a "huge phenomenon" which engaged children.



He stated that "We must understand the digital spaces children use and how they can influence their learning."



"Games and applications like these are a fantastic way to engage children in subjects such as design and the environment.



"The children with whom we have been working over the past months have been extremely enthusiastic and have created an impressive amount of work. 1GAMEDAY.COM Some of it may prove an obstacle for city planners but of course that's the great thing about Minecraft it can create anything."



Mr Robertson was recently invited along with 49 other teachers from all over the world to participate in an Minecraft Educators Summit in Los Angeles to discuss ways in which Minecraft can be best employed in both informal and formal learning.



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