Minecraft
| Description | Platforms: PC, IOS, Android, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and more.
Publisher: Microsoft
Year of release: 2011
Minecraft is a voxel graphics adventure sandbox game with hundreds of experiences and features available through customisable mods. At its core, Minecraft is a survival game set in procedurally generated 3D worlds, with elements of platforming, building, exploration and crafting. Players can band together in private servers to cooperate (or occasionally fight) towards player driven objectives and goals.
Minecraft is an excellent tool often described as digital Lego, due to the vastness of possibility available to players, and is a fantastic tool for students to explore their creativity, collaborative skills and unleash their adventurous spirit.
Minecraft also comes in the form of "Minecraft Education" a purpose built version of the game for use by educators for game-based learning in schools. |
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| Example Lesson | (none) |
| Type | Digital |
| Learning Areas | Abstract Thinking Auditory Processing Attention To Detail Comprehension Critical Thinking Data Analysis Decision Making Efficiency Of Language Focus And Attention Forward Planning Language Logical Reasoning Memory Negotiation Numeracy Planning Programming Reading Self Expression Teamwork Understanding Of Others Visual Processing |
| Mechanics | Action, Creative, Multi-Team Dynamics (More Than 2 Teams), Platforming, Player vs Environment, Player vs Player, Puzzles, Role Play, Solo Play, Strategic Play, Teams, Video Game |
Ratings
- Communication 8
- Problem Solving 6
- Information Processing 8
- Collaboration 11
- Complexity 2