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p>Dundee students design city waterfront with Minecraft

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p>5 June 2015

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p>Dundee school students have put forward their designs for the future of the city's waterfront using the game Minecraft.

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p>Primary school students have used the game for a few months to plan for the region which is currently going through a PS1bn renewal.

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p>The project was managed by Dundee City Council and the University of Dundee.

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p>The appearance of the plans was considered and so was the support for tourism education and job creation.

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

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p>The students were working in groups using Playstation and XBox consoles. https://uchatoo.com/post/40577_https-minecraft-servers-fun-happy-monday-grab-your-hats-because-it-039-s-apple-n.html They worked with whiteboards in classrooms and made use of them to imagine and create their own visions of the city’s waterfront.

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p>'Hugely enthusiastic'

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p>Derek Robertson, Dundee University's school for education, stated that the game was a "huge phenomena" that enticed children.

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p>He said that "We must be aware of the digital spaces children use and how they affect their learning."

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p>"Games and applications such as these are a great way to engage children in topics like design and the environment.

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p>"The children we have worked with over the last few months have been incredibly enthusiastic and they have produced some really great work. Some of it could be a challenge for the city planners, but that is the wonder of Minecraft it can create anything."

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p>Mr Robertson was recently invited along with 49 other teachers from all over the globe to participate in a Minecraft Educators Summit in Los Angeles to discuss how Minecraft can be best employed in both informal and formal learning.

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p>City firm is awarded the top prize for video games

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p>7 November 2014

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p>Seven amazing Minecraft creations

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p>15 September 2014

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p>How Dundee became an international centre for games

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p>10 September 2014

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p>University of Dundee

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p>Dundee City Council

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