Near and far: Engaging children with place through Minecraft

Hobbs, Laura; Behenna, Sarah; Bentley, Sophie; Stevens, Carly

Abstract

Minecraft is an extremely popular computer game and educational tool. It provides various place-based facilities, with schools, towns and islands recreated, and geology and archaeology made available to explore in-game. In this ‘Spotlight On … ’ article we offer a synopsis of some of the existing resources created using this package. We also look at how Minecraft is used to engage with real-world places and features.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 21, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Oct 2, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 5, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 3, 2025
• Journal: Geography
• Print ISSN: 0016-7487
• Publisher: Geographical Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 108
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 134-140
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2023.2260221
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11010474