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Near and far: Engaging children with place through Minecraft

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

Authors

Sarah Behenna Sarah.Behenna@uwe.ac.uk
Research Associate - CHSS - DAS

Sophie Bentley

Carly Stevens



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.

Citation

Hobbs, L., Behenna, S., Bentley, S., & Stevens, C. (2023). Near and far: Engaging children with place through Minecraft. Geography, 108(3), 134-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2023.2260221

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
Electronic ISSN 2043-6564
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

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