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Digging into Learning with Minecraft
Minecraft was created in 2009 by Markus Persson and has since become the best-selling video game of all time, with over 60 million copies sold across all platforms. The game spurred a massive fan community on YouTube and Twitch, with Minecraft videos accumulating over 47 billion views on YouTube, 99.4% of which are fan-made tutorials, playthroughs, and parodies. Microsoft acquired Minecraft from Mojang in 2014 for $2.5 billion. The game has become a cultural phenomenon and is used in schools through a modified educational version that allows for student-led learning.
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- 2. • Originally releasedin 2009 by Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson. • Open World/Sandbox (Game?) • By April 2011, sales topped $33 million. • 60 million copies across all platforms. • Best-selling PC game of all time. • Acquired by Microsoft in November of 2014 for $2.5 billion.
- 3. • Spurred ageneration of content creators via YouTube and Twitch! • Minecraft videos account for 47 billion views on YouTube! • 99.4% are fan-made! (tutorials, “let’s play,” music parodies) • PewDiePie is earning roughly $4 million annually.
- 4. This is morethan a game. It’s a cultural phenomenon!
- 5. Eric Walker -World of Humanities Stephen Elford Mathematics, Science, Geography Joel Levin Computer Programming Sara Toothman Art Steve Isaacs Game Design Jokay Wollongong Student-led Learning
- 6. • Modified PC-basedversion available to schools. • $41 for server software. $14 per license (25 or more). • No recurring subscription. • Licenses are for concurrent users. • Easy server setup. Runs locally. • No account management/authentication required.