Abstract
Extract:The reconstruction of the modern university is under way, and it extends beyond Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Just as the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) has re- imagined urban spaces in Minecraft (Mojang, 2011) through the Block by Block initiative (blockbyblock.org), so too have educators re- imagined the space and meaning of the University Campus. This chapter presents the potential of Minecraft to help students and professors re- think university spaces and university education by presenting a detailed case study of the integration of the standard, unmodified release of Minecraft operating in creative mode into an experimental university class.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Understanding Minecraft |
| Subtitle of host publication | Essays on play, community and possibilities |
| Editors | Nate Garrelts |
| Place of Publication | North Carolina |
| Publisher | McFarland & Company, Inc. |
| Pages | 57-75 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4766-1815-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-7864-7974-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |