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    Dundee Pupils Redesign City Waterfront with Minecraft</h1>
    <html><body><p><p><br/> Dundee pupils redesign city waterfront with Minecraft<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 5 June 2015<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Dundee school pupils have submitted their ideas for the future of the city's waterfront, by using Minecraft.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Primary school students have used the game for a few months to plan for the area that is currently undergoing the PS1bn renewal.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Dundee City Council and University of Dundee led the project.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The design was taken into account and so was the support for tourism education and job creation.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> In addition to the Minecraft Youth Camp that involves primary 6 and 7 pupils from across the city, students from nine secondary schools have been taking place in a similar Minecraft Youth Camp, funded by the university and TAYplan.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The pupils worked in groups with XBox and Playstation consoles with the game, and connected to whiteboards in classrooms, reimagining and building their visions of the city's waterfront.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 'Hugely enthusiastic'<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Derek Robertson, Dundee University's school for education, stated that the game was a "huge phenomena" that enticed children.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> He said: "We need to understand the digital environments that children inhabit and how they in their learning.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> "If we want to engage children in subjects like design and the environment then games and applications like this can be a great tool.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> "The children we've been working with over the last few months have been incredibly enthusiastic and they have produced some really great work. Some of it might be difficult for city planners but of course that is the wonder of Minecraft, they can build anything."<br/> <a href="https://wikimedia.org.ph/">Wikimedia</a> </p><br/><p><br/> Mr Robertson was recently invited along with 49 other teachers from all over the world to participate in a Minecraft Educators Summit in Los Angeles to discuss ways in which Minecraft can be best utilized in both formal and informal learning.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> City firm wins top video game award<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 7 November 2014<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Seven amazing Minecraft creations<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 15 September 2014<br/></p><br/><p><br/> How Dundee became a center for games<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 10 September 2014<br/></p><br/><p><br/> University of Dundee<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Dundee City Council<br/></p></p></body></html>
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