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    University of East Anglia Recreated Minecraft Minecraft During Lockdown</h1>
    <html><body><p><p><br/> University of East Anglia recreated in Minecraft during lockdown<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Published<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 22 May 2020<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Share<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Close<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Share page<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Copy this link<br/></p><br/><p><br/> About sharing<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Students have recreated their campuses in response to the loss of university life during the Covid-19 lockdown.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The University of East Anglia (UEA) fresher Sophie Johnston, 19, searched for planning software to recreate the grounds, using a video game Minecraft.<br/> <a href="https://gservers.org/">https://gservers.org/</a> </p><br/><p><br/> She was helped by her three housemates Rebecca Bystry, 20, Tom Greensted, 19, and Matthew Wright, 19.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The "campus" has been visited by more than 200 students. It is still being constructed.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Ms Johnston said: "We all agree that the thing we miss the most is the social aspect of university, meeting and getting to meet so many different people from all sorts of backgrounds.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> "The server has allowed us to stay in contact with one another, but also met people we would never have met in real life. This has been great for us all to be mentally prepared during lockdown."<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Students have created locations such as the Ziggurat accommodation and main square, LCR music venue, UEA(su) and the library at the Norwich-based university.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The four students, who act as admins for the server all have different roles and responsibilities, with Ms Johnston and Ms Bystry, building the structures, and Mr Wright answering questions from players via phone calls and text chats and Mr Greensted, who has taught himself coding, being responsible for troubleshooting.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The campus was constructed using Minecraft's creative mode. This means that the students had unlimited access to the materials the game provides.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> They are currently working on the interiors of some buildings, with the help of other players.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Ms. Johnston stated that "Since our first years haven't been in any of the buildings, it's been important to rely on the assistance of other students, staff, and alumni who've donated pictures to help us- there has been lots of memories!"<br/></p><br/><p><br/> More about this story<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Builder gives away nearly PS1m to students who aren't privileged.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 31 October 2019<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Uni ups support after student death<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 13 March 2019<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Similar Internet Links<br/></p><br/><p><br/> University of East Anglia<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The BBC is not responsible for the content on external websites.<br/></p></p></body></html>
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