Why Minecraft

 

Why Minecraft?

Not only is Minecraft perfectly suited as a digital tool for true global collaboration across age, gender, social class, race and religion, it is also perfectly suited for interaction with real-world data like the terrain models of Mars.

When looking at photos or maps from Mars you easily lose track of scale. There are no physical markers to indicate a certain known height. In Minecraft all blocks are 1m x 1m x 1m (or 3’x3’x3′) so the blockiness gives you a hint of the true size.

Check out our galleries and other posts for inspiration on how to use real-world geography in Minecraft on Earth: https://www.geoboxers.com/vibcraft-viborg-in-minecraft/.

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