Primary school students are using the video game Minecraft to build healthier communities — with the best ideas to be pitched to local government leaders.
abc.net.au/news/students-using-video-game-minecraft-to-build-healthier-community/102500182At Watsonia Primary School in Melbourne's north-east, students in grades three to five have been gaming to create a healthier world.
Monash University Associate Professor Deana Leahy said this makes Minecraft an "ideal space" for students to act as community health researchers and planners, and build a healthier virtual world. The 'Future Healthy World' in Minecraft allows students to come up with solutions to health challenges.
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