LONDON: Microsoft, which bought the Minecraft’s developer Mojang for USD 2.5 billion in 2014, has launched a new site aimed at teachers, aiming to foster a community of educators swapping lesson plans and other tips based on Minecraft. The new site was announced by Microsoft’s vice president of worldwide education Anthony Salcito, complete with a list of some of the ways schools are already incorporating Minecraft into their lessons. Minecraft has also spawned a thriving network of YouTube channels, including one – run by Joseph ‘Stampy’ Garrett – that recently launched an educational show called Wonder Quest filmed within the game. Microsoft’s launch of the Minecraft in Education site comes days before Minecon, Mojang’s annual conference for all things Minecraft.
Microsoft will be one of the exhibitors at the two-day event in London, where several panel sessions will focus on Minecraft’s role in schools.
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