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Children to Design a new National Park In Minecraft

Children to design new national park in Minecraft

Students from Adelaide, Australia, have been invited to design a national park in Minecraft which could then be constructed in the real world.

Students aged nine to 12 are being asked to design their own characters in the blocky 3D world.

The results could be incorporated in upgrades to existing national parks around Adelaide.

The government has allocated nearly $10.4m Australian dollars (PS5.4m) to redesign the.

It was determined to find a new way to involve young people in its activities.

"This competition is part of a community engagement initiative asking people of all ages to suggest what kind of facilities would inspire them to spend more time in national parks," reads the Natural Resources, Adelaide website that announced the prize.

"The State government has given $10.4m for parks projects. This means that some of the ideas your class generates could be used."

The only rule is that "whatever you design must be able to be constructed in the real world", it added.

"The parks features should be in harmony with the natural surroundings by taking into consideration the creatures and plants that live there."

Ideas could include trails for mountain biking, bushwalking or horse riding, barbecue and picnic areas, or something completely different." it suggested.

Redesigning the slums

There is a trend towards creating ever more elaborate designs in Minecraft.
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The Danish government has been able to map the entire country the game, as part of an educational project.

And in 2012 Mojang, the creators of Minecraft collaborated with the UN to assist them in designing city spaces in developing countries.

They built public spaces and shared them with local groups. Participants could then redesign the spaces.

The project has generated new ideas for green space in Kiberia the largest slum in Nairobi and the tool was also used to design a brand new waterfront in Les Cayes, Haiti's third largest city.

The Adelaide competition closes on June 12, and the winner will be announced one month later.

Winners will be awarded an official government-funded trip to Belair National Park.

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