Children and young people are being inspired to learn more about climate change and coastal flood resilience through a custom-built Minecraft world, thanks to a new game publicly launched.
CoastCraft is an educational game developed for Minecraft Education, aligned with the curriculum in England and designed for students aged between 9 and 14, News Cover reports, citing UK government.
Bringing the impacts of the dynamic processes shaping the coastline to life in an engaging way, CoastCraft challenges players to respond to rising sea levels and the impacts of climate change such as flooding, balancing the needs of different communities while protecting the environment.
The consequences of these decisions are then brought to life in the virtual Minecraft world.
Based on the landscape of the town of Bude in Cornwall, the game has been developed in partnership by Minecraft Education, Cornwall Council and the Environment Agency as part of the latter’s £200m Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme.
Innovative approaches to more sustainable use and development of the coast are being trialled at Bude through the programme – and CoastCraft allows children and young people to explore and learn more about the way the Cornwall’s coastline is being managed on the beloved Minecraft platform.
Through eye-catching gameplay, CoastCraft inspires players to learn about the features of coastal landscapes and processes and understand the characteristics of sand dunes and how they are used as a nature-based solution for flooding and coastal erosion.
