The Gameworkshop

Spilværkstedet har testet et matematik forløb i Minecraft om hældningstal i Minecraft.

"Som del af byens strategi for at skabe et mere bæredygtigt transportnetværk, opføres der broer i byen som skal forbinde byrummet via en cykelsti. Eleverne skal som arkitekter og byplanlæggere designe broer efter en række kriterier omkring hældning, højde og breddeforhold mellem gang- og cykelsti."

Vores test var et komprimeret forløb på 90min. Vi lagde især mærke til at alle 25 7kl elever var 100% engageret - både drenge og piger. På trods af at skolen ikke selv havde Minecraft Education Edition ville læreren bruge lektionens erfaringer som afsæt for en gennemgang af hældningstal.

Today we tested our Minecraft lesson on upcycling, made in collaboration with Microsoft and The Danish Architecture Centre. Some of the objectives with this test were to:

examine how upcycling can be understood through simple crafting recipes.

how much time is used to convert “waste” materials into building materials.

how much time is used to build the house in teams.

to evaluate which restraints improve building.

to evaluate how restraints on the amount of materials influences learning.

We started by discussing the specs for the buildings they would be building. Each building should contain 4-5 homes and common amenities for the residents. We took a look at Elon Musks vision for future housing and explored how home building included more sustainable components such as solar panels, wind turbines and green roofs.

I recapped the approach to building, where groups worked followed this procedure:

foundation

superstructure

facades

detailing

Sustainability, Architecture and Construction in Minecraft

This week the Gameworkshop has been finalizing worlds in Minecraft that support lessons around urban planning. In these worlds students assume the roles of constructors, architects and city planners - together, they must come up with sustainable solutions for the city of Blockville.

The worlds are modded versions of a world originally produced by Blockworks. - used to showcase the hololens and the scenario “Alien Invasion”. Partnering with the Danish Architecture Center and Microsoft Denmark, the Gameworkshop has worked on creating 4 scenarios around this world.