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We just found a very informative 15 part guide to using Minecraft for kids. Read more about the initiative at the Geographical site - including a link to download the maps for free (although it does require a licenced copy of Minecraft). Instead of lecturing alone, or poring over maps - Minecraft would actually provide students a way to immersively experience the world and (in this case) see the geological layers under their feet. It isn't hard to imagine the educational possibilities that this presents geographers. Steven Richardson, the geospatial applications developer at the BGS, says ‘we added the geological data too so that when players are looking at this map, they’re not just seeing where the M1 goes upcountry, they can dig down into the blocks and see what the geology is.

It would be incredibly interesting to simply explore existing surface geography in the Minecraft world, but the BGS has taken it another step further, or deeper. Minecraft is particularly interesting as it gives the players the ability to actually create and shape the worlds that they are exploring. These games place the player in immersive environments where they can interact with other players and explore their environment. It's in a class of games called massively multiplayer online games (MMO). Minecraft is one of the most popular videogames in the world, especially among children. UK's Geographical site just published a piece describing how the British Geological Service (BGS) has recently completed a rendering of Great Britain done entirely in MicroSoft's wildly popular Minecraft world.

Anytime there's a new 'thing' combining geography and geeky - you know someone at Lizard Point is going to be on it.