Minecraft Edu

As we are moving through this course it is surprising how many different Games we are exploring. We learned some basic crafting skills in Minecraft and this past week we worked in the edu version that required using another server. After a brief visit through an obstacle course I found myself at a maze. The maze was not too challenging but there were other worlds I could see yet not access.

It was not so easy to figure out how to get out of the tutorial room. Here are got a bit carried away with breaking blocks and building an inventory.

After some attempts to get out of a loop I took advantage of my collection of blocks and built a stairs. This got me to the location I could see from the maze.

Now here there were options for new tools and more resources to use with a crafting table. At this point I was starting to see patterns of logic for building. There were familiar logic like in monopoly 4 green houses one red hotel. With the right combination in minecraft you can pattern tools that can do work for you and there was values to the minerals too.
As the options increase suddenly the inventory slots became important. With only 64 items per slot it did not make sense to fill them all with dirt.

In a n effort to hone my construction skills I tried to build a structure out of dirt. It was a challenge to craft with such a small footprint, funny too how quickly grass grew. I did manage to create stairs from blocks and add safety rails out of fence on the perimeter. I am sure OSHA and Civil Engineers would have me in court for violations.

On my next return visit I decided to utilize wood as I learned we would be moving to another world and could take our inventory with us. I crafted stairs and built a simple tower a rough house and used up a bunch of dirt blocks too building structures. I wanted to try and link structures together from adjacent building pad with some type of bridge but seemed there were limitation on the building sites and you were to stay within the footprint. I was not successful to cantilever past the building line.

As all things must come to an end we are now in a new beginning where we have access to a new Marlboro World. A blank slate for inventory and a checker board to transport home to. I can't help but think this is very familiar to our last Minecraft world especially with the animals and sounds. I will be exploring more here and see what challenges there are.