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Eco Detectives MINECRAFT Game Launch

Eco Detectives MINECRAFT Game Launch

We were delighted to welcome Jens Bergensten, one of the original creators of Minecraft, with educators from Microsoft AUS/NZ and Taronga Conservation Society, for the launch of Eco Detectives , a Minecraft computer game. The game empowers students to act as conservationists in their local ecosystems.

Eco Detectives is the result of an innovative collaboration between zoos across Australia and New Zealand, Microsoft AUS/NZ, and expert game developers Team Workbench in Amsterdam. By playing Minecraft Education Eco Detectives , students discover why their virtual ecosystems are out of balance and then take action to restore biodiversity.

The project that aims to bring positive behaviour change from the gaming world into the real world, and raise awareness of the plight of species and wild habitats.

“Through quests and challenges in virtual ecosystems, students become environmental activists, making small but impactful changes that resonate in the real world."
Allison Matthews, Head of Minecraft Education

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