Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from October, 2025

Coastal management in Minecraft - check out the new Coastcraft project

This is a project which I worked on through 2024 and into 2025. It's finally out there for you to download and play.  And we can finally share it as it's had the official Government Press Release today!! You'll need the Education version of Minecraft - which is free to download in various formats. The project is also free to download. CoastCraft places the player in the role of managing the coast and making decisions for the needs of the community and the environment. The player can explore and visualise the future impacts of the decisions made and evaluate varying approaches to managing the coast. CoastCraft is an educational game designed for students aged 9-14 (in England - Upper Primary Key stage 2 and lower secondary key stage 3.).  This game transports players to the coastal town of Bude in North Cornwall, modelled in Minecraft Education™ by BlockBuilders. Playing CoastCraft introduces students to the dynamic processes shaping coastal areas and challenges them to mak...