The Natural History Unit, under the umbrella of BBC Studios, is partnering with Minecraft Education to reach young people around the world with the ‘immersive’ gaming experience that Minecraft offers, where players will feel like they are in the game. to be.

BBC Earth and Minecraft Education have created five free Arctic Atlas II worlds featuring spiral landscapes, creatures and game-based educational resources, inspired by the stories set in the BBC Studios Natural History Unit’s new reference production, Frozen Planet II.

Minecraft, the best-selling game of all time, is attracting a lot of attention, especially from young players. Minecraft: Education Edition provides educational content in schools around the world that allows students to learn about a variety of topics through a creative play experience. The Mojang Studios team sees it as their responsibility to use Minecraft to build a better world and create groundbreaking generations, especially in the areas of global citizenship and sustainability.

Atlas of the Arctic II educational content is available for free to Minecraft: Education Edition users worldwide in 29 different languages ​​and also includes lesson plans that help teachers explain the importance of glaciers to their students and the impacts of climate change within the curriculum can investigate. Each of the Five Poles Atlas II worlds is also available for free to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition players worldwide through the Minecraft Marketplace.

For the first time, Minecraft players will be able to play the game through the eyes of creatures such as penguins, wasps and polar bears, and witness events such as a killer whale using waves to throw seals off an ice floe into the sea. Players can also take on the role of a research director for a natural history film, whose role is to document basic animal behavior and knowledge and contribute to environmental research.

Polar Atlas II producer Elizabeth White“One of the most beautiful aspects of nature is that it can captivate and captivate the public, young and old. We are excited to partner with Minecraft on this educational game series that will allow children to experience the stories inspired by the series in the game and learn more about the problems in these habitats with additional course content. said.

Allison Matthews, Director of Minecraft Education “We are delighted to be working with BBC Studios on this unique project. It gives Minecraft a whole new perspective and together with the great team that brought us Arctic Atlas II, we offer a unique experience of the most important and fascinating regions of our world. Educating players about the effects of climate change and explaining the importance of sustainability to new generations is more important today than ever. We believe this is our responsibility and with this partnership we are taking another big step in this direction.”

The first Arctic Atlas II Minecraft Education world will be available to players on September 21, while other worlds will be available weekly after this date. The first episode of the Polar Atlas II series will air on BBC Earth on Sunday 30 October at 8pm.

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency