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U Acholonu, D Amato, J Dickinson, L Smith… - … Participation in …, 2016 - computer.org

Remixing Minecraft to broaden participation in computing.

Broadening participation in STEM

Dickinson, Smith

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Minecraft is one of the most popular games among youth today, experiencing sales over 100 million worldwide and channels on YouTube generating over 47 billion views. Our interest in the game environment is due to its innate computational mechanics that integrate logic, design, and scripting elements. Because of these traits, many organizations and schools are looking to incorporate Minecraft into their curriculum to support computational thinking and computational practices. However, there are challenges surrounding the distribution and …

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