With the barriers between teacher and pupil that online education throws up, it’s more important than ever to help kids engage with the material they’re learning about. Ubisoft has long since recognized the need to actively involve children in their own education, and its Keys To Learn event emphasized this. A panel of experts from different areas came together to show educators and parents just how video games can help children learn in a more engaging and entertaining way. We share some of their wisdom.
If the player doesn’t know this, they can waste tons of time searching for something in the wrong area. When players are deep in caves, this also matters because it can indicate where the player should be looking in terms of finding diamonds, emeralds, gold, among other thi
If you come back into any game and still have those item combinations in your brain then we agree that you are incredibly worthy. Being able to recall recipes shows a dedication to crafting and will always make your life easier as you know exactly what to collect. It’s a win-win situat
This is the reason why starter homes rarely have stairs, also the reason we’re suspicious of our crafting table. After all the stairs are smaller than the blocks used to make them. So, where does all the extra wood go? If anything stairs should cost less to craft, sur
Buried in the code of Minecraft is this neat connection between certain resources players harvest via mining. Some of them simply spawn next to one another. That’s why it’s important to dig a little bit around the redstone, emeralds, or diamonds that are found th
For girls who have an interest in STEM subjects, Girls Who Code is an organization that aims to close the gender gap in these areas. This is done through summer immersion programs, clubs, and by offering free bi-weekly science activities themed around women in tech.
Building a beautiful house (or anything else the player desires) in the world of Minecraft is a thrill. The amount of time and effort that goes into some builds is astounding, especially when the player has created specific buildings for a ser
One of the more notable individuals behind the creation of Herobrine is the Brocraft streamer Copeland. As popularity of Herobrine grew he stated that the being was a victim of torture. More specifically he claimed that it was a person in the act of being tortured and their mind had escaped into another wo
In reality, Herobrine is concerned about the player and trying to inform them of unseen dangers. What exactly these dangers are is unclear and it’s never stated how Herobrine is trying to communicate. Some player believe Herobrine may be luring the player away from the danger by appearing and disappearing in the
Not even moving to a desert island will help you avoid crafting, as Animal Crossing New Horizons players discovered. Tom Nook will teach you to craft but he’ll also expect you to cough up 30 iron nuggets to build a st
Having a server (such as Hypixel pictured here) means chatting to fellow players and dealing with the impatient ones. Some players don’t like to start fresh and want to gain all the power from the day they enter the server. Giving a player Operator Powers allows them to do things such as using cheats and summoning objects to give to players, as well as affording them the ability to teleport. This can differ from server to server, but it’s clear why it’s an important decis
Minecraft is a game that’s maintained massive popularity for years and every 12 months seems to bring in a whole new audience of gamers. Players will often leave Minecraft only to come back to it months or years later after the game has seen numerous updates. It’s important to understand that the game adds new materials and objects and these things can be useful. Not only can newer blocks add new design choices when building but certain new objects can help craft items that add decorative layers to the interi
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The Keys To Learn panel was hosted by gaming presenter and writer Alysia Judge (bottom left) and was comprised of four speakers with different perspectives. They were Ubisoft world design director Maxime Durand (top left), Minecraft Beginner Guide Atlas GM Deidre Quarnstrom (top right), UKie Head of Education and Digital Schoolhouse director Shahneila Saeed (middle right), Girls Who Code VP of Programs Andrea Jordan.
Perhaps the most prevalent theory about the true nature of Herobrine is that it’s the ghost of Notch’s dead brother. The theory varies from beliefs that Notch’s brother’s ghost possessed the avatar so he could remain with Notch or that Notch sacrificed his brother in a pact with the devil to ensure the game would be a major succ
