The Minecraft-Helsinki3D+ urban model is well-suited for teaching purposes. Users have been looking for their own homes and, on the other hand, have tried out what the cityscape would look like if familiar buildings were removed from it, Niinimäki says. The creation of the original Minecraft Helsinki was inspired by the fact that the city model makes the urban environment more easily accessible as a whole to the younger audience in particular. Pietari Niinimäki, a member of the Helsinki3D+ team who created the new Minecraft Helsinki as part of his non-military service, said that the feedback on the updated city model has been positive. The new model offers a larger and more realistic version of virtual Helsinki, where users can, among other things, plan their own public transport routes. Published in 2020, the first Minecraft-Helsinki3D+ gave users the opportunity to have adventures at the heart of Helsinki. In the Minecraft Helsinki, you can interact with the urban environment In Helsinki’s Minecraft city model, the cube edge length corresponds to one metre, so the Minecraft Helsinki’s proportions correspond to reality as far as the technology of the cubic world allows. In Minecraft, you can explore and modify cubic worlds where creativity has no limits. Minecraft is a popular, open game world suitable for all ages. The versatile game environment can also be utilised in schools, for example, in teaching local geography. Thanks to the triangular network model used in the design, the updated game world includes not only buildings but also other elements belonging to the city, such as its trees and cruise ships. First released last year, the Minecraft-Helsinki3D+ city model has been updated with a new version that allows you to virtually take over the entire city.

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