Sandbox video game Minecraft is offering educational content freely to pupils who are stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The company is making its educational worlds available at no cost and the 12 digital lessons will be made available for download till the end of June.
The packages include tours of the International Space Station and the inside of a human eye, which “can be played on your own, or with parents or friends”.
The educational worlds will also offer creative writing and puzzles as well as build challenges.
Other educational contents include puzzle games to teach students how to code and think like programmers, a tour of Washington DC’s most historic sites, including the White House, the Pentagon, and the Lincoln Memorial and a game about generating power from alternative energy sources, such as wind and nuclear.
Minecraft’s parent company Microsoft in a blog said, “Educators around the world are doing everything they can to provide digital lessons for the half a billion students who are out of school due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This is not an easy task and we want to do our part to help keep young minds sharp and stimulated.”
Interestingly, educational resources previously available for purchase are now being made free for a limited period to allow parents access to lessons.
