Levelling up: Environment Agency and Microsoft to gamify flood risk with Minecraft link-up

Stuart Stone
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Levelling up: Environment Agency and Microsoft to gamify flood risk with Minecraft link-up

Environment Agency and Microsoft launch educational Minecraft spin-off Rivercraft 2

The Environment Agency, tech giant Microsoft, and developers BlockBuilders have today launched a new wave of educational Minecraft games that allow players to build their own flood-resilient towns and...

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