The children decide in news Super’s Minecraft municipality – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

In the last week, children have been able to enter the municipality news has created in Minecraft to get to know the universe and start construction on the outskirts. The project is a collaboration between the editors Supernytt, FlippKlipp and Junka. This is Minecraft Minecraft is a computer game developed by the Swedish game studio Mojang. The game is a construction game where you can make things with square bricks that have different colors and functions. EIn can play Minecraft in different ways. Like survival (fight monsters), creative (build as much as you want) and adventure. It is possible to play the game online with others. A school version of the game has also been created. The game is particularly popular in the 9-12 age group. On Friday, there will be a live broadcast between 15.00 and 18.00 on YouTube and news TV with the presenters Jørgen Wear from Supernytt and Marcus Sakseide from FlippKlipp who will guide the children through the election and play with them. The children must decide what the various houses in the municipality will be used for. And the choice they make can have consequences. Photo: Minecraft / Mojang/news The children influence what will happen During the three-hour broadcast, the children are presented with various issues that they must decide on. These are issues that are similar to what one finds in the real world, such as which group should be prioritized and which building should we build. To help the children make the choice, two fictitious politicians, played by Zara Cecilie Leite who is the presenter of Unormal and Oliver Bergset in LL35, will come up with an argument for why one or the other view should win. Houses and streets in the municipality are to be decided by the children. Photo: Minecraft / Mojang/news After a short debate, the children will vote in the news app Svar-o-meter. The choice they make will have consequences for what happens in the Minecraft municipality. The goal is for the children to learn how democracy works, and that the choices they make help to influence society.



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