Poland encourages the use of Minecraft

The situation unleashed by the covid-19 pandemic has led everyone to seek alternatives and solutions to the new scenario. Each one from his place in society and with the different responsibilities he has. From fathers and mothers, professionals from various sectors, governments and educational establishments. Everyone's goal is to collaborate to get through the particular moment.
It is not news to say that Minecraft is one of the best and most popular video games of recent times present on almost all digital and entertainment platforms. Many young people enjoy the creation of Mojang and the creative possibilities it fosters in users.
In this context, the Polish government decided to promote the use of Minecraft and include it in the Grarantanna digital educational platform used during the confinement of the coronavirus.

Minecraft as a government policy

As the governments began to request the population to stay in the houses, the suspension of classes was decreed and the shops and parks were closed, different problems emerged in the societies. One of the main ones was how to care for children and how to ensure that they do not stop acquiring educational knowledge.
Unlike public bodies in other countries that asked parents to control the use of video games, the Polish authorities found in Minecraft an opportunity to communicate and encourage young people (and not so young) to stay at home and use the popular game as an instrument to be creative and entertain yourself.
From Poland, a public server was organized where each player owned a 60x60 plot of land with unlimited materials to do whatever they wanted in a creative way. The company in charge of carrying it out was the Polish Neverlight Association, the company focuses on the organization of tournaments and online games. In addition, from the government offices dedicated to the project, the best productions were awarded with gadgets such as keyboards, mice and headphones.
The server is not only aimed at the youngest, but also encourages the participation of students and educational personnel at all levels.

The Grarantanna platform

Using time to learn, developing creative use of the internet and, above all and most importantly, highlighting that it is not a vacation are some of the statements one comes across when visiting the Garantanna digital educational platform. The name is not a random choice and is a play on words that forms "quarantined game" ("gra" is game and "rantanna" comes from quarantine).
The site is an online learning center developed by the Polish government where you can find activity suggestions such as online role-playing sessions, logic puzzles, tournaments, contests, and webinars. At the same time, it has online quizzes and classes on Polish history and geography. The goal is to articulate entertainment during confinement with learning and leisure. The results that the students obtain in regards to educational activities are reflected in the school grades and the telephone companies do not charge for the use of data in Grarantanna.

Thanks to the infinite world of possibilities that it offers, the latest news about Minecraft are usually found related to the educational and productive use that can be made of the popular video game. In times where the confinement situation and many parents work at home with childcare as an extra task, creativity is a resource and an end in itself where a game like the one produced by Mojang has extra value.
The Polish government knows of the importance and influence of the digital industry, and that of video games in particular, in these times. This productive branch is one of the most important in the country with a catalog that includes titles of the most important in the sector. The news of including Minecraft on the Grarantanna platform is useful both today to promote social distancing, entertain children and continue education and in the future if it is considered that students develop creative and digital skills while playing.
A Minecraft new that provides a good example of how to use a crisis situation, and a great game like Minecraft, in favor of a country both in the short and long term.