Minecraft

Screenshot of the videogame:

Adventure
Arcade
Survival

Fantasy
War

First person
Third person

Single player
Multiplayer
Multiplayer online
Possibility to change character in same game

Presence of initial training
Presence of textual tutoring during the game

Dialogue with other characters:	Poor0123456Excellent
Driving Vehicles:	Poor0123456Excellent
Explorability of environment:	Poor0123456Excellent
Memory of events:	Poor0123456Excellent
Complexity of logic succession of events:	Poor0123456Excellent
Number of alternative game paths for solution of events:	Poor0123456Excellent

Possibilities of different views (1st person, 3rd person etc.)
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of texts
Presence of maps

3D
Simulator: For playing this game it's necesary to eat and to build your house and to plant vegatables and others

Joystick
Weapons
Keyboard and mouse

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

Yes

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

Yes

Name of external internal Editor:

Minecraft Land Generator

(It is possible to change elements which are already present in the game) 

Graphics:	Poor0123456Excellent
Interaction:	Poor0123456Excellent

(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 

Graphics:	Poor0123456Excellent
Interaction:	Poor0123456Excellent

(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 

Using owner script:	Poor0123456Excellent
External script coding:	Poor0123456Excellent

Type of interface:

3D

Presence of different modules:

characters,environments,describe

Availability and location of documentation:

Tutorial,Manual

Location:

http://www.minecraft.net/

2D / 3D License:

Commercial

>Cost of software(�):

20€

Where to find it:

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AMinecraft&page=1

Which software are useful for editing the videogame:

Minecraft Land Generator
Inside the game, there is an editor for improve the maps and create other ones.

Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

Explain how the videogame can be used in an educational context:

this game is for leaning and writting in english and it's possible to modificate the game in java for computer science students
Working in group, cooperation, the work organizaition, solving problems in team, speed of response, etc.

Name of Evaluator:

M. Sonsoles Jimenez Gonzalez

Role of Evaluator:

Vocational training teacher

Country:

Spain

Date of Evaluation:

12/02/2012