[Minecraft Cup Management Committee] The 6th Minecraft Cup Tokai Block District Tournament will be held! The 16 teams that made it through the preliminary rounds will be announced and judged at Aeon Mall Nagoya Noritake Garden
Minecraft Cup Management Committee Press release: October 31, 2024 The 6th Minecraft Cup Tokai Block District Tournament is being held! The 16 teams that won the preliminary round will be announced and judged at Aeon Mall Nagoya Noritake Garden. The 16 teams that made it through the preliminary round had a heated presentation battle! Let’s go to the city of the future at the free trial booth!
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/73971/55/73971-55-5e3d43f9a9bcfd76678223e6b4ec4ace-1054×872.png The Minecraft Cup Steering Committee is running a contest that solicits works created using the “Educational version of Minecraft,” which is used in educational settings around the world, from all over the country and overseas. This year’s theme is “Designing Well-being.” Looking ahead to the future after achieving the SDGs, under the department theme of “Let’s co-create the city of the future,” the children freely expressed “a city that will make the earth more fun and happy” in the world of Minecraft. Be sure to check out the masterpieces that made it through the preliminary rounds at the venue! Click here for a list of works that passed the preliminary rounds. Announcement of the works that passed the 6th Minecraft Cup qualifying round Click here for a list of works submitted to the Tokai Block. Tokai Block Entry – 2024 – | 6th Minecraft Cup At the venue of the regional competition, there will also be a hands-on booth where you can play with the entries. Anyone can feel free to try it out. Holding district tournaments for 11 of the 14 district blocks Click here for Aeon Mall’s special tournament site. Minecraft Cup Special Site | Meet, Start, Connect Molnavi Tokai Block District Tournament Overview For each team at each district venue The following contents will be announced and judged by the district competition judges. 1. Play a 1-minute video introducing the work 2.2-minute speech presentation 3. Questions and answers from the judges The children talked about the thoughts they put into their work, and what they planned and researched. Thoughts on the theme, ingenuity and teamwork, Technical aspects such as programming Compiled in advance into videos and presentations The presentation will be made on the day of the event or online. The day’s events will be streamed on the official YouTube at a later date An audience vote will be held. Anyone who has registered as a member of Minecraft Cup can vote. Minecraft Cup Official YouTube Channel Date: Sunday, November 17 Screening venue: Aeon Mall Nagoya Noritake Garden 1F Center Court Examination time: 14:00-15:50 (planned) Trial session venue: Aeon Mall Nagoya Noritake Garden 2F Restaurant Court Trial session time: 10:30～13:30 Work theme: “Let’s co-create the city of the future” – Please express a “town” that makes the earth we live in more enjoyable and happy The 6th Minecraft Cup will have a major theme of “Designing Well-being” with the aim of developing human resources who envision “the future after the 17 SDGs are achieved.” Among these, the Urban Development Department has set the theme of “Let’s co-create the city of the future.” Well-being refers to the future after the 17 SDGs have been achieved (beyond the SDGs). When creating your work, please first research the SDGs. Once your understanding of the SDGs has progressed, discuss with your team the SDG goals that you want to include in your work. Then, while working together as a team, please freely express “a city” that makes the earth we live in more enjoyable and happy in the world of the educational version of Minecraft. Target works: Representative works selected from the preliminary round of each region and works that meet seeding rights Announcement of the works that passed the 6th Minecraft Cup qualifying round How to do it : A screening committee format in which each team presents the following information at a venue in each region. 1. Play a 1-minute video introducing the work 2.2-minute speech presentation 3. Questions and answers from the judges Audience vote: Voting rights: All Minecraft Cup members How to vote: Watch the judging panel on official YouTube and vote from My Page on the official website Number of votes: One work per person per district block. Unlike the preliminary round, you cannot vote for your own work. Judging criteria:
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/73971/55/73971-55-99ebcec4b719937cb59b2cdb905e1378-1786×1346.png Number of works passed: Top 2 works in each district (14 districts x 2 works = 28 works) If the number of works is less than 2 works, this is not limited. MC:
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/73971/55/73971-55-723da9298ad9b8edc1a81cc790759540-1480×2215.jpg Freelance announcer Mana Yamaguchi I myself play Minecraft, and I also enjoy watching Chief Judge Tatsunami Shuichi’s “Tatsunami Channel” and Judge Kazu’s “Kazu Games”! Currently, I am working on the book “Start today!” Minecraft Architecture Introduction Book – Aim for it! Studying with Minecraft Cup~ Costumes from Disney movies, cosplaying as characters from manga, anime, and games (I also like making costumes) Watching baseball games, cheering games for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (I like watching and playing games) Watching movies (I watch most Disney movies) ) Listening to music (I especially like band music) Traveling, visiting historical sites, aquariums, and theme parks Classical ballet (15 years of experience) ・Calisthenics Judge:
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/73971/55/73971-55-2f251b895c9289ef8211e4e365cb68c5-500×500.png Manabelle General Incorporated Association Kazuma Ogasawara
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/73971/55/73971-55-3cb85b884c4354372ec794bf9f6b5b0e-500×500.png Chukyo University Masayoshi Kano About the national competition Representatives selected from all 14 district blocks will gather to hold a national convention in February next year. At the judging panel, the entries will be judged by experts in each field and competition partners. The venue will be streamed live, and audience voting will be held in real time. An awards ceremony will also be held on the same day, and each award, including the year’s top award, will be decided. Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025 Venue: Venue Osaka Environmental Industry Recovery Center Osaka ATC Green Eco Plaza (11th floor west side of ATC building ITM building, 2-1-10 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka) What is Minecraft Cup
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/73971/55/73971-55-5a8b2957d37b8183cc3f51102c14c732-1950×1219.png The Minecraft Cup is a competition for children under high school age to collect works created using the “educational version of
Minecraft” from both Japan and abroad, and to compete for the best content. Currently, there are large disparities in digital education in Japan depending on region and environment. The Minecraft Cup is held with the concept of “a place where each person can challenge their own possibilities” and aims to deliver programming education and digital manufacturing education to all children through this tournament. Minecraft Cup’s own joint research with the University of Tokyo revealed that children who participated in the competition tended to be more flexible, allowing them to change their perspectives and generate diverse ideas. I did. In an age where globalization and informationization are progressing, changes are rapid, and the future is difficult to predict, the experience of thinking for oneself, collaborating with others, and flexibly creating new things will help each child develop their individual abilities and create new ideas. We believe that this will lead to creating opportunities to challenge the possibilities. Reference) Learning effect measurement questionnaire What is the educational version of Minecraft
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/73971/55/73971-55-5facdc104d461046ee3277ded1deef23-810×606.png “Minecraft” is a popular game that has sold approximately 300 million copies as of 2023 and is currently breaking the world record. In a world made up of blocks, you can build various things and explore structures by assembling blocks. In Japan, the Switch version is a familiar game. The educational version of Minecraft was created to help children acquire future-oriented skills such as creativity, social skills, problem-solving skills, and programming thinking, and to utilize this in educational settings. By utilizing programming, it is possible to create a wider range of designs and collaborate than in regular games. Tournament overview Minecraft Cup official website: https://minecraftcup.com/ Special Supporter: The Nippon Foundation Special partner: Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. Sponsor: Minecraft Cup Management Committee Constituent organizations: Universal Shien Center Public Interest Incorporated Association, ICT CONNECT 21 General Incorporated Association Sponsored by: Japan Association for the 2025 World Expo, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Digital Agency
