Minecraft Creates Pandemic Simulator to Show Effectiveness of Social Distancing

The map, designed by AKQA, allows players to test various quarantine strategies

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A new Minecraft map is attempting to teach kids about the effectiveness of social distancing by way of zombies and potions.

Mojang, the Microsoft-owned Swedish developer behind the popular open-world game, and agency AKQA have partnered on a new pandemic simulator map that allows players to test how various social distancing measures are able to prevent infections that turn people into zombies. The scenario comes complete with a hospital where villagers can be treated with potions and apples.

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