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Mayor, APS challenge students to improve city of Atlanta through Minecraft

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  September 6, 2023 8:31am EDT
Atlanta
FOX 5 Atlanta

Minecraft challenge to improve Atlanta

The mayor's office is challenging college students to explore ways to improve the city of Atlanta through the video game Minecraft.

ATLANTA - Mayor Andre Dickens kicked off a new challenge for students in Atlanta on Tuesday.

"Level Up Atlanta: Minecraft Student Build Challenge" challenges students to explore ways to improve our state capital through the Minecraft video game.

Students navigate through a virtual representation of Atlanta in the game and come up with proposals. The last day to submit a proposal is Nov. 30.

The contest is open to all Atlanta Public Schools students -- kindergarten through 12th grade.

Finalists will be selected in January.