By now we all know Minecraft, best-selling game in history and a reference point for millions of fans of videogames. It was precisely in this very famous video game rebuilt the Archaeological Park of Velia, A 'archeological area which is located in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano and Alburni.
Not only this idea enhances even more this important site, but will do that many young people approach archeology, sometimes considered boring, in a fun way that highlights the importance of our cultural and historical heritage. This summer is in full swing also because it will take place there review Dal Mito a + Infinito.
Of course, satisfaction is very high among the institutions of the Municipality of Pollica and the Park, but also for the CEO of Maker Camp, Marco Vigelini, the greatest Minecraft expert in Europe.
Ma what is Minecraft and why is it so famous? Let's do some clarity for those who don't know him yet.
What video game is Minecraft and how it works
Minecraft is an open world video game, that is, it takes place in a so-called open world, where players explore the world they are in which is made up of blocks.
In this world you go looking for minerals, raw materials, raw materials, mines, animals, you build a bed and a house with the materials found, you have to defend yourself from enemies controlled by the CPU, but you can also cooperate or fight with other real characters using the multiplayer mode.
I 3D blocks the world of Minecraft is made up of are made of earth, wood, stone, lava and water. The character can collect them, keep them in his archive and use them to make more complex objects such as weapons, tools, armor, buildings.
Within this world, which can be limited or infinite and characterized by many peculiarities depending on the mode of day, the our character explores, fights, survives and goes in search of access to other worlds.
About 10 years after its release, Minecraft has become the best-selling game ever with 300 millions of copies sold.
The Velia Park in the Archeminecraft project: learning about archeology in a playful way
With the initiative to rebuild the ancient city of Velia in the video game, yes it will stimulate the creativity of the youngest giving them the tools for train logic too. They can acquire new knowledge by playing, therefore through what their language is, and all this will turn into something positive for the territory and for themselves, therefore also for our future.
Initiatives of this type approach the new generations, which at times have a tendency to move away from the concepts of archeology, history, culture, but in this way we try to achieve the opposite objective.
Velia, the homeland of Parmenides and Zeno
The ancient city of Velia was the homeland of School of Philosophy of the philosophers Parmenides and Zeno, the so-called to the Eleatic school. She was one of the most important cities of Magna Graecia and it was founded around 540 BC with the name of Hyele, which derives from a spring, and then Elea and Velia in Roman times.
It is located on an acropolis, that is the upper part, and is surrounded by large walls. Inside there are three different districts that we can still admire today, each in communication with the others through valleys. In one of the districts stands the famous "pink door”, The oldest example of a round arch in Italy.
