![]() ![]() Kanga Livingstone worked with HSU’s IT department to implement the launch. Unique to HSU’s server is the University’s support: Kanga Livingstone approached Jason Meriwether, VP of Enrollment Management, with the idea, and he agreed to have his division pay for the server. Kanga Livingstone got the idea to develop an HSU Minecraft server after seeing other universities with their own servers. The HSU Minecraft server is open to HSU students, faculty, and staff, as well as students from other CSUs, and local high school students (one of whom has already beaten the game, Kanga Livingstone says). The area where players spawn is, appropriately, green and gold, and players can find HSU logos around the world during their explorations. ![]() There’s a community garden, where players can find food and other resources necessary to keep their characters alive. Kanga Livingstone has been developing a landscape to support and intrigue players. Exploration and creation are a major part of Minecraft’s timeless appeal. The central goal is essentially to survive, eventually defeating a “final boss” to see the game’s credits. In its current “story mode,” players are deposited in the world and must build tools, shelters, and find food using raw materials found around the virtual landscape. ![]() Their vision is a digital replica of HSU, where players can carry out the tasks and missions of the game in a safe and supportive environment, designed by and for their peers. ![]()
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