The House that Dan Built
In 2018, Daniel Turinsky, a student at Nelson Central School, entered a competition to design an eco-house using the computer game Minecraft.
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Series: Connected 2019 Level 2 – Wild Discoveries
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Planet Earth and beyond, Technological practice, Technological knowledge, Nature of technology
The House that Dan Built
Words by Johanna Knox
This article describes the thought processes Daniel went through as he weighed up different options to create his winning design.
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