Winners Announced!

The following students entered their creations and won the competition.  THANK YOU  for joining us in this first-ever SVEF – Minecraft Challenge.

Olympic Block Builders

Endo Destruction Team

Diamond Mike TNT

Category: Team | Ages 14-18 

Builders: Victoria Bures, Brandon Do, Nicholas Bartlett

School: Simi Valley High School

Category: Team | Ages 7-13

Builders: Ishan Paduvagere and Nico Balekian

School: Hillside Middle School

Category: Individual | Ages 7-13

Builder: Michael Savedra 

School: Hollow Hills Elementary

Get Ready For Innovation Simi Valley...

We are now hosting a SVEF Minecraft Challenge that allows us to get creative together, to CELEBRATE our Simi Valley community and to say THANK YOU! We are grateful that we have all pulled together during these difficult times.  Now lets see what our students, teachers, parents and businesses can do to build a futuristic Simi Valley.  
 
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Portrait of Indian family relaxing together at the park in the city of Bangkok, Thailand
Joyful Asian woman sitting on sofa with her senior dad and explaining him how to play computer game on digital tablet
Father, son and grandfather sitting together on couch in living room using various digital devices
electronic board closeup , microelectronics and semiconductors industry background
Grandparents Sitting At Table With Grandchildren Playing Games Together
Little girl and boy surfing tablet while sitting at table in school library and smiling
Happy middle eastern child enjoying ride on father back outdoor. Smiling young dad giving piggyback ride to son on street while looking away with copy space. Latin cheerful man carrying on shoulder indian kid: future and vision concept .
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Concentrated handsome mixed race engineer with beard gesturing while using VR simulator for building visualization, his colleague explaining project to him
African american college student doing schoolwork on bed at home. Young black woman preparing school test in bedroom, studying with laptop
Two beautiful little sisters lying in the bed and look at the screen of a tablet, smart kids using smart technology
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Young mother spending time with daughter in cafe and helping her to upload new application on digital tablet
Shot of young indian business woman entrepreneur writing in her agenda while working with laptop in the office.
Indian Community Togetherness Technology Concept
Architectural model in 3d printer and modern designers working on background
Father With Son Sitting In Bedroom Playing Game On Digital Tablet Together
Group of creative young Friends Hanging Social Media Concept. People Together Discussing Creative Project During Work Process, play games or watch video film.
Happy beautiful woman using digital tablet and her charming little daughters sleeping while sitting on sofa at home. Leasure, family concept
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Portrait of two teenage boys looking at camera outdoors while hiding under branches of big tree in forest or playing in back yard

Steps to Submit

1. Register!

 Register teams of one (1) up to four (4) community members ages 7-99, read the rules and regulations. Students under 18 will need a parent or guardian to complete their registration.  [ Registration Closed]

2. Build!

Build a Minecraft world with any “Minecraft Edition” of your choosing. Your world must be built without pre-paid MODS.  However, you can use command blocks and we encourage you to try out the Education Edition / Mode, if you are a Simi Valley student, to try the latest features on that version.  Any video submission must be the work of the Team Members, including but not limited to, the actual filming, editing, graphic design, etc. of the Game Recording.

 3. Submit!

Submit your recording (2-3 minute maximum) to: minecraftchallenge@svef.org by Sunday, January 24th 2021 @ 11:59pm

 
Provide PowerPoint or Google slide deck that includes:
  • Game Recording of the project (maximum length 3 minutes) with no Personally Identifiable Information as part of the video, sharing only the team name and school (if you are part of a school).
  • Brief description of the team’s project including how their space celebrates Simi Valley and what they are displaying in their world that is futuristic.
  • What the team learned as part of their involvement. Did they learn anything new about coding within Minecraft?
  • Extra Credit: Use at least one of the following hashtags in your Minecraft World: #SVEF #CelebrateSimi #ThankfulSimi

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