We were thrilled to present on the East Riding Blockdown at The Audience Agency’s ‘Digitally Democratising Archives’ project dissemination event on Monday 30th May (held via Zoom). This was an opportunity for us to highlight the inspiring contributions from our history-making participants (thank you all for your creations!) and what the Archiverse, our growing MinecraftContinue reading “Watch our video from ‘Digitally Democratising Archives’ event”
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Digitally Democratising Archives event
Author’s edit 31 May 2022- this event has now passed. You can watch a recording of the event in our blog post “Watch our video from ‘Digitally Democratising Archives’ event“ We are delighted to show off our Archiverse world at a free webinar next week (Monday 30 May 2022). Everyone is welcome! The Audience Agency,Continue reading “Digitally Democratising Archives event”
Bringing Blockdown to School
On the 22nd March 2022 we were honoured to bring the East Riding Blockdown to Springhead Primary School in Anlaby. This delightful group of pupils enthusiastically explored the virtual Treasure House together in multiplayer, and worked on their written and built creations based on their experiences of lockdown. Whilst learning about the East Riding Archives,Continue reading “Bringing Blockdown to School”
Archiverse Minecraft: Creations Showcase (February 2022)
What a fun half term week we had, and we hope you enjoyed it too! The East Riding Archives and Bridlington Central Library were our history-making venues for our fully-booked (wow!) Archiverse Minecraft events across February half term, and we are delighted to present to you our videos and photographs showing off your magnificent MinecraftContinue reading “Archiverse Minecraft: Creations Showcase (February 2022)”
Bridlington hosts the Archiverse
Bridlington Central Library played fantastic host for our history-making Archiverse Minecraft events on two dates across February half term, 19th and 23rd February. Our Archiverse Minecraft events across half term were an opportunity for youths to contribute their COVID-19 experiences to the East Riding Archives by using our equipment at a local venue, such asContinue reading “Bridlington hosts the Archiverse”
Community Feature: Participant 4’s Experiences
Participant 4, age 15, has built an ingenious creation on our online, multiplayer Archiverse server which will be catalogued and preserved in our archives for future generations under the reference ERBP. Participant 4 tells us that they studied an online tutorial over lockdown showing them how to build a stool. This challenging build reproduces theContinue reading “Community Feature: Participant 4’s Experiences”
Community Feature: Participant 3’s Experiences
Our Participant 3, age 12, has built us two brilliant creations on our online, multiplayer Archiverse server which will be catalogued and preserved in our archives for future generations under the reference ERBP. These creations visualised lockdown as feeling like being inside an ‘indestructible prison slowly drowning’. During lockdown they also lifted weights to passContinue reading “Community Feature: Participant 3’s Experiences”
Community Feature: Abigail’s Experiences
In addition to being creative and having fun, adding your COVID-19 experiences to our archives is one of the East Riding Blockdown’s main goals. Abigail, age 13, has sent us some fantastic creations which will be catalogued and preserved in our archives for future generations under the reference ERBP. From being “Stuck at Home” toContinue reading “Community Feature: Abigail’s Experiences”
FREE Half-Term Activities in February 2022
Looking for something free, fun, and perhaps even ‘history making’ to do across half term this February? Visit our Archiverse workstation! Minecraft expert, or never played Minecraft before? Everyone is welcome. Our Archiverse workstation will be at Bridlington Central Library and the Treasure House in Beverley on set dates across the half term week. BookContinue reading “FREE Half-Term Activities in February 2022”
The Archiverse is now open!
Get your mining pick ready for the East Riding Blockdown is now live and is calling for East Riding-based Minecraft players to make a difference to the historical record. Everything you need to get started is on our Registration page. Parents / Guardians have some questions? Check out our FAQs page, or contact Hannah StampContinue reading “The Archiverse is now open!”
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