Insight
Minecraft is one of the world’s most loved games, with more than 145 million active players every month. It is the perfect springboard to explain this crucial behaviour in a simple and interactive way.
Idea
In the custom-built map, players simulate a zombie outbreak in a medieval village, before applying social distancing measures in generated houses. The map contains an underground hospital with intensive care units where players can play doctors to heal infected villagers using the right potions and apples. The simple, playable model demonstrates how various social measures can mitigate a pandemic and its resultant effects on healthcare services.
Impact
The project supports the UNDP and Heart17 for #TomorrowTogether. The initiative has been covered by international press and gaming blogs such as, BBC News, The Drum, AdWeek, Gamerant and LADBible.
AKQA is a design and innovation company that employs over 6,500 professionals across 20 countries. Named Digital Agency Global Network of the Year in Campaign’s 2023 Global Agency of the Year Awards, AKQA was also awarded the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Digital Craft in 2023, and the Grand Prix for Design in 2021. In 2023, AKQA was recognised as a winner in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards. AKQA also won Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas in 2021, and 2022 and led Gartner’s research into global marketing agencies in 2021.