SHIZUOKA - University students in Shizuoka have designed a future lunar city using the globally popular game Minecraft and educational materials supervised by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, combining programming and spatial design to explore how people could live safely and sustainably on the moon. Students from the Faculty of Art and Design at Tokoha University presented their virtual vision of a future lunar society on July 28. "Our group designed housing on the lunar surface," said second-year student Sora Akahori. Tokoha University offers design and programming classes using the game, with Minecraft education specialist Shuichi Tatsunami serving as a visiting professor. "When I think of something I want to do and look into it, I find that there is code for it," said second-year student Ai Otani.