We live in the middle
times never seen. The COVID-19 epidemic has had an impact on people's health
around the world and changed the way we go about our daily lives. Here
Microsoft, we always wonder what we can do to help people
in this challenging time. For me, the most important thing to remember
that we are all alive and learning about this together.
I've said before that I believe that gaming has a unique ability to unite people, entertain, inspire and connect us, and I believe it's more true under these unique circumstances. Many want to be watched to stay connected with their friends while engaging in social activities, and we see an unprecedented need to play in our customers right now.
With hundreds of millions of children at home due to a coronavirus-related school closure many children go online to spend time with their friends, explore the online world and learn to play. Families try to navigate the need to help their children with distance learning and balance by taking time out for fun. That's why we announced today that we're adding a new tutorial section to Minecraft Marketplace for free educational content players and parents can download.
The selected educational content allows players to explore
International Space without a partnership with NASA, read on
to code with a robot, visit the famous Washington D.C. areas, find out
and build 3D fractals, learn what it's like to be a marine biologist, and more
more. This is free delivery
download today and will be available June 30, 2020.
With so many turning to sports, helping everyone to be safe online is also a top priority for us. This is why we give up family settings which helps parents choose screen time restrictions, content filters, purchase restrictions, communication and sharing settings that are convenient for their families. While children may be home from school, family settings can help balance offline homework and other obligations.
There are also alternatives
that we are able to bring new players to the core. For example, our Copilot
The feature can be very useful for kids, new gamers or for those in need
a non-gaming setup, which allows two controllers to pretend to be
one.
We understand what's important
the role play is now to connect people and give pleasure to this
isolation and stressful times, and our teams work diligently to make sure
we can be there for our players. To that end, we pay close attention to our work
working with usage trends to ensure that we use our service
customers worldwide and experiencing new growth and demand.
While these are the most unprecedented times we are living in, I do
do not doubt that we will come with this experience stronger than ever.
Stay safe and treat each other well.
