Level Up Ministry ABOVE: Pastor Soto along with a team of creators build a virtual Noah's Ark, which includes an embedded museum underneath the ark.
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ince the early days of Atari, Commodore 64, and Sega, the gaming world has changed to become more interactive, engaging, and creative. “Gamer” is now a common way to describe someone who plays games either on a system or online. Games have moved steadily from a self-contained hardware-based system to an online community brought together by programming that encourages cooperative action. While this change has created challenges for churches and schools, a group of innovative church members are turning to online gaming as a way to reach their community. “The church is not reaching the gamers, the
Members of One Accord: The Guild collaborate to build virtual worlds and societies.
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Arizona Conference
