These Japanese elementary school students organized their own graduation ceremony in 'Minecraft' - here's what happened

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Minecraft graduation Japan.

• COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, has closed schools and workplaces around the world.
• People have gotten creative with holding virtual gatherings while sheltering at home, from weddings in the Nintendo Switch game "Animal Crossing" to happy hours on Zoom video calls.
• A group of elementary school students organized a graduation ceremony for themselves in the video game "Minecraft" after their school closed.
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"Minecraft" is not only one of the most popular video games in the world, but it's also a place for students to recreate events canceled due to the coronavirus.

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The block-building game, which Microsoft bought in 2014 for $2.5 billion, has been one of the most popular games worldwide over the last 10 years. As of September, it had a staggering 112 million active players every month, a number that has reportedly grown to 145 million.

March is typically the end of the Japanese school year, but when Japanese pubic schools closed in February due to COVID-19, many students realized they would likely miss graduation.

A group of eight elementary school students decided that they could still hold the ceremony in Minecraft. Take a look.