Post #964792

2026-03-22 15:10 UTC

We are looking into the possibility of creating a #Luanti for Edu/Kids edition which would be a new app on the play store and a new download from luanti.org. It will (1) provide tools for parents/teachers to manage kids (2) achieve a lower age rating, aiming for age 6. We&#39;re looking to get in touch with someone who know about age ratings and our obligations. Perhaps someone from #IARC/#USK/another board who also knows about open source. Does anyone have any connections we could talk to?

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@dirk@gts.0x7be.net 2026-03-22 15:52

@Luanti Wouldn’t that be a PERFECT opportunity to massively extend the game’s possibilities regarding client customization and setup/permissions, instead of creating a new client in parallel to the currently existing client?

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@nick_ocb@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 18:50

This would be amazing! Luanti (formerly Minetest) has so much potential for educational use. Would love to see curated content and simplified UI for younger learners. 🎓🎮

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@OndrejZizka@mastodon.social 2026-03-24 14:06

@Luanti Maybe the people behind decko.cz could know.

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@dreiwert@digitalcourage.social 2026-03-30 01:06

@Luanti For youth-targeted projects using #luanti / #minetest, common measures I had to implement included: * a locked down `builtin/mainmenu/` * regulated messaging/chat * regulated PvP This seems to tackle the issues pointed out by the German video game rating organisation #usk (https://usk.de/game-creator-plattformen-auf-dem-pruefstand-aenderung-der-alterskennzeichen-bei-unzureichendem-jugendschutz/), which might also apply to other jurisdictions. As far as I know, similar approaches can be seen in various edu-related efforts. It would be really great to get these efforts certified.

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