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Microsoft Israel, in partnership with Arcademy, has launched a project called Build Israel which invites Israeli students to participate in building Israel in the popular game Minecraft. The project will be available until November 28, where students from all over the country are invited to enter a unified domain where they will build prominent sites in Israel. Each day a new building challenge related to Israel will be posted, for example, the flag of Israel, a rainbow in the cloud, famous buildings and more prominent places in the country.

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Microsoft and Israeli startup Arcademy have partnered for the Build Israel project, inviting Israeli students to participate in building Israel within the popular game Minecraft. The project will be available until November 28. The initiative is part of the Minecraft for Education environment, a free educational game open to all teachers and students in Israel. Other companies, including Logitech, have joined the project and will provide gifts to participants.

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A panel discussion at Calcalist’s Gaming 2023 Conference, in collaboration with Playtika and Google, highlighted the underrepresentation and discrimination of women in the gaming industry. The panel included female gamers, YouTube influencers, and women in various roles within the gaming industry. Elinor Schops, business consultant at gaming company ZAG Studios, discussed a recent survey conducted by their organization which found that women make up only 10% of R&D positions in the industry. The panelists discussed the need for more proactive measures to increase representation and diversity in the industry.