Minecraft in his performances. A simulation of the game was featured in Lady Gaga's "G.U.Y." music video. The game is also referenced heavily in "Informative Murder Porn", the second episode of the seventeenth season of the animated television series "South Park". "Luca$", the seventeenth episode of the 25th season of the animated sitcom "The Simpsons" was inspired by "Minecraft"; Persson responded by tweeting "I'm not sure how I feel about it." After the release of "Minecraft", some video games were released with various similarities with "Minecraft", and some were called "clones" of the game. Examples include "Ace of Spades", "CastleMiner", "CraftWorld",
Minecraft mods Microsoft announced a new tool, "Minecraft: Education Edition", which would be designed specifically for classroom use and which would continue on the legacy of "MinecraftEdu" to teach a wide variety of subjects using Minecraft. In "The Parent's Guidebook to Minecraft", author Cori Dusmann denotes that homeschooling and "Minecraft" make for an interesting match, as creating simple mods can be an "illustration of scientific principles," to which homeschooling providers are receptive. The idea of introducing Minecraft into school curriculums was resisted by Tom Bennett, who serves as an adviser to the British government. According to Bennett, Minecraft was a gimmick, and