As a parent I've recently gotten into a battle...with my wife over what I call kid crack...MINECRAFT...If your child has not ventured in this world...you're lucky...or may unlucky as well. I see the game as a virtual world of Lego like blocks that the kids have open range with. Now what most folks don't like is that when joining the network the worlds lowest common denominator - young men - have the protection of a faceless world to say some of worst things imaginable...If you've ventured to other online networks or message boards you know what I'm talking about...However in our case, our kids can join eachother and one other friend in our neighborhood...So not the same issues we could be experiencing but as my wife has noticed...it has become a second life for my boy in particluar...he watches YouTubes by some English dope that is a Minecraft master that visits the top sites...his voice echos in my brain and he now is the emcee of all that I hate!
In my brain, technology is part of our world now...I played Nintendo like most kids and I'm not a pale lifeless twit...so I'm not in agreement with my wife saying the kids are CHANGING...becoming MEAN...because of Minecraft...but like in most cases...my wife is probably right...I think there is a happy balance...she wants them to be "normal" kids...playing together...outside...skinning knees and making memories...I'm all for that...but I'm also not opposed to them playing together in a virtual world. I've seen my kids in the same virtual world work together to mine for Iron and knock down trees for wood so they can build their world...I think that is pretty neat...and also creative play at it's best...
What do you think? To Game or Not to Game?
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