TheVille

So, I've been having a blast playing Minecraft the past couple of weeks (sorry, guys, it's been single player so far while I learn). I know we're all fans of it but I found it funny that my two kids are absolutely crazy for it. They talk about it a lot and ask me if I can play. They talk about green creepers, skeletons and zombies. They stand there next to me and make requests.

"Dad, go do this."

"Dad, I want to go to that island."

"Dad, I want to see that green creeper."


So, does anyone else have an audience when they play? It can get a little annoying when my kids are making requests but it's pretty cool that they really like it. I'm definitely more apt to let them watch this than, say, L4D2.

Yup.
My son likes to watch and I don't mind him watching MC.
I don't like him exposed to TF2/DoDS since he is only 7.

Dog wrote:Yup.
My son likes to watch and I don't mind him watching MC.
I don't like him exposed to TF2/DoDS since he is only 7.

Sure, but don't you think Minecraft might be teaching him bad lessons as well?

I mean, if he gets into a fight at school and subsequently explodes, leaving a crater in the playground and all, boy will your face be red!

Ha my roommates/friends come into my room all the time to watch me play and ive gotten 3 of them to start playing because they wanted to play it themselves lol

Being Northern Irish, if he causes an explosion in school, I'll be as proud as punch...


Seriously, though, MC is less about killing and more about exploring and building....that's what's so cool.
Logic gates and basic electronics?
Mechanisms and problem solving?
Hydrodynamics?
Speleology?

MC has it all!

The endless killing of TF2/DoDS gets stale.

Dog wrote:The endless killing of TF2/DoDS gets stale.

Says you

TheCarpe wrote:

Dog wrote:The endless killing of TF2/DoDS gets stale.

Says you

You just may not have reached that point yet. It happens to everyone at different rates.

Dog wrote: Speleology?
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Please Dog, what is "Speleology?

speleology |ˌspēlēˈäləjē|
noun
the study or exploration of caves.
DERIVATIVES
speleological |ˌspēlēəˈläjikəl| adjective
speleologist |-jist| noun
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French spéléologie, via Latin from Greek spēlaion ‘cave.’

Dog wrote:Being Northern Irish, if he causes an explosion in school, I'll be as proud as punch...

HA! I had to step away from the computer when I read that.

Whenever there is a spider nearby my cat comes running over to my monitor, apparently she can hear the sounds it makes better than I can. It's conditioned me to start running when ever the cat jumps on the desk.

Heh, my Dad taught me how to play Wolfenstein 3D when I was eight or so.