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#26 2012-02-07 11:18:48

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

RedRocker227 wrote:

I've never played it, so I'm not the best to speak, but I've gotta agree with everyone who's said that it is educational. It improves creativity, perseverance, and many other things.

This. I have still not played Minecraft yet, but it is educational.

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#27 2012-02-07 11:21:15

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

imnotbob wrote:

It's actually pulled me away from education by being so addicting.

I think that's more of a thing for you personally than a general problem with MC.

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#28 2012-02-07 11:24:23

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

maxskywalker wrote:

imnotbob wrote:

It's actually pulled me away from education by being so addicting.

I think that's more of a thing for you personally than a general problem with MC.

In general, Minecraft might be addicting so I'd blame his/her addiction on both MC and him/her-self.

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#29 2012-02-07 12:03:44

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

ProgrammingFreak wrote:

Magnie wrote:

SilverDomination wrote:

Thanks to everyone for the ideas so far!
@Magnie, good point. Plus, many people have used MC in school for educational purposes, so I don't know why my mom won't let me get it.

Does she know you can use it for educational purposes? Maybe find some examples (like youtube videos) that you can show her.

Such as the blog that cheddar posted.

Well, I'm going to show my mom the finished report, & the resources I have.

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#30 2012-02-07 15:00:37

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

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#31 2012-02-07 15:07:18

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

Yea, It has educational parts followed by some not-really-educational parts.

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#32 2012-02-07 15:15:07

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

Exactly... In a sense.  wink

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#33 2012-02-07 17:32:40

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

You can make almost anything, therefore making it a possible school tool!
My brother built most of Italy, and I built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the pyramids in Egypt for a school project.  big_smile

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#34 2012-02-07 17:37:53

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

Heh. Yer brother built most of Italy? Awesome!
@all, Check out mah new sig!  wink

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#35 2012-02-07 18:11:25

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

Of course. Learning how to survive AND kill exploding mutants.

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#36 2012-02-07 20:08:29

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

That's an idea!
@everyone: I'm going to start writing it tonight, but you can still post ideas!

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#37 2012-02-07 20:59:44

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

calebxy wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

Dinoclor wrote:

I'm pretty sure I could figure out how to use experiences from MC if I ever got into a situation where I was stuck in the forest.

No, it doesn't include punching trees.

But it does involve trying to go meters into the ground in a matter of a day with stuff made of wood?

But a day is a lot longer in real life than in MC, so you'd have the time.

It also takes longer to build a hole.

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#38 2012-02-07 21:22:43

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

Minecraft is very good for building creativity, but you can easily get carried away with it. It can really affect your grades and school work.

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#39 2012-02-07 21:36:53

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

SilverDomination wrote:

imnotbob wrote:

It's actually pulled me away from education by being so addicting.

That's kindof a responsibility issue though. I'm able to keep my grades high, & do fun stuff.  wink

@Freakish, read it! ^^^

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#40 2012-02-07 21:39:38

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

Four words: Thank you. SO. MUCH. My tech teacher will HAVE to let us use minecraft now!  big_smile   big_smile   big_smile  I shall show her!

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#41 2012-02-07 21:40:13

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

In my opinion, you should just play Minetest, which is open-source and just as fun  smile

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#42 2012-02-07 21:43:58

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

jji7skyline wrote:

In my opinion, you should just play Minetest, which is open-source and just as fun  smile

Minetest is a bit of a different idea, has a smaller community, and doesn't have really any server mods, so there's no protection from grief. It also doesn't have a lot of the mobs or features Minecraft does.

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#43 2012-02-07 21:56:58

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

@shamrocker, awesome!
@veggie & jji7skyline, eh. Minetest just wouldn't be the same.

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#44 2012-02-07 22:00:47

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

SilverDomination wrote:

@veggie & jji7skyline, eh. Minetest just wouldn't be the same.

That's what I was saying. :I

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#45 2012-02-07 22:09:18

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

I know. But both your & jji7skyline's posts were about that same thing. So I @ed you.  wink

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#46 2012-02-07 22:12:41

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

In my opinion, you should just play Minetest, which is open-source and just as fun  smile

Minetest is a bit of a different idea, has a smaller community, and doesn't have really any server mods, so there's no protection from grief. It also doesn't have a lot of the mobs or features Minecraft does.

There are mods, and there is protection from grief.

I agree there are less mobs, and slightly less features, but many servers have mods that make up for that... and yea, I just can't waste $30 or whatever it is on a game  tongue

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#47 2012-02-07 22:26:05

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

In my opinion, you should just play Minetest, which is open-source and just as fun  smile

Minetest is a bit of a different idea, has a smaller community, and doesn't have really any server mods, so there's no protection from grief. It also doesn't have a lot of the mobs or features Minecraft does.

There are mods, and there is protection from grief.

I agree there are less mobs, and slightly less features, but many servers have mods that make up for that... and yea, I just can't waste $30 or whatever it is on a game  tongue

Twenty-seven dollars. And could you please link to these mods?

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#48 2012-02-08 08:48:18

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

... And this topic goes plummeting down the page.
Bump!

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#49 2012-02-08 19:13:36

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

OEMDEE EDUMACATION










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#50 2012-02-08 19:52:42

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Re: An essay about why MineCraft is (kinda) educational

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:


Minetest is a bit of a different idea, has a smaller community, and doesn't have really any server mods, so there's no protection from grief. It also doesn't have a lot of the mobs or features Minecraft does.

There are mods, and there is protection from grief.

I agree there are less mobs, and slightly less features, but many servers have mods that make up for that... and yea, I just can't waste $30 or whatever it is on a game  tongue

Twenty-seven dollars. And could you please link to these mods?

See the mods section?

http://c55.me/minetest/forum/

redcrab.suret.net:30000 has lots of mods including farming, gravity, TNT (I think) and animals and loads more... i don't play there though  smile

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