I do hope so, that the game becomes even more educational... so that schools at least consider it.... the red stone system is awesome! Its just, for great distances you need a lot of it, and it definently has limited uses, compared to (hopefully) a new update, with trap doors, etc..
Minecraft is absolutely educational. Until I played it, I had no idea that you could:
spill water anywhere to make an infinite waterfall
punch down trees with your fists
make a rock float in the air by removing the rock beneath it
make a compressed block of solid diamond with a simple workbench and hand tools
make cake without a leavening agent
get healthier by eating raw pork
swim up a waterfall
make a minecart go faster by passing another minecart
I think the fact that I don't know this... is an example of how the public education system failed me.
Minecraft is absolutely educational. Until I played it, I had no idea that you could:
spill water anywhere to make an infinite waterfall
punch down trees with your fists
make a rock float in the air by removing the rock beneath it
make a compressed block of solid diamond with a simple workbench and hand tools
make cake without a leavening agent
get healthier by eating raw pork
swim up a waterfall
make a minecart go faster by passing another minecart
I think the fact that I don't know this... is an example of how the public education system failed me.
Oh absolutely. These things happen in real life too, just give them a try!
Um. No. But, there are many other things that are educational and realistic. For example, creative mode. You could build huge pyramids without the creepers, zombies, etc,. Also this post has surpassed 2000 views... 0_0
Read The beginning posts on here, there is an actual teacher, and also a mother who uses this to teach her kids. Those are perfect examples!
I agree, me and my dad were talking about this earlier. It could be used to train architects. Ok, here's a list of its educational potential:
1. Problem solving (duh)
2. Survival (kinda)
3. Organization (if you don't organize your inventory, you feel the consequences)
4. Computer Science (redstone)
5. Social skills, cooperation (multiplayer)
6. Self Management (singleplayer)
7. Design (redstone, rails, water)
8. Recourse managemnet (don't cut down too many trees)
If by "architecture" you mean, "draw pretty things with blocks that probably wouldn't stand up to a stiff wind if they were built in the real world" then, yes, I suppose it could be.
I composed a point by point response to each of the items on the list, but decided not to be a jerk.I don't want to be a killjoy ... But most of those points ("self management") seem so obvious that they don't merit use in a classroom, or else they are things that Minecraft is actually terrible at teaching ("Organization" and "resource management").
Anyway, Minecraft is a fun game. Why spoil it by trying to pretend it's educational? Is it just that you have a teacher that won't let you play?
I dont think that a game with zombies, enchantments, hermaphrodite creatures and other fantasy stuff can be considered "educational".
Creativity is a good thing of course but the lack of physic simulation, the high learning curve (to learn that a furnace can be made with 8 cobblestones arranged on a crafting tables???), the addiction that the game can create, ecc... let me think that MC, despite being a great game, is not the optimal choice for educational purposes.
Ahem, ahem... Wrong on a hundred levels? Teachers can use the addiction to the game to encourage students to study. You can turn mobs off in peaceful mode, physic simulation can be done on some levels (falling rate of sand can be calculated- the terminal velocity too.) and use Creative mode. And about the time you posted your comment, I was working on a presentation to give to my teacher and Gifted Ed teacher- my teacher tried to use it but it failed for two reasons: We started too late in the year, and its capabilities are better suited to 6th grade, while I was in fifth at the time. And the crafting is useless and unrealistic, but resource management and time management are two very important things in schools- use your time wisely between classes or you're in a whole mess of trouble. I was planning to present my presentation to my principal, but I wasn't ready before the school year was over.
Without gravel or sand, that might be tough.
spill water anywhere to make an infinite waterfall
punch down trees with your fists
make a rock float in the air by removing the rock beneath it
make a compressed block of solid diamond with a simple workbench and hand tools
make cake without a leavening agent
get healthier by eating raw pork
swim up a waterfall
make a minecart go faster by passing another minecart
I think the fact that I don't know this... is an example of how the public education system failed me.
Oh absolutely. These things happen in real life too, just give them a try!
Read The beginning posts on here, there is an actual teacher, and also a mother who uses this to teach her kids. Those are perfect examples!
1. Problem solving (duh)
2. Survival (kinda)
3. Organization (if you don't organize your inventory, you feel the consequences)
4. Computer Science (redstone)
5. Social skills, cooperation (multiplayer)
6. Self Management (singleplayer)
7. Design (redstone, rails, water)
8. Recourse managemnet (don't cut down too many trees)
add on to my list please
If by "architecture" you mean, "draw pretty things with blocks that probably wouldn't stand up to a stiff wind if they were built in the real world" then, yes, I suppose it could be.
I composed a point by point response to each of the items on the list, but decided not to be a jerk.I don't want to be a killjoy ... But most of those points ("self management") seem so obvious that they don't merit use in a classroom, or else they are things that Minecraft is actually terrible at teaching ("Organization" and "resource management").
Anyway, Minecraft is a fun game. Why spoil it by trying to pretend it's educational? Is it just that you have a teacher that won't let you play?
I read the whole thread. I didn't find them compelling. Minecraft's educational value is slight at best, unless your standards are low.
It might make for a fun diversion - and it's certainly more educational then, say, WoW. But to say it is an educational game is an obvious stretch.
+1!
For example. Redstone, trip mines, and you could make various models of pryamids or huts, etc,.
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http://minecraftedu.com/
He has a blog and twitter account you can follow if the topic interests you a lot.
Redstone use: Can be educational, like a hands-on activity for learning circiutry.
Creative Mode: Can also be educational when building 3-D objects.
The rest of the game: I would'nt call it educational, but just a heck of a lot of fun that anyone can enjoy.
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