You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. I will go look for one right after work. Now if only they were wireless.
Yeah, that is the only downside to them. Probably because they're too small to fit the wireless components. They at least cost half as much as a regular controller though.
in minecraft its entirely possible to live on a vegan diet if you really want to. mushroom stew, cake, bread, apples... and there was a ton of new food released in 1.3 that ive not gotten around to trying out yet (ive been too busy with my tp to play minecraft for a long while) but iirc all of the new food is vegetable. carrots, potatos, and onions i think.
at any rate, what you do in minecraft is really up to you. most kids who are old enough to talk understand what meat is.
but kids that young really shouldn't be playing minecraft, not because of the content, but because of the complexity. you must be able to read to play minecraft, if you can't read, it becomes a bit more difficult...
at any rate, minecraft is basically like an endless supply of legos, and what kid wouldnt like that?
I'm a parent and I let my girls (4&6) play minecraft. Of all the games out there, this is the one I worry about the LEAST. My older son has boundaries on what he can and cannot play.....but Minecraft?? Knock yourself out buddy. My girls understand that it's a game, these are not "real" animals. They understand, however, that the animals are resources that need to be managed responsibly if you are going to get the most out of the game and survive when the monsters are on. I grew up on a farm, life and death happened every day right along with animal reproduction. I'm not worried about animal husbandry when it comes to xbox, pixilated breeding is a lot less messy, smelly and noisy than what happens in a cow pasture come breeding season. >.<
The only thing that has ever concerned me about multiplayer games is the people. My son knows what is and is not acceptable for online behavior. He knows that because I taught him and I'm ALL up in his online business. As well as, he can't control how other people behave. Their d-baggery is a reflection on them and not him. When and if my girls get there we'll go over the rules and what is expected of them as well as the consequences for not adhering to the rules. It only takes checking the history on the ipod once for a kid to learn mom isn't a stupid as they would like to think.
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I've got a two year old. There are many games I won't play when he might see what's on the screen. There are some I don't mind playing in front of him and I got those for that reason because they are bright, colorful and I know he will enjoy them if I'm in the mood to game and he's watching. MineCraft is one of those games that I enjoy a lot and have no problems with him watching. We discuss the different animal noises and what animal makes them. And when the animals die it's not graphic, they fall over and vanish in a puff of smoke. He watches me build things and we talk about the windows, doors and stairs to work on his words as I play. When I fall and Steve makes the "OOOF" sound I will say "that hurt I should be careful". We have fun with no worries he might learn something I'd rather not have him learn. Live is about my only concern with MineCraft and thats because of how bad the language and subject matter can get.
MY 8 and 5 year-olds watch me play minecraft occasionally, as well as other games such as Star Trek Legacy and Monster Hunter Tri. I do not allow them to watch me play things like BF3 or COD. I see no redeeming value whatsoever in the GTA series (or knockoffs) or tany of the zombie stuff. We play the mario series together and my 5-year-old boy is a force of nature of Sengoku Basara 2.
Regarding minecraft, the biggest problem I face is the creepers popping out and things. The coders did a good job of making these sufficiently spooky and my daughter can get weirded out.
Kiling piggy, pfft my fids know piggies and cows aren't square.
Yeah. Some people complain that Minecraft shows violence to kids, then they should go talk to Activision and complain about COD. I mean like you kill anything that does and has the capability to move. I lost track of how much friendly fire I've done with my friends.My 5 year old sister plays minecraft. She knows where our burgers come from.
Regarding Creeper, my 2 year old actually loves them. He makes the sss noise when he sees one then laughs when I get a couple to chase me so they explode, then he cracks up laughing even harder. Good times for all....assuming I stand far enough back..
yeah same here. My parents know kids won't kill people from pressing a couple of buttons to make an animation of someone shooting a gun and someone else falling down.
my parents will let me play or watch anything i want becuz they no i wont grow up and be like the peopel on cod and gta and all that
Just hilarious the things people worry about and are afraid of. When I was a young kid, I played video games and I never went outside and jumped on turtles...
What's all the concern about hunting and not understanding how the world works? I remember playing Oregon Trail as a kid (in school). Killed plenty of animals in that game and didn't end up screwed up because of it.
What's all the concern about hunting and not understanding how the world works? I remember playing Oregon Trail as a kid (in school). Killed plenty of animals in that game and didn't end up screwed up because of it.
Kids, well not all kids, aren't as sheltered or clueless as a lot of people seem to think.
I'm sure most kids know where there burgers, hotdogs, chicken nuggets, etc, etc, come from lol I know I did when I was younger. People just need to stop assuming that kids are super fragile, clueless little human beings.
Lol. Hadn't thought about the lego factor. I've stepped on my share in my day and it does hurt. Also, it's pretty hard for the kiddos to mess up their Minecraft rooms with Minecraft drops. The items just disappear completely after a time. Win-win is right.
Kids, well not all kids, aren't as sheltered or clueless as a lot of people seem to think.
I'm sure most kids know where there burgers, hotdogs, chicken nuggets, etc, etc, come from lol I know I did when I was younger. People just need to stop assuming that kids are super fragile, clueless little human beings.
I think there has been a trend in the last 4 decades or so to continually try to shelter kids more and more, rather than less; and this has had the effect of producing more kids who do grow up somewhat clueless. Parents seem to fear dangers more now; and so they wind up impeding their kids from experiencing life and learning to adapt to it. The studies on TV violence seem to focus on whether or not kids emulate the violence... and they have now (ETA re typo: s/b not) found definite connections that I'm aware of. However, I wonder if they focused on how it might make some people more fearful, if they would get some different results.
As a parent I have no problems with any of my kids playing MC. It's not as if this is a realistic game. Most of the stuff being killed is total fantasy. There is no blood and guts being splattered about. It just a bunch of blocky characters that poof into smoke when they are killed.
As for the animals, I think most kids are well aware of where their food comes from. My 6 year old knows that the wonderful bacon that he had for breakfast was a pig at one time. I think that most parents have had a very similar conversation with their kids fairly early. I live in a pretty rural area, farms are all around us so they ask questions pretty early in life.
Regarding Creeper, my 2 year old actually loves them. He makes the sss noise when he sees one then laughs when I get a couple to chase me so they explode, then he cracks up laughing even harder. Good times for all....assuming I stand far enough back..
My kids try to have fun at my expense -
I'll be playing and my wife will need my help IRL in the kitchen or something, so I'll hide Steve behind a closed door and just leave the game running.
My kids, however, will go hide around the corner from the kitchen (again IRL) and wil start making the "Steve getting hurt noise, Ow Ow Ow " thinking that I'll come running to see what's happening in the game. To my shame, they have gotten me at least once with this tactic.
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Retired Staffat any rate, what you do in minecraft is really up to you. most kids who are old enough to talk understand what meat is.
but kids that young really shouldn't be playing minecraft, not because of the content, but because of the complexity. you must be able to read to play minecraft, if you can't read, it becomes a bit more difficult...
at any rate, minecraft is basically like an endless supply of legos, and what kid wouldnt like that?
The only thing that has ever concerned me about multiplayer games is the people. My son knows what is and is not acceptable for online behavior. He knows that because I taught him and I'm ALL up in his online business. As well as, he can't control how other people behave. Their d-baggery is a reflection on them and not him. When and if my girls get there we'll go over the rules and what is expected of them as well as the consequences for not adhering to the rules. It only takes checking the history on the ipod once for a kid to learn mom isn't a stupid as they would like to think.
Regarding minecraft, the biggest problem I face is the creepers popping out and things. The coders did a good job of making these sufficiently spooky and my daughter can get weirded out.
Kiling piggy, pfft my fids know piggies and cows aren't square.
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Retired StaffMe too! Or somewhere around that age. But then again, when I started playing GTA it was still looking at a bunch of pixels from a bird's eye view.
And all they think anything looks like is a....
I'm sure most kids know where there burgers, hotdogs, chicken nuggets, etc, etc, come from lol I know I did when I was younger. People just need to stop assuming that kids are super fragile, clueless little human beings.
I think there has been a trend in the last 4 decades or so to continually try to shelter kids more and more, rather than less; and this has had the effect of producing more kids who do grow up somewhat clueless. Parents seem to fear dangers more now; and so they wind up impeding their kids from experiencing life and learning to adapt to it. The studies on TV violence seem to focus on whether or not kids emulate the violence... and they have now (ETA re typo: s/b not) found definite connections that I'm aware of. However, I wonder if they focused on how it might make some people more fearful, if they would get some different results.
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Retired StaffAs for the animals, I think most kids are well aware of where their food comes from. My 6 year old knows that the wonderful bacon that he had for breakfast was a pig at one time. I think that most parents have had a very similar conversation with their kids fairly early. I live in a pretty rural area, farms are all around us so they ask questions pretty early in life.
My kids try to have fun at my expense -
I'll be playing and my wife will need my help IRL in the kitchen or something, so I'll hide Steve behind a closed door and just leave the game running.
My kids, however, will go hide around the corner from the kitchen (again IRL) and wil start making the "Steve getting hurt noise, Ow Ow Ow " thinking that I'll come running to see what's happening in the game. To my shame, they have gotten me at least once with this tactic.