My sister played minecraft demo before me and shes 11.
I Bought because It looked interesting after Insulting It over and over.
Simply let them play around with the game and as they ask questions you answer.
(I Now know more about minecraft than my sister)
It was gonna happen sooner or later
I had a similar problem, for some reason certain people just don't get it, I think with how open it is, (meaning no set thing being told you need to do) that people can't get a good foothold with getting started.
BUT there is another way! IF you have an Xbox 360 then you have a few better options. For Instance:
A. Minecraft X360 edition has a full tutorial world which is all but guaranteed to get the beginners up to par.
B. If that is still too much then the Xbox 360 has a few good Indie Minecraft spin-offs. The best one is Castle Miner Z(and it's only a buck!), I hate the game now because of how simple it is compared to Minecraft, but the mechanics and style are the exact same, just with a lot less blocks and no complex principles to learn such as redstone, and all the brewing/crafting/smelting. This is basically how I learned, by the time I got Minecraft for PC and Xbox I all ready had a good idea how the game works.
Hopefully this helps. If you don't have a 360 then you might be able to find a PC minecraft spin-off that is a lot more simple giving her the chance to pick up the basics before you throw the full wrath of Minecraft upon her.
When I got my fiance started I told her how the controls worked, and put her on peaceful. After several days I started showing her how to craft and what she needed to mine certain blocks etc... Now she is showing me stuff she figured out. Just let them figure out most of it like we did. If they get stuck give them advice or point them to a tutorial video. Minecraft is a game where there is not wrong answer so whatever they do as long as they are having fun is right!
Yeah, the best way to learn is by doing it yourself.
If you're going to try and teach someone Minecraft though, don't rattle off all the information at once or rush them. Baby steps. First hour of playing focus on the bare essentials in peaceful; punching wood, apples, making a crafting table, making a pickaxe, furnace, charcoal, and torches. Even that can be overwhelming, especially if they're not a gamer (if they're not a gamer, often the hardest part is just getting them to understand that one joystick is for their feet and the other is for their head). They don't need to know every use of each block right off the bat. Watch them, and if they have more complicated questions just tell them not to worry about it yet and you'll explain it later.
Let them repeat things for a couple minutes, then add in one small new thing, repeat what they knew plus the new thing. Frequent breaks, and not criticizing them harshly when they waste a coal or aren't 100% efficient in something helps keep them interested and doesn't add more pressure of "do it this way, not this way."
I guess I'm just listing things that are common sense, though, so I'll shut up. The tutorial world might be good, but I've honestly never really played the tutorial.
I might just be an oddball, but I learn how to play a fair share of games through Let's Plays. Yes, I despise Minecraft Let's Play videos now, (Only because there are too many of them. They take up the valuable space in related and suggested links. ;_;) but there was a time when I watched captainsparklez Let's Plays before MCXBLA was released. Anywho, I find that Let's Plays can often be more informative than actual tutorials, given the right commentator. I've noticed that a lot of tutorials for games (Most of my experience with this comes from tuts for RLs, so it may be different for other genres.) merely teach you the controls and provide you with basic guidelines. However, a good YouTuber recording a Let's Play series is playing the game as "intended", and will dish out a little fun fact every now and then. They will explain why they're doing what they're doing, for example mining lapis lazuli and explaining that it can be used to craft blue dye, which can then be used to apply color to wool blocks or sheep.
As for actually teaching someone to play Minecraft, I can't really help you there. I have no experience doing this, nor the patience to even try. On the other hand, if you need to know how to teach someone about redstone, I can provide you with a full-length course.
As Nose said, a good Let's Play will help a lot (but good luck on finding one).
As others have mentioned, I'd let them play the tutorial. It not only shows them the basics, and mechanics, of the game, but it also shows them what's possible beyond a simple wood house, digging a hole, and cutting trees down. It's very easy for a new MC player to become overwhelmed. Let them get into it at their own pace. Baby steps. Heck, creating and placing their first torch can be a Major Accomplishment... to them.
If the player is completely unfamiliar with the Xbox controller, I usually start them off very slowly. Fist, I create a tutorial world by myself (usiing their profile on my Xbox - since I'm usually teaching in local splitcreen) and "lock in" the generation of all the hidden chests but without actually disturbing them. Then I save that world, exit it, sign out and shut down and have them restart it all in peaceful mode. (I find that for many people who have never used a game controller get completely overwhelmed if the hostile mobs are turned on.) Then I walk them through the basic tutorial sequence. After that, then I let them take the lead in that world and tell me what it is they want to try to do. With splitscreen, they can ask questions whenever they feel like it and I can just glance over at their screen to see what's up. After they feel more comfortable, I may even just exit the game and let them play themselves while I just watch and work at other hobbies. After they feel somewhat confident with how the character moves and such, then I'll offer to rejoin the game and just play with them with the hostile mobs turned on.
What the heck this was my topic, you can't repost my topic that is against he rules. Four words READ THE RULES PLEASE. If you have something to say about it post in my topic don't make your own please.
What the heck this was my topic, you can't repost my topic that is against he rules. Four words READ THE RULES PLEASE. If you have something to say about it post in my topic don't make your own please.
Yours is about trying to explain it, this is about trying to teach it. Different things.
I've looked through your content, and you DO NOT have a topic like this, yours is about the person's personal interest, this is about teaching someone who knows nothing about MC to give the game a try... as far as i can see, they are COMPLETELY different... please think before you post.
Ok you are semi right, when I posted that tread what I was trying to say was how do you teach/ explain minecraft, but I was being rushed and I guess I didn't write it well ( I know when I'm posting I shouldn't rush it). Still to me explaining and teaching sound a lot alike.
What the heck this was my topic, you can't repost my topic that is against he rules. Four words READ THE RULES PLEASE. If you have something to say about it post in my topic don't make your own please.
Are you really ing that someone "stole" your topic?!?
Are you really ing that someone "stole" your topic?!?
Don't worry I have already face pommed like twenty times. I wasn't paying much attention, but in my defense when I posted my thread I just woke up, and later I had forgotten how I worded it. Then when I went on this thread earlier I thought it was mine, but when I realized it wasn't mine I kinda got mad. After I posted I looked at mine and his and realized they were different two different things. Sorry to the OP if I blew up sorry I reported you but they probably will see what everyone else saw.
What the heck this was my topic, you can't repost my topic that is against he rules. Four words READ THE RULES PLEASE. If you have something to say about it post in my topic don't make your own please.
Not to mention that he made his about 10 hours before you did. Who's reposting who's topic?
Anyway, it's all straightened out. NP.
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-Now tell me How do you teach Minecraft to first time players ?, do you teach them all, or you make them watch tutorial videos ?
My sister played minecraft demo before me and shes 11.
I Bought because It looked interesting after Insulting It over and over.
Simply let them play around with the game and as they ask questions you answer.
(I Now know more about minecraft than my sister)
It was gonna happen sooner or later
BUT there is another way! IF you have an Xbox 360 then you have a few better options. For Instance:
A. Minecraft X360 edition has a full tutorial world which is all but guaranteed to get the beginners up to par.
B. If that is still too much then the Xbox 360 has a few good Indie Minecraft spin-offs. The best one is Castle Miner Z(and it's only a buck!), I hate the game now because of how simple it is compared to Minecraft, but the mechanics and style are the exact same, just with a lot less blocks and no complex principles to learn such as redstone, and all the brewing/crafting/smelting. This is basically how I learned, by the time I got Minecraft for PC and Xbox I all ready had a good idea how the game works.
Hopefully this helps. If you don't have a 360 then you might be able to find a PC minecraft spin-off that is a lot more simple giving her the chance to pick up the basics before you throw the full wrath of Minecraft upon her.
If you're going to try and teach someone Minecraft though, don't rattle off all the information at once or rush them. Baby steps. First hour of playing focus on the bare essentials in peaceful; punching wood, apples, making a crafting table, making a pickaxe, furnace, charcoal, and torches. Even that can be overwhelming, especially if they're not a gamer (if they're not a gamer, often the hardest part is just getting them to understand that one joystick is for their feet and the other is for their head). They don't need to know every use of each block right off the bat. Watch them, and if they have more complicated questions just tell them not to worry about it yet and you'll explain it later.
Let them repeat things for a couple minutes, then add in one small new thing, repeat what they knew plus the new thing. Frequent breaks, and not criticizing them harshly when they waste a coal or aren't 100% efficient in something helps keep them interested and doesn't add more pressure of "do it this way, not this way."
I guess I'm just listing things that are common sense, though, so I'll shut up. The tutorial world might be good, but I've honestly never really played the tutorial.
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Retired StaffAs for actually teaching someone to play Minecraft, I can't really help you there. I have no experience doing this, nor the patience to even try.
As others have mentioned, I'd let them play the tutorial. It not only shows them the basics, and mechanics, of the game, but it also shows them what's possible beyond a simple wood house, digging a hole, and cutting trees down. It's very easy for a new MC player to become overwhelmed. Let them get into it at their own pace. Baby steps. Heck, creating and placing their first torch can be a Major Accomplishment... to them.
Yours is about trying to explain it, this is about trying to teach it. Different things.
Ok you are semi right, when I posted that tread what I was trying to say was how do you teach/ explain minecraft, but I was being rushed and I guess I didn't write it well ( I know when I'm posting I shouldn't rush it). Still to me explaining and teaching sound a lot alike.
Are you really ing that someone "stole" your topic?!?
Don't worry I have already face pommed like twenty times. I wasn't paying much attention, but in my defense when I posted my thread I just woke up, and later I had forgotten how I worded it. Then when I went on this thread earlier I thought it was mine, but when I realized it wasn't mine I kinda got mad. After I posted I looked at mine and his and realized they were different two different things. Sorry to the OP if I blew up sorry I reported you but they probably will see what everyone else saw.
Not to mention that he made his about 10 hours before you did. Who's reposting who's topic?
Anyway, it's all straightened out. NP.