Minecraft doesnt really provide educational value. What use is building a calculator out of made-up wire going to be in later life. Your dad is right IMO.
Also, the other guys arent "trolling", you just cant seem to admit that they are right.
Well to correct you there it's educational because it uses creativity for building and for redstone contraptions it does take a little of thinking to get it to work. Even schools have Minecraft because they think it's educational. I'm not trying to get into a fight or anything it's just that I'm telling you the truth. Thank you.
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I'm not like any other angels, I posses all powers you can imagine.
It's not really that educational. Honestly you're never going to use any Minecraft skills in real life.
However you could argue that it really helps you be creative. Show them some awesome Minecraft builds, you could argue that THESE are works of art. If your parents try to say that it's not art, its only a waist of time, remind them that the Sistine Chapel wasn't painted in a day.And that if they argue that whoever built this masterful build is merely waisting their time that they're also saying people like Michelangelo, Picasso, and Van Gogh also waisted their time with their art.
OR if you want to be a little risky argue that the things they enjoy (maybe sports? TV, or reading or whatever) is a real waist of time as it has no cultural value at all.
Also worth noting is the fact that the Museum of Modern Art hopes to portray Minecraft in one of its exhibits.
It is a game, so it probably is so much nonsense... BUT, there's nothing wrong with that. Everyone needs a little nonsense in their lives...
As others have said, your wanting him to spend some time to just play with you is probably the best incentive he could have to pick up the controller... at least it would be for me.
After that, it's going to be the tone of the conversation between you that will keep bringing him back. Keep it light and fun and the sessions relative short... and he may in time discover that a little bit of a nonsense game in his life is just what he needs to unwind and relax. I quite often come home from work and head right for the Xbox now for a few minutes before supper. It may be boring by some people's standards, but I'm finding it quite therapeutic. It's easier to leave the office troubles at the office these days.
However, if he's still not enjoying it after giving it a few tries, you may want to just let it be. Video games are not for everyone. Then, if you want to spend time with him (and I hope you will), DO find something else that you both enjoy doing.
What is "mach"? Better stop playing Minecraft and study a bit.
And the other guy was right about Minecraft. Minecraft is cool only the first time you play it and only on Survival. The first couple of nights and days are interesting. After that is boring to death. If you are older that 12 and you play Minecraft, seek professional help.
tl;dr - Your dad is right, Minecraft is boring.
Alright, seriously what is going on around here? This is the second member I've seen today that doesn't like Minecraft. Why are these people even here? .... Oh... Never mind, I think I just figured it out. Anyway, I think you're the first person to tire of MC so quickly, the replay value is practically unlimited. Also, I have always felt survival mode to be the most boring part of the game, maybe this is why you think the game itself is boring? I've spent an outrageous amount of time building things in creative mode; however when I have the rare urge to start a survival world, I play it for an hour or two, grow bored, quit, and never touch it again.
I feel bad for you, my dad got into it accidentally. He saw me in the early stage of survival on Xbox, while I was getting leather armor and such. He was entertained by it, so he stayed. I believe he understood the game by then. Few weeks later, he saw me build a TNT cannon on Xbox, read what he asked me carefully, and find the enthusiasm in it "Where did it explode?" He knew what I was doing, and he cared about it.
To solve your case, at least try to get your parents to take a look at these:
well im a dad and i play this with my son every day.. just tell your dad digging a hole is preparing you for hard labor, so your ready for work when you get older. dont know if you have the pc version, if you have 2 pc's you both can lan server and play together like we do or play on our server
Alright, seriously what is going on around here? This is the second member I've seen today that doesn't like Minecraft. Why are these people even here? .... Oh... Never mind, I think I just figured it out. Anyway, I think you're the first person to tire of MC so quickly, the replay value is practically unlimited. Also, I have always felt survival mode to be the most boring part of the game, maybe this is why you think the game itself is boring? I've spent an outrageous amount of time building things in creative mode; however when I have the rare urge to start a survival world, I play it for an hour or two, grow bored, quit, and never touch it again.
Yeah, survival may sometimes be boring, until you go multiplayer, add mods, play maps and further on.
Hey guys I have a large problemo today. My parents thing mine craft is boring and has no educational value, no matter how much I convince them. Also I cannot get my dad to play minecraft, he thinks it is boring and time consuming, have doesn't seem to get the idea that you have to use survival skills, use calculations and strategy to outsmart the elements. He thinks all it teaches you to do is to "dig a hole". Plz help me, it would be one of the best days ever if I got my dad to play some mine craft with me
OP, my son got me into Minecraft. I watched him play it on the PC for years before he convinced me to "just try it". Subsequently, i play both the PC and XBox versions. I"ve also pulled in players, including some *ahem* older than me, by just getting them to "try it this once while we wait". An older uncle bought an XBox just so he could play it himself.
Last autumn, when i started to teach my youngest niece abut gaming, i chose to use Minecraft on the XBox. After all, i figured, Minecraft is glorified building blocks, it couldn't put her off. Not only was i right, but she has learned quite a few lessons using Minecraft. She also developed her own tastes. She draws out plans for building homes, shops, mob traps, and, yes, redstone contraptions. Then, we build them. At first, sometimes things didn't always work out, but she has gotten much better in the planning. Now, i'm not really bragging when i tell you this child is smarter than the average kindergartener. She truly is. Last year i had to start teaching her adding/subtracting, basic letters/phonetics, and some other things because she "wanted to know" things. She reads at a second-grade level and is amazing with numbers. I used Minecraft to teach her simple multiplication using pillars, she started "stealing" third graders' math homework and doing it! She taught herself simple division using the same pillar method i used in Minecraft. When she caught someone in her cubby (she's in kindergarten), she told her teacher on that student and also said she knew better than to go into other people's things. Her teacher asked her how she knew and my niece explained Minecraft and how it's not a good idea to go into other people's houses and get things like diamonds and iron from them without asking. She also asked her teacher if they couldn't use the educational Minecraft in the classroom, and it looks like it may happen here now.
Tell your dad, in our family we have Minecraft players of all sorts:
-My husband, who plays just to play with me. He likes to build, but not explore or fight mobs.
-Myself, who plays for all reasons. I'm good with mobs, but i'm an even better explorer and farmer.
-My son. He's almost 16 and plays both PC and XBox versions for all reasons. He loves to fight mobs and explore new territory. He's also our current redstone expert.
-My daughter. 14-years-old and is a casual gamer. She hates mobs, but is good with the animals and likes to farm food. She's also good at setting up fair trading scales.
-My eldest niece, also 14. Loves to fight mobs, doesn't care about dying and hordes her "spoils of war", even when fair trades are offered. She'll venture where the rest of us are leary to tread and was the first to hunt endermen with a vengeance.
-My middle niece, 12. Thinks pranks are fun, but is a stealthy hunter. Sometimes plans builds too big for her supplies, but will go out to collect more materials. She also is the most willing to help others with their builds.
-My youngest niece, 6 1/2. Well, i've already expounded her virtues. She's not a bad hunter either, but does better in hunting parties, especially in the nether. She is also usually the first one to hear ghasts before we see them. I'm also sure she will eventually be better with redstone than my son.
-My sister, 32. Thought all gaming would rot our brains. Thought that since i started gaming when we were kids and picked on me incessantly for it. She's a good hunter, an awful builder, and prefers farming and helping others with their in-game goals. Just give her a bed in your house and she's set.
-My mother, the kids' grandmother, 57. Hates mobs, thinks creepers are the worst "enemy" ever, but is amazing at keeping greenhouses and animal farms. I seriously do not know how she breeds them that fast. Haha. She will not explore caves. Ever.
-My father-in-law, the kids' grandfather, 61. Excellent sniper and is the best lookout for endermen and creepers. He also seems to be lucky and finds the most precious ores (diamonds and, my favorite, lapis lazuli), although he prefers to stay above ground.
Tell your dad, to "just try it", and you should try some of his games, if you're old enough. You might be surprised. Likely, you both will.
Minecraft doesnt really provide educational value. What use is building a calculator out of made-up wire going to be in later life. Your dad is right IMO.
Also, the other guys arent "trolling", you just cant seem to admit that they are right.
When I was a kid my father wondered what those silly games and drawings I would do in basic were going to be worth.
Don't think something is silly because you aren't capable of seeing the future use for it.
Also I cannot get my dad to play minecraft, he thinks it is boring and time consuming, have doesn't seem to get the idea that you have to use survival skills, use calculations and strategy to outsmart the elements.
Why are you trying to get your dad to play MineCraft? It's not like he has to play and like it simply because you find it fun.
If he doesn't like it, who are you to change his mind?
:::waves Another parent playing minecraft here. I hope your father will give it a try. I think it is really great that you want him to join you. I really enjoy playing with my three girls although I would also play alone. Best wishes to you.
Sorry I was just clarifying that I wasn't trolling.
ON TOPIC:
If possible maybe get your dad to watch some videos on survival and some videos of peoples creations, so he can see that isn't only what he thinks it is? Just a suggestion.
I said that these people play MC for money. So its like a job for them. Having small kids like you subscribe to them and giving them views and money. I didn't say it is ok for them to play. The people that collect the trash don't like it but have to do it because its their job.
See Roosterteeth for example. They used to joke and laugh about MC until it hit the xbox360. Now because they have xbox360 fan boys as subscribers, they immediately started playing MC. You think they like it? Better wake up son, its all for the money.
Regarding your father. Why don't you ask him to play COD instead? OR MassEffect OR GearsOfWar? There must be a game not for kids that he might enjoy.
you wouldnt do it? pfft
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Well to correct you there it's educational because it uses creativity for building and for redstone contraptions it does take a little of thinking to get it to work. Even schools have Minecraft because they think it's educational. I'm not trying to get into a fight or anything it's just that I'm telling you the truth. Thank you.
I may be a angel, but that doesn't mean I have evil in me.
I'm not like any other angels, I posses all powers you can imagine.
However you could argue that it really helps you be creative. Show them some awesome Minecraft builds, you could argue that THESE are works of art. If your parents try to say that it's not art, its only a waist of time, remind them that the Sistine Chapel wasn't painted in a day.And that if they argue that whoever built this masterful build is merely waisting their time that they're also saying people like Michelangelo, Picasso, and Van Gogh also waisted their time with their art.
OR if you want to be a little risky argue that the things they enjoy (maybe sports? TV, or reading or whatever) is a real waist of time as it has no cultural value at all.
Also worth noting is the fact that the Museum of Modern Art hopes to portray Minecraft in one of its exhibits.
So argue art
As others have said, your wanting him to spend some time to just play with you is probably the best incentive he could have to pick up the controller... at least it would be for me.
After that, it's going to be the tone of the conversation between you that will keep bringing him back. Keep it light and fun and the sessions relative short... and he may in time discover that a little bit of a nonsense game in his life is just what he needs to unwind and relax. I quite often come home from work and head right for the Xbox now for a few minutes before supper. It may be boring by some people's standards, but I'm finding it quite therapeutic. It's easier to leave the office troubles at the office these days.
However, if he's still not enjoying it after giving it a few tries, you may want to just let it be. Video games are not for everyone. Then, if you want to spend time with him (and I hope you will), DO find something else that you both enjoy doing.
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Retired StaffAlright, seriously what is going on around here? This is the second member I've seen today that doesn't like Minecraft. Why are these people even here? .... Oh... Never mind, I think I just figured it out. Anyway, I think you're the first person to tire of MC so quickly, the replay value is practically unlimited. Also, I have always felt survival mode to be the most boring part of the game, maybe this is why you think the game itself is boring? I've spent an outrageous amount of time building things in creative mode; however when I have the rare urge to start a survival world, I play it for an hour or two, grow bored, quit, and never touch it again.
To solve your case, at least try to get your parents to take a look at these:
Why kids like Minecraft?
What is Minecraft?
Yeah, survival may sometimes be boring, until you go multiplayer, add mods, play maps and further on.
OP, my son got me into Minecraft. I watched him play it on the PC for years before he convinced me to "just try it". Subsequently, i play both the PC and XBox versions. I"ve also pulled in players, including some *ahem* older than me, by just getting them to "try it this once while we wait". An older uncle bought an XBox just so he could play it himself.
Last autumn, when i started to teach my youngest niece abut gaming, i chose to use Minecraft on the XBox. After all, i figured, Minecraft is glorified building blocks, it couldn't put her off. Not only was i right, but she has learned quite a few lessons using Minecraft. She also developed her own tastes. She draws out plans for building homes, shops, mob traps, and, yes, redstone contraptions. Then, we build them. At first, sometimes things didn't always work out, but she has gotten much better in the planning.
Tell your dad, in our family we have Minecraft players of all sorts:
-My husband, who plays just to play with me. He likes to build, but not explore or fight mobs.
-Myself, who plays for all reasons. I'm good with mobs, but i'm an even better explorer and farmer.
-My son. He's almost 16 and plays both PC and XBox versions for all reasons. He loves to fight mobs and explore new territory. He's also our current redstone expert.
-My daughter. 14-years-old and is a casual gamer. She hates mobs, but is good with the animals and likes to farm food. She's also good at setting up fair trading scales.
-My eldest niece, also 14. Loves to fight mobs, doesn't care about dying and hordes her "spoils of war", even when fair trades are offered. She'll venture where the rest of us are leary to tread and was the first to hunt endermen with a vengeance.
-My middle niece, 12. Thinks pranks are fun, but is a stealthy hunter. Sometimes plans builds too big for her supplies, but will go out to collect more materials. She also is the most willing to help others with their builds.
-My youngest niece, 6 1/2. Well, i've already expounded her virtues. She's not a bad hunter either, but does better in hunting parties, especially in the nether. She is also usually the first one to hear ghasts before we see them. I'm also sure she will eventually be better with redstone than my son.
-My sister, 32. Thought all gaming would rot our brains. Thought that since i started gaming when we were kids and picked on me incessantly for it. She's a good hunter, an awful builder, and prefers farming and helping others with their in-game goals. Just give her a bed in your house and she's set.
-My mother, the kids' grandmother, 57. Hates mobs, thinks creepers are the worst "enemy" ever, but is amazing at keeping greenhouses and animal farms. I seriously do not know how she breeds them that fast. Haha. She will not explore caves. Ever.
-My father-in-law, the kids' grandfather, 61. Excellent sniper and is the best lookout for endermen and creepers. He also seems to be lucky and finds the most precious ores (diamonds and, my favorite, lapis lazuli), although he prefers to stay above ground.
Tell your dad, to "just try it", and you should try some of his games, if you're old enough. You might be surprised. Likely, you both will.
Proof or it didn't happen. Seriously.
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"Its ok i know you dont want to play because you think im better at it then you"
Then once he plays or if he plays and he still complains about it say "i know you dont like it because im better at it then you.. its Ok"
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When I was a kid my father wondered what those silly games and drawings I would do in basic were going to be worth.
Don't think something is silly because you aren't capable of seeing the future use for it.
Why are you trying to get your dad to play MineCraft? It's not like he has to play and like it simply because you find it fun.
If he doesn't like it, who are you to change his mind?
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the meaning of life is to die. nuff
you wouldnt do it? pfft