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Well, I disagree. I loved Rocky's Boots back in 1st grade on ye olde ][e, which is sort of similar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky%27s_Boots https://en.wi

• fluxquanta 11y ago
  What do you disagree with? I'm not saying computer games have no place in education, or that educational games shouldn't be fun to play. I just don't understand why Minecraft, a game that's basically just a better LEGO simulator than LEGO could ever come up with, is being re-purposed for education. It's much like the arguments that often come up here on HN where the flavor-of-the-week framework or language is being inefficiently twisted to fit a purpose it wasn't designed for.
  • petercooper 11y ago
    Because people learn best when they're engaged with the problem to solve and have intrinsic motivation. For example, a programming bootcamp where people have a goal of getting a job, or producing a certain app. Similarly, children are already playing with Minecraft and are interested in doing "cool stuff" with it. If you can tap into that existing goal and use it as a way for them to learn something else, it's less of an uphill struggle since they'll be intrinsically motivated to learn.