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But for some kids, the mere act of stopping the game and stepping in as the authority to "teach" is enough to shut them down. Video games are good at getting t
by _jjkk 6y ago
But for some kids, the mere act of stopping the game and stepping in as the authority to "teach" is enough to shut them down.
Video games are good at getting through to those who don't respond well to adults stepping in and contextualizing things all the time.
- eru 6y agoYes, the computer stopping things is often easier for kids (and people in general) to accept than another human ordering them around. I guess it feels more like a force of nature than an agent to be argued with. Folklore has it, that Haskell's linter hlint was created so that the author could help his wife's coding without jeopardizing their marriage. The extra indirection step helped.