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Slightly OT, but Minecraft was a godsend for my kids during lockdown. AFAICS, they made no distinction between playing with their mates in a virtual playground
by kitd 5y ago
Slightly OT, but Minecraft was a godsend for my kids during lockdown. AFAICS, they made no distinction between playing with their mates in a virtual playground from playing in a physical one. The interactions seemed identical and definitely helped them socially in that time.
- michaelbuckbee 5y agoMinecraft was this for my kids as well, but the big surprise as far as "virtual playgrounds" to me was how incredibly social the games on Roblox are. I'd (to my detriment) kind of written off Roblox as really shallow, but the overall ecosystem of games pushes things in fascinating directions.
- kgwxd 5y agoWhen my first kid was younger, I had written off Roblox as the worst predatory company on the planet (until Fortnite came along). I still think they're awful as a company, but my younger kid now also loves to play it, and his big brother taught him to ignore anything asking him for Robux, so I don't have to go through the endless fights over getting a digital hat for $20 USD, and I actually enjoy playing it with them.