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Tmack (Tommy) McClain

8 ways Minecraft works on your brain « Playable - 13 views

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shared by Tmack (Tommy) McClain on 15 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • So if your kid is playing Minecraft, then according to deeply respected academic research and principles, she is not undertaking a mindless pastime. I’d argue playing Minecraft now might be one of the things that saves them from it in the future too.
  • So if your kid is playing Minecraft, then according to deeply respected academic research and principles, she is not undertaking a mindless pastime. I’d argue playing Minecraft now might be one of the things that saves them from it in the future too.
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  • Minecraft puts players to work by providing the imagination with images and metaphors that give it direction.
    • ClimaX -
      ClimaX - on 15 Feb 13
       
      It seems so delicate and fancy of words, but all it is saying, is that Minecraft can be educational.
  • So if your kid is playing Minecraft, then according to deeply respected academic research and principles, she is not undertaking a mindless pastime. I’d argue playing Minecraft now might be one of the things that saves them from it in the future too.
  • The thing which most articles omit is understanding of why imagination is a primary trigger for learning.
    • ryanhartley
      ryanhartley on 15 Feb 13
       
      Article!
  • ClimaX - on 15 Feb 13
     
    Good resource.
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