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The Minecraft Generation (Published 2016)
When kids play videogames, they practice teaching themselves – how to win – in the process they pick up new skills. Videogames teach problem solving.
Ana Lorena Fabrega • Chrisman Frank and Ana Lorena Fabrega: How Childhood Education Will Change
We live in an era where a motivated 12-year-old can learn the basics of timber framing, semiconductor design, or how to bake bread that would rival world-class bakeries. They can master nearly any mechanical system or any number of programming or artistic vocations, even if no mentor lives nearby. The limit is no longer some teacher or institution
... See moreSimon Sarris • School Is Not Enough
About 80% of U.S. kids age 9 to 12 have played Roblox.
Rex Woodbury • The Building Blocks of Tech
Roblox commands the attention of America’s kids to the tune of 2.6 hours per day. And it does so with games that largely avoid the violence and dystopia of those $100 million blockbusters. Some of the most popular games on the Roblox platform are about adopting digital pets, building virtual communities, and running a pizza restaurant.