Minecraft and neo-colonial games
unit operations
Minecraft arguably became popular because the game had no tutorial, and thus forced a community of paratexts to be created to understand the game. It’s unclear how intentional this was.
Games are a low stakes way to prepare us for the challenges of life. I’ve learned more about leadership though playing DnD than I have through any leadership course I’ve ever taken. Minecraft redstone was what initially got me thinking about circuits and probably put me on a path to become a computer scientist. Even “silly” games like Jackbox have taught me tons about my friends and deepened my bonds with them.
