Minecraft a Game of Addiction or Creativity?

Translation of my original article.

Minecraft is an addictive game where they are created by means of unlimited virtual blocks Lego type a whole series of complete worlds from buildings, houses, animals, mobs and square people among many other structures and characters, and where in online mode they compete in servers in worlds very interesting as eggwars a world where you have to fight to break the egg of the opposite team or as sky wars where they fight in the sky and build bridges and floating structures among hundreds of other worlds to choose or create.
There are versions of this famous game for windows, mac, linux, special version for windows 10, xbox one, xbox 360, playstation 3, 4 and vita, wii, ios, android, windows phone, fire kindle, gear vr and apple tv, encompassing players of all ages and budgets.

Microsoft the current owner of the game is in the process of expanding to enter schools with a model of Minecraft focused on education, is also widely used in cases of autism where children develop more within the platform than in the real world making incredible creations.
So what is the problem with a game that is even entering the educational world?
The answer is very simple, the time spent playing, a child who has started in Minecraft can last all day stuck to the computer making this game one of the most addictive in history.
In the words of Dr. Richard Graham, a psychiatrist specializing in children and adolescents who manages a unit of addition to technology in the Nightingale Clinic in London tells us "The game creates a hyperreality where the world is slower, paler, less stimulating.
On the other side are the defenders of the game as Foxiurbygamer a small and skilled player of 8 years of age and with 2 years of experience says "Minecraft is very good since everything is about creativity, I am more creative and apart I make new friends "

In our conversation with our little friend he gave us a demonstration of the game where we could observe that not only does he build, they also use a series of commands which are introduced to the game by console, that is, the 8 year old boy has learned not only to do impressive constructions but also knows dozens of codes or instructions to improve your game.

WHAT IS THE SECRET FOR MINECRAFT TO BE A BENEFIT TOOL FOR SMALL PEOPLE? AND NOT A POTENTIAL RISK FOR YOUR EMOTIONAL BALANCE?

It is very simple, as we discussed at the beginning, everything is based on the time they spend the game, the small Foxyurbygamer limit the use of the computer by means of a parental control software called custodian allowing him to play one hour a day from Monday to Friday and two hours on Saturdays and Sundays.
The computer locks itself by passing the time automatically and it's time to go out to play at the park or to train a sport, it's all about balance.

In short, the game is sensational as long as parents know how to limit the time their son spends in the game as well as monitor the friends and conversations that he has in the servers.
Remember everything in excess is bad, even water.

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