4/12/2015

So I'm very disappointed because I attended a meet-up in Jokaydia. Unfortunately I can't find my pictures that I had saved! Well... thought I saved. Anyway, I made a table with a rectangular white top and magenta sphere bottom. I learned how to hollow out items which could ultimately be used to make them into rooms. I also learned the importance of zooming in and out which helped while building my table. I needed to check the view from every angle!

Here are some of my MINECRAFT pics along the way.

Assignment 1: North
On my first trip to Minecraft I struggled, A LOT.  I think this pig may have even been laughing at me! I traveled north and learned how to use the directions. Just like the wikis said,
within 10 minutes it was night". No biggie since I was in peaceful mode. However, I met water and quit as I met my demise. I saw only pigs, trees, cliffs and water.

Assignment 2: Creative First Assignment

So I've smartened up and sought help from my thirteen year old nephew who had Minecraft as a PlayStation game. When we began this activity he was extremely pleased because we were able to use many resources that we did not have to "mine for" or "go out and get ourselves". The great part about this assignment was my seven year old son who was as equally excited as my nephew to work on mommy's homework. As we chose different materials and resources, I learned from my nephew that where you place the object corresponds to the numbers on my key pad.

We did see zombies and monsters but none of them attacked us during the night. In fact one that was supposed to blow up on us never did. My nephew was very outspoken and eager to share his vast knowledge with me. According to him he said that the Play Station game is easier because of the handheld controls. At this point if a monster or zombie was attacking me, by the time I figured out how to move...I'd be dead.

This is a picture of the house we built. My son was upset that we did not build a porch!

Assignment 3: Build in Survival Mode

This task took the most time out of the three because we had to mine the land for materials. Once we obtained the materials, we were able to construct this beautiful building. We first took out trees and the looked for holes to mine. From there we created axes and obtained resources for our house. I was very proud to see my son take interest and learn how to place stone to build our walls piece by piece. He really exuded patience and persistence! I also loved watching my nephew take the lead and teach US how to do something he was interested and passionate about. I believe that we did not switch t to peaceful and were attacked by a zombie that we ate! I learned that planning is very important because materials do run out and that it takes time and patience while building. I think this game was created by a perfectionist!