Gone Digital: Minecraft

I've been hearing about Minecraft for the past couple of years now as well as watching Youtube videos of some amazing creations that people have made using it, from simple computers to recreations of actual buildings. Despite all of those cool videos, I have dismissed it as niche game due to its simplistic, blocky graphics. Am I ever sorry for that. Seriously.

Just over a month ago, a co-worker of mine mentioned how he got it and was loving playing. His two young kids eventually started playing, and he recently ended up getting a second account so he could play (again) as well. About a week and half ago, I started watching a Minecraft tutorial series called How to Survive & Thrive on paulsoaresjr's Youtube channel. I made it about 20 episodes in before I broke down and bought the game. To reiterate, I am sorry for dismissing this game these past few years and would loved to have gotten on board with it back when I first heard about it.

According to the Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology, I am EASK (Explorer, Achiever, Socializer, Killer) which I pretty much could have guessed.

And what does Minecraft do? It allows you to create and explore whole "worlds" that are randomly generated each time you start a new game. Heck, even in a game you have started, new areas are automatically generated whenever you get close to the edge of "known space". I am in explorer's paradise. But it's not just the exploring that's exciting. The creative aspect of Minecraft has me caught as well. I have not created any special yet but am still having an amazing time building my little homestead.