Playing this Minecraft game hints at how we learn in real life

Playing this Minecraft game hints at how we learn in real life

A tailor-made version of Minecraft let researchers look at the success of learning individually or taking cues from others while foraging for fruit.

What playing Minecraft tells researchers about social learning : Short Wave

Minecraft is a movie and a very popular video game with iconic block graphics that characters can "mine" for building material and gems. It's also what cognitive scientist Charley Wu and his team utilized to study how people learned as they played. Their unique study focused on both individual and social learning — and they found a clear answer to which players were most successful. (Hint: Get you a player who can do both.) Their results were pu…