The online game Minecraft can be cause for concern for parents, who see their children spend endless hoursimmersed in a cyber-world. However, for a 23-year-old English man, the game has made him millions of fans and a good deal of money too. Joseph Garrett makes a full-time living by making YouTube videos about his exploits in Minecraft. He gets up to 30 million hits a week, which is more than the official Justin Bieber and One Direction channels. His uploads might also make him a small fortune, without having to leave his bedroom. He has become a celebrity in the Minecraft gaming community. He told the BBC: "I'm really happy, I'm not going to lie, I think I've got the best job in the world."
網(wǎng)游“我的世界”讓父母揪起了心,父母擔心孩子成天沉浸在網(wǎng)絡世界當中。但是,對于一位23歲的英國男孩來說,這款游戲讓他擁有了上百萬的粉絲,并創(chuàng)造了財富。約瑟夫·嘉莉特是一名全職工作者,他的工作是通過在YouTube上傳他在“我的世界”的視頻而掙錢。他一周的點擊量達到了3000萬個,超過了賈斯汀·比伯和One Direction組合的點擊量。在足不出戶的情況下,他的上傳還為他帶來了收入。他在“我的世界”社區(qū)成為了一位名人。他告訴BBC說:“我非常高興,我不騙你,我認為我擁有了世界上最棒的工作。
Minecraft has over 100 million registered users around the world. Education professionals are saying it could be a very useful tool in the classroom. The website gamepedia.com says: "Minecraft can have huge educational benefits for children; it can help teach numerous subjects both with and without adult involvement."It added that: "Learning in Minecraft can be faster than traditional methods of education, as children are often far more motivated, get more practice, and feel that what they are learning is useful." The site says children naturally pick up skills in reading, writing, maths, geometry, music and science while playing the game. They can also learn social skills and computer coding.
“我的世界”在全球擁有1億名注冊用戶。教育專業(yè)人士認為它在課堂上可能會非常有用。網(wǎng)站gamepedia.com稱:““我的世界”對于孩子來說極具教育意義;不論有沒有大人參與,它都能教授孩子許多門課程。”它還說:“在“我的世界”中學習比學習傳統(tǒng)意義上的教育要快的多。因為孩子更加主動,更多實踐,他們會感到學習這些東西很有用。”網(wǎng)站稱孩子能夠一邊玩游戲,一邊學習閱讀、寫作、數(shù)學、幾何、音樂、科學等科目。他們還能習得社會技能,和電腦編碼等知識。