{"id":42123,"date":"2018-01-17T09:46:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=42123"},"modified":"2018-01-17T09:46:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:46:42","slug":"minecraft-teaches-kids-tech-theres-gender-imbalance-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/minecraft-teaches-kids-tech-theres-gender-imbalance-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft teaches kids about tech, but there\u2019s a gender imbalance at play"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nArguments about \u201cscreen time\u201d are likely to crop up in many households with children these holidays. As one of the best-selling digital games of all time, Minecraft<\/a> will be a likely culprit.<\/p>\n

In a recent survey of Australian adults<\/a>, excessive \u201cscreen time\u201d was rated as the top child health concern, but current time limit guidelines<\/a> are not only criticised<\/a> by some experts, but also not very achievable<\/a> for many families.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, more practical advice is on the way. We are starting to see<\/a> research<\/a> that looks beyond<\/a> the number of hours spent playing to more meaningful studies about what children are actually doing in their digital playtime.<\/p>\n

Our research contributes to this by studying the characteristics of children\u2019s Minecraft play in Australia, shedding light on how kids access the game, assessing the social nature of play, and providing a reality check on claims of gender-neutrality.<\/p>\n

Understanding the Minecraft phenomenon< <\/strong>\/h4><\/p>\n