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What could be the best way to introduce the world of computers to a kid, let's say of 6 years old, so that he learns to handle it like a toy and stops dreading it like some esoteric, arcane and (thebrainbin.org)
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What could be the best way to introduce the world of computers to a kid, let's say of 6 years old, so that he learns to handle it like a toy and stops dreading it like some esoteric, arcane and recondite machine from some eldritch, enigmatic, cryptic and phantasmal world ?

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I dont know much about how family friendly they are (id say mostly) but mumbo jumbo, grian, and a large number of the people who make up the Hermitcraft are all pretty wholesome, entertaining, some of them are wizards with Redstone, others for aesthetic builds.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Those you mentioned are pretty family friendly, I think. I'd add GoodTimesWithScar, he's pretty wholesome.

    To add to this comment, I'm over 30 and still can't resist binging a few episodes once in a while, particularly Mumbo Jumbo's Redstone magic. Don't feel the need to watch everyone. I usually stick with Mumbo Jumbo and then when someone else builds something really cool I hop onto their video and watch a few episodes, like when Scar built the death star, or then when Grian showed Scar his secret temple I went to watch him build it. (... I had significantly more free time at that time due to life circumstances)

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    @titter@lemmy.world these are games ??🤔🤔🤔

    @surfrock66@lemmy.world @JasonDJ@lemmy.zip

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    My suggestions of grian and mumbo are you tube minecraft streamers. I used to only watch mumbo because he is good at technical things like the in-game logic circuitry called Redstone.

    Hermitcraft is a minecraft server that hosts players over a season to build and play and create content together

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    We steered the kids away from Minecraft YouTube, but I actually watch it myself. And I would say Mumbo is good if you have a kid that likes technical stuff and contraptions. Grian is good if you like pranks. BdoubleO100 is an absolute artist, and I think he's my pick, especially his Hermitcraft Season 10 complete season. GoodTimesWiithScar gets into a lot of silly chaos. Hermitcraft gets a new world every season, and so, picking a hermit and watching a whole season of their content actually may be a fun family activity. I get a lot of inspiration from what they do.

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