abradycole's blog

I've been spending quite a bit of time wandering around to see what kinds of projects everyone else has been working on to get ideas about what to put my efforts and time toward. One of the most universally beneficial things we've done so far on this server is to start the communal farm in order to get everyone on a more level playing field. If people aren't spending time making food for themselves, they can use that time to work on their houses and generally become more competent in the game. I know I've really benefitted from these assets and because of that help am now able to give back to our Minecraft community by replacing what I took. I wonder what other ways we could get the whole class to a more even level. Perhaps we could have people working together at specific times to work on projects together.

Struggle

Starting off on this Minecraft journey, I was intimidated to say the least. I've never been a gamer. Basic playing of The Sims and Animal Crossing is the extent to which I've been exposed to computer and video games. I worried that my inexperience would hold me back in ways that my classmates wouldn’t have to worry about. When we played in multiplayer mode on the same server in class, I just wandered around aimlessly trying not to get killed. By the end of that class I definitely hadn’t gotten the hang of crafting yet, and the monsters and other players killed me several times.

Accomplishment

Since then, I’ve been playing on both the multiplayer server and in my own single-player world. I’ve found that playing on Creative Mode allows me to play without restrictions. Everything is open to you from the get-go, so I now know where I’m headed in the multiplayer game. In my own world I’ve built several large buildings and a lovely little garden.

Observation