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0 pointsWowfunhappy5y ago0 comments

In this case though, you're stopping the game to teach strategies on how to win the game.

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But for some kids, the mere act of stopping the game and stepping in as the authority to "teach" is enough to shut them down.

Video games are good at getting through to those who don't respond well to adults stepping in and contextualizing things all the time.

eru5y ago

Yes, the computer stopping things is often easier for kids (and people in general) to accept than another human ordering them around. I guess it feels more like a force of nature than an agent to be argued with.

Folklore has it, that Haskell's linter hlint was created so that the author could help his wife's coding without jeopardizing their marriage. The extra indirection step helped.

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_jjkk5y ago

But for some kids, the mere act of stopping the game and stepping in as the authority to "teach" is enough to shut them down.

Video games are good at getting through to those who don't respond well to adults stepping in and contextualizing things all the time.

eru5y ago

Folklore has it, that Haskell's linter hlint was created so that the author could help his wife's coding without jeopardizing their marriage. The extra indirection step helped.

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