Fortnite and Minecraft have long been among the most popular games among children and young people.
Perhaps your child also plays one of these games with great enthusiasm.
In addition to pure entertainment, playing games can also have added educational value and encourage your child’s creativity.
In this article, we explain what needs to be considered and what challenges arise.
Fortnite and Minecraft have been on the market for a number of years and continue to attract a great deal of interest from users thanks to new expansions.
Both games can be played on game consoles as well as on computers or mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Both games have different game modes. Fortnite was initially intended more as a cooperative shooter or survival game.
In Minecraft, on the other hand, building houses, cities and entire worlds has always been a central game principle.
In the classic modes of the games, however, creating tools and shaping the environment is dedicated to the purpose of defense: in Fortnite mainly against other players, in Minecraft against zombies.
In the meantime, the respective manufacturers have integrated a creative mode into both games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMGwtB5y940 In Fortnite‘s creative mode, players can build their own island alone or together with up to 15 friends.
And without any time pressure or attacks. For this purpose, the players have at their disposal not only the materials and components, but also ready-made objects. They can be customized and combined as desired to form entire cities or landscapes.
For example, there are objects in the categories Wild West, Factory, Music and Parkour.
In creative mode, players can visit the islands of friends and edit them further depending on the settings of their fellow players.
The special thing about Fortnite‘s creative mode is that players can not only create an island entirely according to their own ideas, but also adapt the rules of the game.
Settings can be made for the game mode or the time limit and the number of ammunition and resources. The game state or the construction progress is saved. Players can play with friends in battle mode on the specially created island.
Many players train here for battle royale mode.
Creative mode is one of five game modes in Minecraft. It focuses on the creation of extensive and artistic buildings. Unlike Fortnite, there are no prefabricated objects here. Players create buildings or even entire cities from building blocks made of different materials.
The simple blocks offer players the opportunity to create their own worlds according to their own ideas.
In creative mode, the materials are unlimited, the game state is always saved and there are no zombie attacks.
Characters cannot be harmed and do not have to eat any food during the game.
You can concentrate fully on building your own creations.
Both games offer children and young people the opportunity to creatively design virtual worlds themselves and move around in them with their characters.
When children build their own world together with others, this can have a positive influence on their willingness to cooperate and their social behavior.
This is because the players negotiate the design of new worlds together and help each other with building problems.
Minecraft is also used in schools, for example, to promote creativity and imagination among pupils.
In general, it can always make sense for children to agree on rules in advance when choosing games. If your child is a fan of Fortnite or Minecraft, ask them what they like about the games and have them show you the game. If your child has not yet discovered the creative mode, draw their attention to it.
This will allow your child to perceive the game in a completely different way and become active themselves.
When selecting games, pay attention to the USK age rating and your child’s level of development.
Play without pressure and battles – creative mode can be a good introduction to both games for younger children.
The NRW Game Guide has helpful articles on both games that provide a good overview of the respective content.