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Soapbox: Parallel Play is the new Couch Co-Op, and Minecraft is Perfect for It I'm not sure whether I would consider PvE an instance of parallel gaming. If we stick to the traditional definition of "parallel play," I wouldn't even think of Minecraft as a type of it, unless you're never interacted with. When you interact with someone, your game becomes cooperative or group. The concept of parallel play can be viewed as a means to transition to cooperative play later, based on what Kate Gray said. Children are still developing beyond their individualistic natures. I do not want to be too politically correct, but we can think of "playing in parallel" and "parallel play" as distinct concepts. The first is any game where you have a joint objective/set of rules (i.e. Minecraft) and may interact when your actions coincide with the actions of another. The latter, conversely, is doing the same activity but is distinct from the first with minimal interaction. Minecraft news In the simplest sense the concept of parallel play in video games could be two players playing Minecraft on the same server, but not interfacing with each other (but still seeing the creations of each other). You and a friend could play different video games.
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