Great text! 

I miss feeling that way about an MMO.  I remember when I played Everquest for the first time, I have never experienced anything like it. One, I had almost never even used a computer at that point, let alone played such a massive game.  It was just fun to explore.  Somehow that got lost in me.  I still get that way when I get a new Bethesda game, but not to the same degree.  

I get the same joy watching my 6 year old son (also Alex) play Minecraft. He has built an entire huge city--he recreates places like McDonalds and WalMart, has designed something he calls "Cops and Robbers" with a jail, built fantastic roller coaster, wired redstone into circuits and many things I have no clue about in the game. The cool thing is that he knows where everything is in the game and can use the keyboard/mouse like any good American kid should.

Marv

Ha! Great read. The baby teeth fall out anyway, right? 

the funny thing... the things he does, Is what i did in an MMO for 8+ years...  SWG..  Had tons of stuff you could do with out ever killing a thing.  Hanging out in cantina's dancing.  hunting, making items, giving directions, tours, hanging out with new people..   If more people played like your son.. the MMO's would be much more interesting