#Minecraft in the Classroom: Video Games and the Future of Education

Since the release of the first video games in the 1970s, critics have loudly decried the technology. Claiming negative effects such as aggression, social isolation, poor academic performance, obesity, attention deficits, and more, countless thousands of parents restrict or outright prohibit video games in their homes, and for decades, the scientific community stood behind them.
http://pctechmag.com/2015/10/minecraft-in-the-classroom-video-games-and-the-future-of-education/