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: He huffs and puffs, but the shovel eventually snaps in two. He cries, feeling like a failure because he "did his best" and still failed.

Another useful story involves a boy trying to move a large rock from his sandbox with a small plastic shovel. sand box

: Five minutes later, they are back together, building a castle as if nothing happened. : He huffs and puffs, but the shovel eventually snaps in two

: In games like Minecraft or The Sandbox , players have "true agency". There are no mandatory paths; instead, the world reacts to the player's choices, fostering experimentation and problem-solving . : He huffs and puffs