The following is an excerpt from MakeCode for Minecraft, a block-based approach to computer science using the popular game Minecraft. The full curriculum is available ...

You can get a command block in your Minecraft Java or Bedrock world using cheats and a special chat command.

Microsoft today unveiled Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition, a new tool that will help kids learn how to code by manipulating the blocky open world of Minecraft. Code Builder is a tool in ...

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Microsoft today announced Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition. This new extension will teach kids how to code with the help of an assistant within the building block video game. Code Builder ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At its education event earlier in May, Microsoft unveiled its latest effort to help kids learn ...

So this may be what, when Microsoft paid a bazillion dollars for Minecraft last year and everyone said “This could go really, really well or really, really poorly,” would be an example of it going ...

In Minecraft, you can place and remove blocks using your bare hands or a designated tool based on the block's type of block. However, the sandbox game also gives you the ability to write and execute ...

The latest Minecraft snapshot has introduced various features and changes to the game, including overhauls to the End light and modifications to blocks. Apart from these, the build also introduced a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At the #MicrosoftEDU event, Microsoft unveiled a new code construction tool for Minecraft.