How crafting works Creating a diamond pickaxe (Image via Roblox) Crafting is the beating heart of Minecraft, encompassing a vast majority of the core gameplay loop.

Minecraft and Roblox are monumental sandbox-based digital worlds with a devoted fan base. The gaming community is well aware of the heated rivalry between the two platforms.

Educators should take advantage of sandbox-style games' popularity and engaging nature as they explore teaching with Minecraft and Roblox.

Minecraft content creators are migrating to Roblox, a platform for user-generated content, discovering different games and beaming them to kids, potentially making the creator rich in the process.