SuitabookModding Minecraft
Sarah Guthals, Guthals, Sarah, Ph.D., Ph.D. Stephen Foster
- Reading
- Read alongside the learner and pause after each project to test what changed, explain the rule being coded, and consider how the design might differ for single-player and multiplayer play.
- Themes
- Learning through game creation: Readers use code blocks to modify Minecraft and create mini games through structured projects. Coding is presented as a practical means of changing a familiar game and building playable experiences.
- Increasing game complexity: The projects move from a single-player, single-level game to multi-level and multiplayer games. The sequence presents game-building as a gradual expansion of scope and rules.
- Worth knowing
- The activities include a Monster Arena and a capture-the-flag game, so families may wish to discuss how competition, opponents, and game rules should work in the worlds being created.