Learn valuable programming skills while building your own Minecraft
adventure!
If you love playing Minecraft and want to learn how to code and create
your own mods, this book was designed just for you. Working within the
game itself, you'll learn to set up and run your own local Minecraft
server, interact with the game on PC, Mac and Raspberry Pi, and develop
Python programming skills that apply way beyond Minecraft. You'll learn
how to use coordinates, how to change the player's position, how to
create and delete blocks and how to check when a block has been hit.
The adventures aren't limited to the virtual - you'll also learn how to
connect Minecraft to a BBC micro: bit so your Minecraft world can sense
and control objects in the real world! The companion website gives you
access to tutorial videos to make sure you understand the book, starter
kits to make setup simple, completed code files, and badges to collect
for your accomplishments. Written specifically for young people by
professional Minecraft geeks, this fun, easy-to-follow guide helps you
expand Minecraft for more exciting adventures, and put your personal
stamp on the world you create. Your own Minecraft world will be unlike
anyone else's on the planet, and you'll pick up programming skills that
will serve you for years to come on other devices and projects. Among
other things, you will:
- Write Minecraft programs in Python(R) on your Mac(R), PC or Raspberry
Pi(R)
- Build houses, structures, and make a 3D duplicating machine
- Build intelligent objects and program an alien invasion
- Build huge 2D and 3D structures like spheres and pyramids
- Build a custom game controller using a BBC micro: bit(TM)
- Plan and write a complete interactive arena game
Adventures in Minecraft teaches you how to make your favourite game even
better, while you learn to program by customizing your Minecraft
journey.
