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 ...

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 ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tynker, the leader in creative computing that has introduced more than 50 million kids to computer programming through innovative game-like learning activities ...

Minecraft: Education Edition can now teach kids how to code with the new Code Builder tool and the 'Agent', an in-game robot. Mojang will add Command Blocks in Education Edition later this year.

Along with the wider release of Code Builder, Microsoft has made some other updates to Education Edition. New Command Blocks let players give activated blocks within the game new commands. That makes ...

A free Minecraft coding tutorial from Microsoft, created for the upcoming and third annual Hour of Code, introduces players ages 6 and older to basic coding contained within the popular “sandbox” game ...

Minecraft is a game built on exploration, creativity, and survival. At its core are blocks that makeup Minecraft’s world.