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. Microsoft has announced a new Minecraft coding tutorial for students and teachers. The material ...

Microsoft and Code.org have come together to debut Minecraft Designer, a free tutorial for students aged 6 and up that uses the Minecraft environment to teach coding. Minecraft Designer is a free, ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

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 ...

Since its release in 2011, Minecraft has captured the hearts and minds of today’s youth. With the recent release of MinecraftEDU school version, this popular game is rapidly becoming the most ...

With 30 million trials of last year’s Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial, Microsoft and Code.org believe the new offering will again introduce tens of millions to coding for the first time SINGAPORE, 16 ...

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 ...