Author Archive for Tynker Team

Do you love writing stories and drawing characters with Tynker? Well, now you can make your projects even better by creating your own animated artwork.  Animation uses still images called frames to create movement. Here are some frames of a running horse animation:   With enough still images, animators can create the illusion of movement by displaying frames quickly, one-after-another:  Tynker’s […]

Did you know you can use Tynker’s Block Editor to totally transform your Minecraft world?  You can change colors, change the textures, draw pixel art to decorate your world — and pretty much anything else you can imagine with Minecraft blocks!  Let’s explore how! Transform a Block Here’s a step-by-step tutorial.  Step 1. Open Tynker. Login to Tynker.com or open […]

Do you use Minecraft Education in your classroom or afterschool group? It’s a special educational version of Minecraft that Microsoft makes available to educators and students. You might not have known it, but Tynker is embedded right inside of this product.  Let’s explore how you can use Tynker’s block coding editors in Minecraft Education. You’ll write Minecraft Mods, which can […]

Do you ever open up Tynker and wonder what to make next with block code? Or just need some project inspiration? Check out the endlessly inspiring Tynker Community. Here are just a few of our favorite galleries on the Tynker Community, filled with cool projects invented by creative kids just like you. Wondering how the code in a project works? […]

Considering enrolling in an Advanced Placement (AP) computer science course? Or are you a teacher considering a new AP CS program? In this article, you can learn more about the College Board’s two computer science courses, explore key AP terminology, and find useful links to College Board resources, as well as Tynker’s AP coursework. Let’s dive in!  AP courses are […]

Imagine you have the magic power to create your own mini games. You can decide how the characters move, what they look like, and what happens when you win or lose.  Well, you don’t have to imagine…. that’s exactly what coding and computer science lets you do! In this article, we’ll explore some ways to get started playing games on […]

Want to invent your own Minecraft Add-ons? Tynker makes it simple! But what is a Minecraft add-on, anyway? Add-ons let you customize your Minecraft experience. In particular, you can change how Minecraft mobs look and behave. Mobs are anything that moves in your Minecraft world: Think Creepers and Endermen, but also animals like Turtles and Pigs.  Want to populate your […]

You know that you can make Minecraft mods with Tynker, but did you know that you can change Skins, Items, and Blocks, too? Tynker provides convenient editors that let you totally customize your Minecraft world. Try making your own skin at the link below! Need some ideas for skins? You can also browse available starter skins in your Dashboard.  Free […]

Have a cool house or architecture idea in mind, but don’t want to spend ages building it by hand? Or just looking for cool Minecraft building ideas? Try out Tynker’s building utilities to create large Minecraft structures in a snap! That’s right, you can build Minecraft blocks using computer coding! That’s a smarter way to get creative. Tynkerbot Builds Minecraft […]