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Intro to Minecraft Game Design

Host and invite friends to play custom games on your own private server! Students will learn to build Minecraft games such as Capture the Flag, Slimeball Soccer, and Tower Defense using the Tynker block coding interface. Minecraft Java Edition on Mac/PC is required for participation in Tynker Minecraft classes.

Intro to Minecraft Game Design Live Course

Intermediate Level
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12 Lessons
52 Activities

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Recommended for Ages 5+

Web iPad

No Prerequisites

Tynker Code Blocks

Tynker's visual code blocks are a great way for beginners to code, without needing to remember how to type syntax. By dragging and dropping code blocks together, young coders can produce vividly complex programs and games in our proprietary app, which includes support for graphics, sound, physics, and more.

What Kids Learn

  • Drone Tool
  • Inventory Manipulation
  • Lists
  • advanced loops
  • advanced math
  • advanced motion
  • basic math
  • block types
  • delays
  • entities
  • functions
  • input/output
  • location
  • recursion
  • resource creation
  • simple conditionals
  • simple events
  • simple loops
  • simple variables
  • string handling
  • timed loops
  • world manipulation
  • world modification

How Kids Learn with Tynker

Kids learn on their own with a guided, hands-on approach that individualizes the learning experience. Tynker's online courses provide a complete learning system for your child to master the fundamentals of programming. Tynker's visual programming language makes it easy to learn, and once kids gain proficiency, they can seamlessly transition to Javascript coding within the Tynker learning system. Enroll in one of our plans for unlimited play across all courses.

Game-Based Learning

Tynker's self-guided lessons break down coding concepts while solving puzzles and making cool apps.

Interactive Assessments

Quick practice quizzes and assessment tests evaluate a child's comprehension of subjects taught.

Captivating Topics

There's always something to learn with multiple subjects, projects, and coding languages available.

System Requirements

Online courses require a desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet connection and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.

CTF: Part 1

Set up your Tynker account, customize your skin, and start using your private server.

10 Activities:

  • Getting Started
  • Concepts
  • Rise and Shine
  • Drone Tool
  • Concepts
  • Build a Spawn Location
  • Deactivating Minecraft Mods
  • Concepts
  • Basic Setup
  • Minecraft Skins

CTF: Part 2

Program game logic to control the flag and players, then program the win condition.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Death and Rebirth
  • Capturing the Flag
  • Concepts
  • Keep it Fair

CTF: Part 3

Finish the CTF game by getting all players on the server and assigning them to a team.

8 Activities:

  • Lists and For Each Loops
  • Concepts
  • Team Player
  • Class Warfare
  • Concepts
  • Bonus: Semaphores
  • Concepts
  • Bonus: Cleanup

Bonus - Castle

Use the drone tool and custom functions to build a sturdy stronghold.

1 Activity:

  • Castle

Soccer: Lay the Field

Use the drone tool and build the soccer arena.

3 Activities:

  • Drone Tool
  • Building the Field
  • Team Theme

Soccer: Slimeball

Modify the Slime entity to become a ball that can be used in all kinds of games! Make it, skin it, change it!

4 Activities:

  • Custom Blocks, Mobs, and Items
  • Ball Spawn
  • Concepts
  • Behavior Modification

Soccer: Player Setup

Create objects to represent each team, then add team lists to your objects to know who’s on each team.

6 Activities:

  • Objects
  • Concepts
  • Spawn Points
  • Set Up Teams
  • Goal!
  • Winning Score

Bonus - Scoreboard

Use functions, variables, and world manipulation to create a custom LED scoreboard.

1 Activity:

  • Scoreboard

Tower Defense: Level Setup

Build a basic level for a Tower Defense game, spawn enemies, and create an objective to protect.

4 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • The Nexus
  • Defense Team
  • Danger Lane

Tower Defense: Defensive Towers

Build towers for the tower defense game and modify their artificial intelligence (AI) to do your bidding.

4 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Enemy Attackers
  • Concepts
  • Defensive Towers

Tower Defense: Enemy Waves

Modify the game logic to allow for multiple waves of enemies.

3 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Win/Loss Condition
  • Enemy Waves

Tower Defense: Finale

Add a final boss and a victory fireworks show.

3 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Final Boss
  • Victory Fireworks

Drone Tool

Inventory Manipulation

Lists

advanced loops

advanced math

advanced motion

basic math

block types

delays

entities

functions

input/output

location

recursion

resource creation

simple conditionals

simple events

simple loops

simple variables

string handling

timed loops

world manipulation

world modification

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