WHAT IS THIS?

ComputerCraftEdu is a modification (mod) that adds programmable turtle robots to the world of Minecraft. Turtles can do all kinds of useful things such as fly, dig, build and set redstone.

DO I NEED TO KNOW PROGRAMMING TO PLAY?

No. The idea behind ComputerCraftEdu is to give you an easy start to understanding the structures and logic behind programming. You start by controlling your robot with a remote by giving simple one-step commands. You’ll start actual programming by dragging and dropping commands to a grid area and gradually move to placing those blocks by just using the keyboard and finally to write the actual code with just text.

WHY SHOULD I TEACH PROGRAMMING WITH COMPUTERCRAFTEDU?

We teach programming in the world of Minecraft and give the students an authentic motivation to learn programming. Instead of appealing to how useful the skills will be in the future, with ComputerCraftEdu the skills they learn will be directly applicable when they go home and play Minecraft. Never underestimate the appeal of digging diamonds!