Minecraft, a popular PC game, is now a gateway into the programming world. And, in a novel approach to teaching programming, a new book from No Starch Press, “Learn to Program with Minecraft” ($29.95, ...

A new one-hour programming tutorial lets students understand better how to build something as sophisticated as the wildly popular Minecraft game.

Minecraft, one of the world's most popular computer games, is being turned into an educational tool in an experimental program in El Cajon.

A team of computer scientists has developed a software package that allows users to learn how to program while playing the popular video game.

Using the thousands of mods available, Minecraft can also be used to teach subjects other than programming. Rather than problem solving, it can be tailored to foster creativity, and tasks can be ...

Minecraft: The video game that builds kids' brain cells Microsoft's highly popular game can help children learn everything from programming, science and math to art, languages and history.

Learning to Program: What is the roadmap to learn programming languages for a first year computer science and engineering student?

Learning in Minecraft models the constructionist approach that block-based programming uses. In Minecraft, there are blocks of various elements: air, dirt, grass, water, etc.

Programming languages can be daunting to learn, especially if you're a kid who'd rather be playing games than creating them. Thankfully, ThoughtSTEM has found a way to make coding both accessible ...