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I have been playing Minecraft for a while now and I really love it.
I have been building cities and even empires.
However, last night I got the dreaded question from my mum.
What educational benefits does it have?
Oh no, I thought. It was time for some convincing reasoning.
I decided to give my mum a little insight into just how educational Minecraft and Roblox are.
So, I launched my argument.
Well mum, I said, educational reason number one.
Minecraft uses a simplistic 1x1 block structure to make up the world and objects.
It's very easy to translate these things into a programming language made up of 1s and 0s
that dictate what the program does and how it runs.
This binary language can then be communicated to the computer through lines of coding.
It is a really good first step to help me think about coding languages.
Essentially, it is helping me to become a better programmer.
She seemed to agree.
Reason number two.
Minecraft can be enhanced by modifications or mods that are outside strings of code
that change the game from the inside, such as generating monsters,
giving players increased health or items and even telling the non-playable characters to do specific things.
I have been working on building some of these mods by writing my own code
and there are even block-based programs out there that can help with these as well.
So I am learning to code and I am playing at the same time. Win-win!
Reason number three.
Minecraft even has an education edition. We sometimes use it in school.
Coding languages often involve a lot of strings of words, numbers and letters
meaning that more complex coding involves a lot of typing.
This can often seem daunting to children and to people who aren't very confident with typing very quickly.
However, programs such as Minecraft Education Edition offers a far more visual and less wordy way
of learning to code as a beginner by using visual block coding.
This involves individual blocks of pre-written code that can be dragged and dropped into the script, just like a puzzle piece.
This helps us understand the coding format and how we can change elements in a game in real time.
Mum, why don't you try?
So Mum, as you can see, Minecraft is a very important tool on my coding journey. Mum, now it's your turn!
