Grades 3-8: Minecraft Advanced - Modding (In-Person LEASIDE)

Minecraft is a fun game to play, and this means it is even more fun to hack. Thanks to open source tools that allow us to access the underlying game resources, there is no limit on changes you can make to the appearance, shape, or logic of things in the game. Adding to and editing a game’s files requires an understanding of all the different parts and how they fit together, and this knowledge applies to all types of programs.

In our Minecraft Resources and Mods weekly program, kids are led by a MakerKids Mentor through the basics of editing a Minecraft game file. With modding, makers will think like a Minecraft creator and will have the ability to customize their own graphical images. As each new feature is added kids must address the new settings and learn how it will interact with all the other objects in the game. Makers will have the ability to make their very own mod and will have a solid understanding of how Minecraft handles all the resources in its codebase. Kids will also see how far the block-based coding of customized behaviour can really go, and what else mods are capable of if they commit the time and effort into steadily working on all the aspects of a long-term project filled with interconnecting assets.

Makers will test out of their mods in our Minecraft modded server! They’ll also have the ability to download their working mods and share them with others. Chromebooks cannot be used.