Minecraft Modding For Kids For Dummies® For Kids For Dummies Series

• The book is in full color and lies flat so you can look while you play
• Includes lifetime access to LearnToMod software with 3 months free access to a private Minecraft server
• Features larger print to make the text feel less daunting
• Offers next steps you can take if you want to learn even more about modding and coding

Introduction 1

Part 1: Making Your First Minecraft Mod 7

Project 1: Getting Started on Modding Minecraft 9

Project 2: Earning Modding Badges 37

Project 3: Building and Protecting Structures 62

Part 2: Making Your First Minecraft Minigame 109

Project 4: Making a Single]Player Game in Minecraft: Spleef 111

Project 5: Making a Multilevel Minecraft Minigame: Monster Arena 142

Project 6: Minecraft Modding with Friends: The Multiplayer Version of Spleef 168

Part 3: Designing and Building a Multiplayer Minigame 189

Project 7: Modding with Projectiles 191

Project 8: Making a Multiplayer Minigame: Capture the Flag 226

Project 9: Iterating on Gameplay Using an Existing Game: Capture the Flag 261

Part 4: Building Your Own Minecraft Minigame 279

Project 10: Building Your Own Game 281

Index 290

Our primary target audience is the millions of kids who play Minecraft every day. To date, over 100 million people have registered for Minecraft and over 54 million people have purchased the game. This book is ultimately aimed at more mature players who want to learn more about modding in their favorite game.

Sarah Guthals, Ph.D. is the CTO of ThoughtSTEM and has dedicated her life to coding education.

Stephen Foster, Ph.D. is the CEO of ThoughtSTEM, a company that teaches computer science to kids across America.

Lindsey Handley, Ph.D. is the COO of ThoughtSTEM and has hundreds of hours of experience as a classroom instructor for Minecraft based science and computer science classes.