'Minecraft Education Edition' will let kids build with code
The new extension, Code Builder, is available in beta right now.
Minecraft Education Edition is getting a big upgrade: Code Builder. Essentially, students will be able to learn coding by traveling around the game's pixely world. Typing "/code" will bring up a list of commands and code snippets. From there, an adorable robot avatar dubbed "the agent" appears and acts on code to do things like work while you're away, light your fortress at night or delve deeper into the earth for resources. On the stage, the agent built a windmill and columns for the Parthenon automatically. And that's about it! Codebuilder is available in beta right now.
Say hello to The Agent – experience Code Builder for #MinecraftEdu. Get started at https://t.co/qqsf4VpGrK #MicrosoftEDU pic.twitter.com/unfYSS2uuo
— Minecraft Education (@PlayCraftLearn) May 2, 2017
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