You will learn about many aspects of the Minecraft game and how to interact with
Minecraft features through the Python programming language. You will discover how
blocks are addressed in the 3D world using coordinates, how to sense the position of
your player, how to create and delete blocks in the Minecraft world, and how to sense
that a block has been hit by the player.
interface that comes bundled with Minecraft Pi edition. If you are using a PC
or a Mac, you will learn how to set up and run your own local Minecraft server using the
community developed craft-bukkit server, and how to program it using the same
Minecraft programming interface as the Raspberry Pi through the Raspberry Juice
plug-in.
You will learn how to write programs in the Python programming language, from the
very beginnings of a Hello Minecraft World program to the creation of and interaction
with huge 3D objects that, thanks to your new Python programming skills, you can
stamp with your own personality.
be able to enhance your ability to create both 2D and 3D objects out of blocks, lines,
polygons and text.
Your adventures will not be limited to the virtual world of Minecraft though! We will
introduce you to ways to connect Minecraft to electronic components, meaning that your
Minecraft world will be able to sense and control objects in the real world. Thus, we give
you a valuable secret: how to break out of the boundaries of the virtual sandbox world!
