Adventures in Minecraft is for any young person who loves playing Minecraft, and
would like to learn to program and do more with it. The Adventures series of site is
aimed at readers in the age range 11–15, but some of the more challenging later adventures
might be appropriate for older readers too. The earlier chapters have also been
tested with readers as young as 8.
You might already be an expert in playing the game but find yourself getting frustrated
by the length of time it takes to build new structures. Or you might want to find ways
to extend the game by adding some additional intelligence and automation to the
world. Whatever your reasons, this book will be your guide for a journey through
important item in your backpack. Your trek will take you from simple beginnings, such
as posting messages to the Minecraft chat, through learning the basics of programming
Minecraft using the Python programming language, to discovering how to use
your new computer programming skills to program your own exciting game inside
Minecraft. By the end of your adventures you will have learned the skills you need to
become a pioneer in Minecraft programming!
