Game Designer Minecraft phenomenon gaming has become. Amateur project, created by Swedish programmer Markus Persson, quickly found millions of fans and has become one of the most profitable games in the world. Persson Four years later sold his creation from Microsoft for 2,5 billion and left the studio he created Mojang. Redmondskyy giant now plans to expand the universe of Minecraft in different directions, one of which was the child's education.
A joint project of Microsoft and the software portal Code.org allow children of primary school age learn the basics of building algorithms using programming they understand the game Minecraft. Special Editor shows a scene from the game, elements which children can manage with the help of special software commands in blocks. Blocks are placed in sequence, then program translates them into a form of action.
This training program is designed for children from 6 and older. During the training the children will be asked to solve various problems by constructing certain algorithms. in addition, the program incorporated many lessons, so that students can understand the basics of programming and understand, as are its basic mechanisms. Everyone can access the program on the official website. true, keep in mind, that so far only available in English version (interface translated into Russian only partially).
