Introduction to Minecraft Modding at YaJUG

1. Minecraft Modding
Introduction
@stephanerondal
December 2015

2. Stephane Rondal
20+ years of experience
Java Development & Architecture
Team & Project Leading
Agile
@stephanerondal
stephane.rondal@arexo.be

3. Minecraft?

6. The Game
A game where :
• you can place and break blocks
• you can mine to find raw materials
• and craft those into usable items
• tools, weapons, armors
• mobs and monsters
• redstone

7. is very popular!
• Minecraft hits one million concurrent
players on PC (Jan 2015)
• Minecon 2015: Guinness World
Record for largest convention for a
single video game (10k tickets)

8. Modding?
Modding refers to the act of
modifying hardware, software, or
virtually anything else, to perform
a function not originally conceived
or intended by the designer, or
achieve a bespoke specification.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modding

9. Modding?
Anything that changes Minecraft's
game content from what it
originally was.
Minecraft Wiki

10. Disclaimerhttp://theamericangenius.com/business-news/video-mocks-insane-client-requests-empathizes-experts/

11. How I came to mod

12. Modding Options

13. LearnToMod Software
Online and interactive. Mod Minecraft in your
browser. Tutorials and puzzles help you unlock
badges and learn to code.
● Modding Studio
● Private Server
● Lessons
http://pt.slideshare.net/kevinhakanson/learning-to-mod-minecraft-a-fatherdaughter-retrospective

14. LearnToMod with JavaScript
Learn to Mod Minecraft
with one of the most
popular programming
languages.
http://pt.slideshare.net/kevinhakanson/learning-to-mod-minecraft-a-fatherdaughter-retrospective

15. LearnToMod with Blocks
Learn to Mod Minecraft
without typing. Learn
coding concepts without
annoying syntax errors.
Blocks are every bit as
powerful as JavaScript,
and they're easier to use.
http://pt.slideshare.net/kevinhakanson/learning-to-mod-minecraft-a-fatherdaughter-retrospective

16. Hour of code (code.org)

17. Hour of code (code.org)

18. Minecraft Forge

19. Types of Mods
• New commands
• Creating blocks, mobs, monsters, …
• Changing behavior
• Responding to actions, events, …
• MCEdit mods to ease terrain editing

20. Examples of Mods
• Chat « bot » that gives you items
• Spawn dragons from eggs
• Launch snowballs that turn into
arrows
• Turn earth into water
• Dynamite explosions go nuclear
• Imagination is your limit….

21. Making your own

22. What do you need
• Java JDK (7 or 8)
• Minecraft Forge: minecraftforge.net
• Terminal
• Eclipse or …

23. Getting started
• Download &unzip Minecraft Forge
• Enter the unzipped directory
• Run ./gradlew setupDecompWorkspace eclipse
• Wait for « Build successful »
• Open Eclipse and choose the eclipse
directory generated by the above
command as your workspace
Detailed instructions here:
https://github.com/devoxx4kids/materials/tree/master/workshops/minecraft#Download
http://www.minecraftforge.net/wiki/Installation/Source

24. Demo(s)

25. A world by itself

26. A world by itself

27. A world by itself

28. A world by itself
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-tools/1260747-minecraft-note-block-studio

29. A world by itself
Denmark in Minecraft
http://eng.gst.dk/maps-topography/denmark-in-minecraft/

30. A world by itself
https://minecraftedu.com/
Learning Through Games

31. A world by itself
http://blog.kotobaminers.org/post/77122084167/enroll-sign-up-and-start-learning-japanese

32. A world by itself

33. Teaching to kids

34. Teaching to kids
• Just an introduction
• Make them feel important
• Forget classes, attributes, OOP
• Metaphors
• Postman, envelopes, messages

35. En savoir plus

36. Nos prochaines activités
Journée d’initiation à la
programmation & robotique
pour les 10-14 ans
Samedi 30 janvier 2016
wajug.be/#/d4k

37. Resources

38. Resources
LearnToMod
http://www.learntomod.com
Hour of Code
www.code.org
www.minecraftforum.net
https://java4kids.java.net/minecraft.html
http://www.minecraft-crafting.net/
http://www.devoxx4kids.org/materials/workshops/minecraft/