Created by “Minecraft” game designers at Mojang and Microsoft, in partnership with Code.org, the fun and easy-to-learn one-hour experience builds on the success of last year’s record-breaking ...

Microsoft wants to turn kids' love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming through a partnership with Code.org, announced on Monday morning.

Microsoft and Code.org are betting on kids' familiarity with Minecraft to help make computer programming more approachable.

Minecraft is not the only video game where people have built virtual computers, but it provides some of the most ambitious examples.