Minecraft: The video game that builds kids' brain cells Microsoft's highly popular game can help children learn everything from programming, science and math to art, languages and history.

You may have seen Minecraft used to teach programming or even mods that allow some in-game programming, but writing BASIC code inside Minecraft? That's virtually unheard of... until now. SethBling ...

A new one-hour programming tutorial lets students understand better how to build something as sophisticated as the wildly popular Minecraft game.

A team of computer scientists has developed a software package that allows users to learn how to program while playing the popular video game.

Microsoft today announced Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition. This new extension will teach kids how to code with the help of an assistant within the building block video game. Code ...

Together we will be bringing credentialing into Minecraft Education in key, in-demand skills areas starting with Prodigy Learning’s Coding in Minecraft program.

But what about programming within Minecraft? For that, you'll need to turn to YouTuber SethBling. Incredibly enough, SethBling has managed to create the BASIC programming language within Minecraft.

Minecraft, one of the world's most popular computer games, is being turned into an educational tool in an experimental program in El Cajon.

Using the thousands of mods available, Minecraft can also be used to teach subjects other than programming. Rather than problem solving, it can be tailored to foster creativity, and tasks can be ...

The post-Minecraft life appears to be treating Marcus "Notch" Persson quite well, and not just because Microsoft's purchase of Mojang last year left him insanely wealthy. The real source of his ...