But Partovi said the Code.org version won't ruin the magic of actual Minecraft, which last year surpassed 100 million registered users — about as many as have participated in the Hour of Code.

Minecraft' Hour of Code Designer tutorial will show how the ever-popular gaming title can be even more effective in making kids excited to code. Skip to main content Menu ...

The tutorial takes an hour to go through on average to fit with the Hour of Code theme, and it is available in ten languages right now with 50 planned by December 5. You can see an example of what ...

Just in time for Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code, Microsoft Corp. and Code.org have unveiled the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a coding tutorial for students and educators. The ...

It just teamed up with Code.org to introduce the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a tutorial that teaches young newcomers (6 years old and up) how to create a simple game.

Hour of Code is a worldwide movement that encourages students to participate in one hour of code between Dec. 7-13. The program comes complete with free tutorials, including games students can ...

Minecraft Hour of Code has been a great way for children to engage in game-based learning (Image via Shad Lacefield) This year's Hour of Code is one of the biggest examples of that transition.

With mere hours before the 2015 event's kickoff, more than 186,000 Hour of Code events have been scheduled at learning centers across the world — more than double that of last year’s 77,000 events.