Minecraft: An Engaging Platform to Learn Programming
Worasait Suwannik

TL;DR
This paper investigates how Minecraft Education Edition can be used as an engaging platform to teach Python programming, covering fundamental to advanced concepts and highlighting its benefits for student motivation and skill development.
Contribution
It introduces a novel approach of using Minecraft Education Edition for teaching Python, demonstrating its effectiveness across multiple programming paradigms.
Findings
Enhances student engagement and motivation
Improves understanding of complex programming concepts
Fosters creativity and problem-solving skills
Abstract
Teaching programming effectively is difficult. This paper explores the benefits of using Minecraft Education Edition to teach Python programming. Educators can use the game to teach various programming concepts ranging from fundamental programming concepts, object-oriented programming, event-driven programming, and parallel programming. It has several benefits, including being highly engaging, sharpen creativity and problem-solving skill, motivating the study of mathematics, and making students realizes the importance of programming.
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Taxonomy
TopicsComputational Physics and Python Applications
