In the process, players generate computer code. Deirdre Quarnstrom, director of Minecraft Education, said educators love the game "because their students are really engaged" while playing it.

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 ...

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.

In fact, the website of Minecraft Fandom has already created a step-by-step tutorial on how to build a computer inside the game from scratch.

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

The creativity that Minecraft inspires has led to an industry of professional builders.