Minecraft is no stranger to player-made modifications. From the game’s inception, players have been taking the code and customizing it to do new things. Before Mojang’s server support, they were ...

The Minecraft modding community has grown exponentially over the last 15 years, with loads of mods having unique feature sets competing against each other. Not all of these mods are intercompatible, ...

A team of computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, has developed a software package that allows users to learn how to program while playing the popular video game Minecraft.

Computer programmer and Minecraft player Seth Bling just did the most meta scheme by creating an interpreter that allows players to write their own BASIC codes inside Minecraft using the on-screen ...

The official Minecraft forums regularly do Community Spotlights to point out cool mods and texture packs made by users. Last week the forums showcased Buildcraft, a rad mod made by SpaceToad. On top ...

Gathering the best Minecraft mods together and convincing them to play nice with each other is tough work. While vanilla Minecraft is basically three games in a trenchcoat, the most diverse ...

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 ...