Building a Minecraft City

Build Like a Pro!

AvSarah Guthals

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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The coolest kid-friendly Minecraft projects If you have a Minecraft fanatic on your hands, you're about to be the most popular adult on the "block." Offering young Minecraft enthusiasts the ultimate sandbox experience, Building a Minecraft City gives kids aged 7 – 11 an outlet to enhance their love of the game and take their creative play to new heights.Brought to you by the trusted For Dummies brand, this kid-focused book offers step-by-step instructions and simple explanations for completing projects that will teach your child invaluable new skills—all while having a ton of fun! They'll gain confidence as they design and build truly impressive Minecraft structures, and you'll delight in watching them develop and refine their problem-solving skills as they work on their own. It's a win-win! Features a kid-friendly design that is heavy on eye-popping graphicsFocuses on three basic projects that set young readers on the road to further explorationBoasts a small, full-color, accessible package that instills confidence in the readerIntroduces basic engineering concepts to kids in a way they can understandScreen time can be as educational as it is fun, and this book shows your child how to approach their favorite game from a new angle to think—and do—outside the box.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-01-27
Mått:140 x 213 x 7 mm
Vikt:211 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Dummies Junior
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781119316411

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Sarah Guthals, Ph.D, has dedicated her life to coding education. She loves to teach teachers how to use Minecraft in the classroom, and wishes she could teach her cats how to play Minecraft too!

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Introduction 2About Minecraft 2About This Book 3About You 3About the Icons 4Beyond the Book 4Project 1: Entering Minecraft 5Registering a Minecraft Account 6Purchasing and Installing Minecraft 6Playing the Game 8Logging in and operating the main menu 8Starting your first game in SinglePlayer mode 9Understanding basic controls. 10Watching the Heads-Up Display (HUD) 15Project 2: Prebuilding Strategies 17Building Different Minecraft Buildings 18Gathering Materials for Construction: Creative Mode 19Setting up the inventory in Creative mode 20Using the Creative mode menu 20Organizing your materials for Survival mode 24Obtaining a good inventory in Survival mode 25Organizing your materials in Survival mode 28Getting Ready to Build in Portable Edition 29Getting around the structure 30Using scaffolding 30Using ladders to scale your structure 32Location is Everything 32Building on fun landscapes. 34Reshaping the landscape 35Leveling mostly flat surfaces 35Leveling large structures 36Wire Framing the Build on Paper. 38Wire Framing the Build in Minecraft 41Project 3: Building Your Dream Home 43Building Your First Building 43Clearing your building site 43Choosing your materials 44Building walls 46Building a ceiling 49Building a door 50Adding light 53Building Your Dream Home 55Protecting Your Dream Home 64Thinking about New Designs 66Project 4: Building Your Own City 69Planning Your City 69Choosing a theme for your city 70Sketching your city 70Making Space in Minecraft 71Outlining your city 74Connecting the paths 75Starting Construction. 77Building a tall building 77Making a moat 84Building a simple house 85Using Commands to Build. 89Fill command 89Clone command 90Playing around with commands 92Making Your City Unique 92Project 5: Building City Attractions 93Fancy Fountains 93Simple one-block fountain 94Tall fountains 97Tall fountains without walls. 100Wide fountains without walls 103Water Slides 107Multiple Story Buildings 112Roller Coasters 117Rail types. 117The structure 117The track 119Making Your City Unique 122