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Instant Minecraft: Pi Edition Coding How-To
Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. A concise guide that delivers immediate results with practical recipes on how to code creatively in Minecraft: Pi Edition.This book is for everyone! No previous experience of programming, Linux, or Minecraft is required. It is great for you if you enjoy playing Minecraft and would like to be able to build more interesting things, and also if you are interested in learning computer programming. All of the recipes require a Raspberry Pi computer (and all necessary peripherals), and some are best performed with additional electronics components.
50 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2013
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Daniel Bates
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August 30, 2013
Okay, first lets get out the bad points. This is never going to make you into a coder, and it doesn't teach much by way of Python coding, nor will it enable you to code your own Minecraft, instantly or otherwise.
However, that would be missing the point of this book. This is about getting instant results, and what it does is whet the appetite with small snippets of code that can have you interacting with a truly great product (Minecraft) with just a few lines of python. The code samples in the book are clear, the instructions and explanations concise and to the point, and there is a good flow.
What I would like to see is more by way of questions/answers and code samples. For example, there is a section concerning error trapping invalid moves in the Minecraft Reversi game sample, but it left to the reader to expand on it themselves. It would have been better to get the reader to think about what 'sorts' of error conditions should be considered. Throw in a few code examples that need completion (ie presenting the function headers) would have been a better way to actually use this as a learning resource.
Other things to consider would be code presented that has errors in it, or seeing how the code snippets could be built on by adding small chunks of user provided input.
Don't forget, the principle of the Raspberry Pi is to instill confidence and curiosity about computer programming.
I liked the book, but I can see only a short shelf life before this becomes no use to an avid up and coming coder. I have yet to hand it over to my Teenage son's to see what they make of it, but I would finish and summarise my experience as being a satisfied customer. It is a good resource as an introduction, and it may even spur a few children to want to learn more, which is to be applauded.
The code and projects within the book are a great introduction, and by getting kids being able to interact with one of their favourite games is only ever going to be a positive experience, and a truly innovative way of introducing computing, which is what the raspberry pi foundation are all about. I can see the hacking happening now, and hear those screams of "get out of my game" and "stop hacking me!" from my two teenage sons.
Out of 5, I would give it a solid 4. Good, but by no means perfect, and in version 2, I would like to see more of a tutorial than presenting almost all the code required.
Thanks to the authors for creating an affordable and informative text. Kudos also for the inclusion of links to related books at the end, which point readers to closely related books.
However, that would be missing the point of this book. This is about getting instant results, and what it does is whet the appetite with small snippets of code that can have you interacting with a truly great product (Minecraft) with just a few lines of python. The code samples in the book are clear, the instructions and explanations concise and to the point, and there is a good flow.
What I would like to see is more by way of questions/answers and code samples. For example, there is a section concerning error trapping invalid moves in the Minecraft Reversi game sample, but it left to the reader to expand on it themselves. It would have been better to get the reader to think about what 'sorts' of error conditions should be considered. Throw in a few code examples that need completion (ie presenting the function headers) would have been a better way to actually use this as a learning resource.
Other things to consider would be code presented that has errors in it, or seeing how the code snippets could be built on by adding small chunks of user provided input.
Don't forget, the principle of the Raspberry Pi is to instill confidence and curiosity about computer programming.
I liked the book, but I can see only a short shelf life before this becomes no use to an avid up and coming coder. I have yet to hand it over to my Teenage son's to see what they make of it, but I would finish and summarise my experience as being a satisfied customer. It is a good resource as an introduction, and it may even spur a few children to want to learn more, which is to be applauded.
The code and projects within the book are a great introduction, and by getting kids being able to interact with one of their favourite games is only ever going to be a positive experience, and a truly innovative way of introducing computing, which is what the raspberry pi foundation are all about. I can see the hacking happening now, and hear those screams of "get out of my game" and "stop hacking me!" from my two teenage sons.
Out of 5, I would give it a solid 4. Good, but by no means perfect, and in version 2, I would like to see more of a tutorial than presenting almost all the code required.
Thanks to the authors for creating an affordable and informative text. Kudos also for the inclusion of links to related books at the end, which point readers to closely related books.
August 2, 2013
Raspberry PI has become one of the most popular choices for the Technology hobbyist and this book provide us the basic instructions to setup Minecraft into Raspberry PI and give us the programming skills to create elaborate Interactive environments.
This book is well written and the recipes are easy to follow only requiring basic knowledge of Python programming.The Author use a simple language and the book is short but self-contained (we can find all the code from the Packt website).
This book is highly recommended for hobbyist and high-school students who wants to start into Python programming in a fun way and who enjoy play with Minecraft.
I really liked, is an excellent use for my Raspberry Pi as a learning tool for my kids.
This book is well written and the recipes are easy to follow only requiring basic knowledge of Python programming.The Author use a simple language and the book is short but self-contained (we can find all the code from the Packt website).
This book is highly recommended for hobbyist and high-school students who wants to start into Python programming in a fun way and who enjoy play with Minecraft.
I really liked, is an excellent use for my Raspberry Pi as a learning tool for my kids.
August 23, 2013
Instant Minecraft: Pi Edition Coding How-to is a short, concise and to the point book for people who love Minecraft, but a Raspberry Pi and some Python language knowledge are needed if you want to take full advantage of the book.
You'll learn how to set up a RasPi, as in all RasPi related books, but then it's all Mincecraft related using Python to code it. (The code can be downloaded from the Packt website).
As other books on the RasPi galaxy, the book provides a small intro, then a tutorial and, after it, an explanation of the tutorial to round it all. It's a good way to learn and apply Python to a real project, specially if you are a Minecraft fan.
You'll learn how to set up a RasPi, as in all RasPi related books, but then it's all Mincecraft related using Python to code it. (The code can be downloaded from the Packt website).
As other books on the RasPi galaxy, the book provides a small intro, then a tutorial and, after it, an explanation of the tutorial to round it all. It's a good way to learn and apply Python to a real project, specially if you are a Minecraft fan.
June 7, 2016
Okay this is a very short book (and the 50 pages include the cover, toc, advertisement, ... so only 40 'real' pages are present) so the amount of information which can be covered is quite limited. It first touches the installation of Minecraft for Raspberry Pi, quite in depth, then switches up a gear and explains how to implement reversi. Some more intermediate steps of exploring the Minecraft API would be more appreciated there.
In a next step it tries to combine (and a thumbs up for that) the Raspberry Pi with the physical world by making use of the electrical interfaces (GPIOs) of the Raspberry Pi.
In a next step it tries to combine (and a thumbs up for that) the Raspberry Pi with the physical world by making use of the electrical interfaces (GPIOs) of the Raspberry Pi.
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