About This Activity
Adventures in Minecraft is a hands-on S.T.E.A.M. camp designed for children ages 9 to 11 that immerses campers in game design, logic, and programming using Minecraft Education's Adventure Mode. Game Design & Storytelling: Campers transition from players to creators by mapping out their own adventure storylines, designing a "Home Base," and constructing multi-room puzzle dungeons with specific objectives and obstacles. Redstone Engineering: Participants learn the fundamentals of virtual electronics by building Redstone circuits to create working minecarts, automated passcode doors, and a movie-inspired "Steve's Lava Chicken" farm using hoppers and dispensers. Command Block Coding: Young developers learn to code in-game mechanics using Command Blocks, mastering coordinates and execution commands to build teleporting parkour courses and mob-spawning mazes. Collaboration & Final Showcase: Campers develop teamwork and problem-solving skills by playing collaborative maps like "Wheel of Steve," culminating in the creation of a grand finale area for their own game featuring automated firework dispensers.
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Orchard Park Presbyterian Church
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1605 E. 106th Street,
Indianapolis, IN
46280
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