Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: College Courses

Meeting: 7:00PM - 7:50PM M (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025) 

Part of Term: Full Term - No WL Purge

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Method of Instruction: Face to Face

Credit Hours: 1

 

Section Max Enrollment: 19

Section Enrolled: 0

Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99) 

Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.

Enrollment data as of: 15-NOV-2024 3:15AM

 

 

Final Exam: No Final Exam

 

Description: In 2011, what would become one of the biggest video games of all time released for the personal computer. Minecraft would soon take over the internet and youtube as it grew its player base around the world. Minecraft is a 3d sandbox game where the player can build, explore, and hunt powerful creatures. In a deeper sense, Minecraft players can dabble in creating machines, automation, and even computing. How does Minecraft function, and how can players use the system to create anything from automatic resource farms to computers? In this course, students will gain an understanding of minecraft at its most basic form, from how it calculates damage to the algorithm it uses to spawn mobs. By watching and playing the game, students will learn how to use Minecraft's systems in creative ways to solve problems. Through quizzes, students will test and reinforce what they have learned in class. There are no exams, however the course will consist of multiple projects where students will take what they learned and draft schematics to solve a problem of their choice.