Microsoft and Code.org have come together to debut Minecraft Designer, a free tutorial for students aged 6 and up that uses the Minecraft environment to teach coding.

Minecraft Education Edition has released a new, free Hour of Code. 'Timecraft' lets students learn basic coding concepts while correcting 'mysterious mishaps' throughout history.

For example, using Python and the RPi.GPIO, pins on the GPIO header can be used for output or input. This creates a slew of possible hacks that interface with the game.