ProCodeCG Half-Day Kids Coding Camp Games Development Day #3

Today’s is Minecraft day! We learned to do some modding on Minecraft using CanaryMod and Scriptcraft! 🙂

CanaryMod is a server which has ScriptCraft plug-ins that enable us to type code in Minecraft in JavaScript 😉

With ScriptCraft, we can create lots of things inside Minecraft by typing codes!

Most kids are familiar with Minecraft, but most of them have never done Minecraft Modding before 😉

This Games Development camp aiming to introduce games to kids, and teach them how to create games. Because to be able to design and create games, one should play games 😉

Oh! This is too fun! 😀

Learning (read: coding) is fun. It doesn’t necessarily mean something to frown upon 🙂

We did some turtle navigation we learned on the 1st day again in Minecraft. This time we did it in 3D 😉 Kids learned how to move around Minecraft and put blocks on the ground by giving command like move forward 3 steps – turn to the left – move forward 3 steps – put the block.

One of the kid celebrate his birthday by generously brought us lots of pizza! Happy bday Farrell! 🙂 ❤

One of the kid created a replica of her Mac inside Minecraft!

Look how cool is that! 😉

Well, even the greatest days have to end. After receiving the certificate, it took us some time to get kids to get up to get their pics 😀

One of them climbed over Capt. Zaki’s shoulder LOL

Ok, now ready?

And yeaaaah this is all of us at the end of ProCodeCG Half-Day Kids Coding Camp!

See you soon, kids! Hope that the last 3 days has brought you lots of new experience and loads you with happiness and useful skills!

 

ProCodeCG Talkshow on KLCBS 17 Dec 2015

Today we had a talkshow at KLCBS about the upcoming ProCodeCG Half-day Kids Coding Camp 🙂

The registration is still open, you may send your kids to more than one topics (Games Development, Cryptography, Virus-Antivirus).

Games Development topic will introduce kids to programming using games. They will learn different tools and languages to create games. And at the end they will be able to create their own games.

Cryptography topic will give awareness about security of data to kids. They will learn how to protect their data with encryption. Later their problem solving skills will be improved by learning how to decrypt their encrypted data.

Virus-Antivirus topic will provide the kids with knowledge about malware threats. They will learn about different kind of virus, the level of dangers and how to prevent the threat. They will learn to create simple and less harmful virus to see how it works. They will also be taught on how to create antivirus to the virus they created.

Each topic will be in 3 days, from 9am to 2pm. Kids will learn from beginner to advanced level on each topic.

Don’t worry if your kids are beginners because we will start from the beginning for each topic!

Age doesn’t matter too, we have several Captains on different ages to make sure your kids keep up with the class.

Each kid is expected to bring a laptop and a table. We will provide internet connection, snack, lunch, souvenirs and certificate. And course materials 🙂

ProCodeCG Kids Programming Class 12 Sept 2015 – Modding in Minecraft

Today we slow down a bit 🙂 after spending several weeks making calculator, learning some GUI with Python tkinter, create encryption, decryption and take a look at some virus coding, yesterday we did some Minecraft modding again! 🙂

Some of the kids have never played Minecraft before so the captains gave them some jump start on how to play it 🙂

The other ones who are already expert shared tips and show some tricks to the class. Like how to create interesting mechanical tricks with redstone 😉

Some of the shows some demos of command blocks too, which is really cool because with it we are now have a car in Minecraft 😀

Next week we will be back on track again. We will continues the lesson on Python, and we will probably learn to create some good viruses 😉

ProCodeCG Kids Half-Day Coding Camp for Advanced Day 2

Day 2 of Advanced Level Coding Camp!

We continue the previous lesson! We learn about how to create build shapes, structures, and skyscrapers using loops 😉

This Ardi trying to make his code work 🙂

This is Nara and Rafli

Zaki, Fadhlan and Dhani

Malik, Binar, Rheino and Hikari. All are very interested in making mods in Minecraft! 😉

See how Rafli enthusiastically sit on the floor getting close to the display to make sure he typed in the right code 😀

We are building skyscrapers! 🙂

Like this

And after that the kids are asked to create roof, not manually but using codes, by modifying their .js file

To get something like this

Time flies! We started the class one hour earlier but kids just won’t stop until their parents force them to go LOL

Tomorrow we will log into one server and play together in there, competing to create the most awesome building using codes! 😉

[This coding camp is supported by BCCF, with KLCBS and Salman Media as Media Partners]

ProCodeCG Kids Half-Day Coding Camp for Advanced Day 1

First day of Coding Camp for Advanced!

Today we learn how to install CanaryMod, how set up the server, how to install ScriptCraft, how to install the latest version of Java and of course, how to install Minecraft too 😉

Some of the kids, of course, have already have Minecraft on their laptop. Minecraft is a very popular game and very good for stimulating creativity, logic, sense about spatial and strategy.

We typed in some JavaScript commands on Minecraft’s command line and see how they works.

Kids say that this is much easier than the lessons they got on the intermediate level 😀 but the truth is, they find it easier because they are doing it while playing 🙂

Yay, Capt. BR explaining about functions (something they have learned on the previous level)

Kids understand better and faster if they feel like playing 🙂

It’s been hours and they keep saying “wow, time flies, i wish we could have more time!” 😀

Well don’t worry kids, we’ll still have plenty of time tomorrow! We will learn about looping, making decisions, event-driven programming, keeping score and many more! 😉

[This coding camp is supported by BCCF, with KLCBS and Salman Media as Media Partners]

ProCodeCG Kids Programming 11 Apr 2015 – Build and Share The Same World in Minecraft

We did lots of things today!

This is the server showing the activity for the first hour of the class: kids chase and slain each other LOL

Until at some point they started to make strategy and develop buildings and also armory 😀

This is Dhanu’s rocket launcher building

And this is inside Diaz’s house, a very nice place with wide windows!

See Dhanu’s rocket building through Diaz’s window
This is how Diaz’s house looks at night
And Dhanu’s at night. Incredible 🙂
This is some destroyed castle. Kids build it and then ruin it LOL

Dhanu’s has a very unusual structure 🙂

It has some pools below the building
And this is how it looks from below
Ok, we can go swimming here!
This is underwater!
And look, Dhanu (a.k.a loser) is building something under the water 😀
Going up the surface
And teleport self to Diaz’s basement
which is particularly a very comfy place!
See? It is Diaz tidying up the room 😀
This is the entrance of Diaz’s house, it is interesting how kids able to develop things 🙂

And this is how it looks at night. Nice.

A very nice room, buddy!
And this is Zaki’s building. Very complex.

And very tall. You can climb up and jump, and see how beautiful its construction.

This is how Dhanu’s rocket building looks from above
From the top
You know what? Everybody should try to play Minecraft. It really sharpened the spatial skills. This complex skyscraper is made by a kid. Awesome dude!
Still lots of things to do but we really have to end the class (the kids just wouldnt want to call it off LOL)

Oh, btw, this is some pictures from when the kids chasing at and kill each other, LOL

ProCodeCG Kids Programming 4 Apr 2015 – Learning to Build Things with Array

Today we learn how to use array to create boxes in Minecraft. We have learned how to use box and box0 before, and today we give boxa (or box array) a try.

The kids are now getting better at typing codes 🙂 They typed it fast with very few typos.

And this is how the teacher works, using more than one computer, and if necessary, she will uses three 😀

This is the coding for creating arrays of boxes,

.. and this one is the coding to create colored triangle

And these are the result! Basically boxa picks the kind of box defined in the array and uses it alternately, depends on the weight, height and length.

By using boxa we now can make a 3D colored-triangle

like we did in 2D before 😉