Index

Adventure mode, 13

Alex, 17

archery, 96–99

architecture, 62–63, 68–71

automatic farming, 45, 57

axes, 26

Ayoob, Joe, 65

backpacks, 16

banners, 46–49

bedrock, 17

biomes

Bryce (Mesa), 48–49

Chunk Base Biome Finder, 129

definition, 17, 48

Island, 128

Jungle, 52, 53

Mushroom Island, 128

Swampland, 128, 129

blocks. See also redstone.

breaking, 15

hardness levels, 26

inventory, 16

placing, 15

blogging, 21, 109

boat racing, 104–107

bone meal, 57, 129

Butterfly Lovers, The, 86, 87

Capture the Flag game, 71

castles, 68–71

characters, 78–81

chests, crafting, 27

city planning, 114–117

Clarke, Adam “Wizard Keen,” 18, 88, 89, 120, 129

command blocks, 103, 121

consoles

features, 14

screencasting, 20

screenshots, 20

controls

archery, 98

keyboard controls, 15

mouse controls, 15

cookies, 50–53

cosplay, 61

crafting tables, 17, 26

Creative mode

Blocky Land, 124–125

Build a Zombie Trap, 34–35

Building and Firing a Cannon with TNT, 38–39

Build Your Kingdom, 70–71

Built to Scale, 74–75

Craft Your Own Culture, 120–121

Create a City or Town, 116–117

Customized Mesa Banners, 48–49

Design a Museum and Sculpt a Masterpiece, 80–81

Design and Build a Restaurant, 44–45

Great Race, The, 110–111

introduction, 13

inventory, 16

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Minecraft Airships!, 66–67

Lights, Camera, Action, 88–89

Musical Blocks, 84–85

Paint a Picture with Blocks, 92–93

Parkour Challenge, 102–103

Roman-Style Dome, 62–63

Six Hunger Bars of Stew, 128–129

Sow, Grow, Harvest, 56–57

Target Practice, 98–99

Waterfalls and Rapids, 106–107

Zombie Dance Party, 30–31

creepers, 17

culture, 118–121

DanTDM, 38

dye, crafting, 57, 128

education, 8–9

egg farming, 45

Eiffel Tower, 74

electricity, 28–31

Enderman, 17

End, The, 17

Family Activities

Chinese Finger Trap, 33

Cookie Mania, 51

Cork Sailboats, 105

Creative Cosplay, 61

Cultural Events, 119

Make a Foldable 3-D Paper Character, 79

Marshmallow Catapult, 37

Matchbox Guitar, 83

Mini Bows and Arrows, 97

Obstacle Course, 101

Paper Airplanes, 65

Paper Weaving, 47

Pixel Art Design, 91

Planting Seeds, 55

Restaurant Research, 43

Scavenger Hunt, 25

Shadow Puppets, 87

Share the Fun, 109

Simple Circuit, 29

Sketch a Scale Drawing, 73

Sugar Castle, 69

Take a Tour, 115

Theme Park, 123

Yummy Stew, 127

flying machines, 64–67

food

cookies, 50–53

gardens, 54–57

mushroom stew, 126–129

restaurants, 42–45

stackable food, 50

gamification, 10

gardens, 54–57

Great Wall of China, 73

Greek architecture, 60, 62

griefing, 17

Harry Potter series (J.K Rowling), 70

hoes, 26, 56

Hot Potato mini game, 98

Inca culture, 114

instructions, 15

inventory, 16, 26

Jesper the End, 31

Julius Caesar (film), 61

laurel wreaths, 61

Local Area Networks (LANs), 14

Minecraft Play

Blocky Land, 124–125

Build a Zombie Trap, 34–35

Building and Firing a Cannon with TNT, 38–39

Build Your Kingdom, 70–71

Built to Scale, 74–75

Cookie Craft, 52–53

Craft Your Own Culture, 120–121

Create a City or Town, 116–117

Customized Mesa Banners, 48–49

Design a Museum and Sculpt a Masterpiece, 80–81

Design and Build a Restaurant, 44–45

Great Race, The, 110–111

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Minecraft Airships!, 66–67

Lights, Camera, Action, 88–89

Mining and Crafting for Better Living, 26–27

Musical Blocks, 84–85

Paint a Picture with Blocks, 92–93

Parkour Challenge, 102–103

Roman-Style Dome, 62–63

Six Hunger Bars of Stew, 128–129

Sow, Grow, Harvest, 56–57

Target Practice, 98–99

Waterfalls and Rapids, 106–107

Zombie Dance Party, 30–31

Minecraft Realms, 14

mining, 24–27

mobs, 17, 57

mods (modifications)

definition, 17

MCedit, 67

Parachute, 66

mooshrooms, 128

movement. See controls.

multiplayer mode

griefing, 17

Hot Potato mini game, 98

introduction to, 12

platforms and, 14

servers, 14

mushroom stew, 126–129

music, 18, 82–85

mycelium blocks, 128

Native Americans, 46, 47

nether, 17, 35

Notchland, 124

obsidian, 35, 39

parkour, 100–103

Persson, Markus “Notch,” 27, 124

Picasso, Pablo, 91

pickaxes, 26

pixel art, 90–93

platforms, 14

PvP (Player vs. Player), 17

racing, 104–107, 108–111

redstone. See also blocks.

clocks, 31

definition, 17, 30

drawbridges, 71

electricity and, 28, 30

music and, 84

racing and, 111

rails, 125

repeaters, 84

TNT and, 38

uses, 9, 28, 30

repeaters, 39, 84

restaurants, 42–45

Roman Empire, 60, 61, 62, 114

scale, 72–75

scenes, 86–89

schematics, 67

schools, 8–9

screencasting, 20

screenshots, 20

servers, 14

settings screens, 16, 18

shelters, 26

shovels, 26, 128

single player mode, 12

skins, 17, 78

spawns, 17

stackable food, 50

Stampy, 88, 89, 103, 129

Steve, 17

summoning artifacts, 121

Survival mode

Build a Zombie Trap, 34–35

Capture the Flag game, 71

Cookie Craft, 52–53

Create a City or Town, 116–117

Great Race, The, 110–111

introduction, 13

inventory, 16

Mining and Crafting for Better Living, 26–27

Parkour Challenge, 102–103

Target Practice, 98

Waterfalls and Rapids, 106–107

swords, 26

Taj Mahal, 74

Tate Modern Museum, 80

theme parks, 122–125

TheNexusWarrior, 106

Titanic (passenger ship), 106

TNT, 36, 38–39

Toda, Takuo, 65

togas, 61

tools, 26

traps, 32–35

Twitter, 21

USS Enterprise (starship), 74

ValcanGaming, 85

weapons, 26

Windsor Castle, 69

world, definition of, 17

YouTube

Chinese finger trap, 32

dance party playlist, 31

human cannonball, 38

Maze Runner Minecraft video, 124

note block compositions, 85

screencasting, 20

trap designs, 35

video creation, 18, 88–89

When Stampy Came to Tea, 88, 89

Wonder Quest show, 129