Lindsey D. Handley

Lindsey Handley, PhD, is the COO of ThoughtSTEM and has hundreds of hours of experience as a classroom instructor for Minecraft-based science and computer science classes.

Articles & Books From Lindsey D. Handley

Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016
Minecraft modding is a fun way to add your own spin on the gaming world and learn some coding at the same time. The ability to code is a good skill to have and can be useful in other things, as well.When you’re ready to write your first Minecraft mod, click on the Learn tab to go back to the list of badges, and then click on the Write Your First Mod badge.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-24-2022
Modding Minecraft allows players to make large interactive modifications to their Minecraft worlds with a simple click of a button. Although you can build infinite mods, this book focuses on creating Minigames within Minecraft, where players can compete in single-player and multi-player mode. Designing and coding the Minigames requires coding, but with the help of LearnToMod, you can create your own Minigame to play with friends!
Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016
After you write your first mod, the next task you take on is to run the mod in Minecraft. The third badge, Run Your Mod spells out the steps to do this:Click the Mod button at the bottom of the programming environment.You can see the button in the lower left corner. When you click on it, you see a message.This message lets you know that the mod was successfully sent to your Minecraft account.
Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016
Writing mods and testing them is fun, but being able to have your friends test them in their Minecraft worlds can help you and your friends come up with creative mods, because you can get new ideas. After you write some code, have your friends test it for you — it’s a good way to find bugs and become a better modder.
Step by Step / Updated 09-12-2017
After you have earned at least ten badges, you might have an idea for your own creative Minecraft mod that you want to write. Just have your idea handy and follow these steps:Make a Minecraft Mod with LearnToMod Software.Minecraft is an awesome game because it gives its community the ability to make their own modifications (mods) to the game through custom coding and third-party platforms.
Article / Updated 09-09-2017
Minecraft modding can offer you a way to show your individuality in the gaming world. Video games are made up of thousands of lines of code. Code makes players (like you) able to explore new worlds, interact with characters, and have fun. Some games, like Minecraft, allow players to add their own code to the games to create new worlds, challenges, or even characters.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
One benefit of using LearnToMod, aside from getting to learn how to program, is that you get your own, private Minecraft server. You can run all your mods or just play! Sometimes, though, it’s fun to play with friends. And luckily, you have a way to add your LearnToMod friends to your private Minecraft server so that you can show them all the awesome mods you have made — or play one of the minigames you’ve made by following the instructions in this book.
Article / Updated 09-22-2017
Before writing all the code to make a Minecraft Minigame, you need to design your game. The Gameplay Loop is a simple process that you can follow to make sure your game is fun, challenging, and complete. The Gameplay Loop has four parts: Start: Create a basic scene. Goal: Add a way to win and lose. Challenges: Make winning more difficult.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
When you code in Minecraft, you can use a random integer to make your code behave in random ways. An integer is just a number; the random integer Math block in LearnToMod chooses a random number between two numbers (1 and 10, for example) every time the code is run. Using integers in Minecraft. The first time you run this code, the result might be 5; the second time, it might be 8; and so on.
Article / Updated 09-03-2017
To mod Minecraft, you have to write code. Luckily, the LearnToMod Software walks you through that! One of the first things that you should learn is how to make drones in Minecraft and use them to build structures. Drones are invisible robots that can move and place blocks of certain types, or even spawn entities (like Creepers)!