Set up a new project folder:

Create a new folder on your computer where you'll store your game project.

Give it a descriptive name like "coding-camp" or anything you prefer.

Open VS Code.

Click on "File" in the top menu and select "Open Folder".

Navigate to the project folder you created and select it.

Click on "Open" to open the project folder in VS Code.

Create new Python file and test it

Create a new Python file in your project folder, name it game.py

Inside the file type following print statement and run code

                    
                    print("hello")
                    
                    

You should see the output of print statement in the terminal, see the picture

Prev Next

Check if you have pip3 installed by running the command:

pip --version or pip3 --version

If pip3 is not installed, you can install it by running the command:

                    
                    
                        curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
                        cd ~/Downloads
                        python get-pip.py
                        pip --version
                    
                    

                    
                    

Install Ursina library:

In the terminal run the following command:

                        
                            
                                pip install ursina
                            
                            or 
                            
                                pip3 install ursina
                            
                        
                    

Prev Next

Open VS Code game.py file and type following code

If everything is set up correctly, a window should appear, indicating that Ursina is working.

Prev Next

Computer Programming or Coding is the process of writing instructions for a computer to follow. It's like a recipe, but for a computer. The instructions tell the computer what to do and in what order to do it.

Those sets of instructions that the computer follows to do something are written in a Programming Language.

We will be learning a text-based programming language called Python.

Why Python?

It's perfect for beginners.

It's easy to setup.

It's powerful

It's can be used for graphics, animations, web applications, games, etc.

Python Syntax

Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language. Understanding the basic symbols in programming is important. We will frequently come across these symbols in our coding classes.

Prev Next

Prev Next

History of Minecraft:

It's time to put your Minecraft knowledge to the test. We have an exciting quiz for you!

For Quiz click the following button:

Minecraft Quiz

Prev Next

Add Game Exit functionality

Open game.py file and continue our coding

Next, we will add exit functionality

We import the sys module, which allows us to use the exit() function to gracefully exit the game. We then check if the Esc key is being held down using held_keys['escape']in the update() function. If the Esc key is pressed, the sys.exit() function is called, terminating the game and closing the window.
Now, when you press the Esc key while running the game, it will exit and close the game window.

Add First person controller

A first-person controller is like a magical tool that lets you become a character inside a video game. It helps you control what the character does and where it goes. You know how you use the arrow keys or buttons on a game controller to move a character around in a game? Well, the first-person controller lets you do that.

Now, run the game and look around !

Prev Next

Add Block Class

The next step is to create a block, known as the Block Class, that will serve as the building block for our game world. This block will have properties such as position and texture, which will determine where it is placed and how it looks.
To do this, we will add a new class to our code. A class is like a template that allows us to create objects with specific properties and behaviors. In this case, our class will define how the blocks in our game will be created. Let's add the Block class to our code:

Add multiple blocks to create a land

So, using the loops, we can create many blocks and arranged them in a grid-like pattern to form the land. It's like building the land block by block, just as if you were putting together small square puzzle pieces to create a bigger picture

Add following piese of code to create a land:

Complete Code so far should look like this:

Prev Next

Let's add more textures to your game

Download following textures:

Create texture folder inside your coding-camp and place all downloaded images there

Click on the links below to download the images:

• Dirt Texture
• Stone Texture
• Gold Texture
• White Stone Texture
• Black Stone Texture

Next, add the code as follows:

Prev Next

Next we will add functionality to add new block on left mouse clikc and remove on the right mouse clikc

In order to do it add input method with following code inside the Block class:

Run and test your program

Prev Next

Next we will add functionality to diffewrent types of blocks

We will add a new variable to give a default block selection

block_pick = 1

Next, we will be able to make a selection on holding a number keys, edit your update() function like this:

One more change is requied in input() function, add code like this:

Run and test your program

Prev Next

Our final game code should be like this:

Well Done!

Prev Next

It's time to put your programming language knowledge to the test. We have an exciting quiz for you! Below is a list of programming language names, some of which are real, and others are fake. Your task is to distinguish between them.

For Quiz click the following button:

Programming Language Quiz

Prev