Useful software
Visual Studio Code
- Click on the link.
- Click on the blue Download button on the left.
- When the installer finishes downloading, run it.
Chrome
- Click on the link.
- Click on the Download Chrome button.
- When the installer finishes downloading, run it.
Download the course software
Installing course software
Minecraft
- Go to the website using the provided URL.
- Download and install Minecraft on your computer.
- Once finished, open the Minecraft launcher and log in.
- If you have a Minecraft Java Edition account, log in with your information.
- If not, select Continue without login to continue the installation process. You will still need a Minecraft Java Edition account to use the software after installation.
- After logging in, click on Installations at the top of the window.
- Click on the New button.
- Use the following information:
- Name: Minecraft 1.14.4
- Version: release 1.14.4
- Click on Create.
- Click on Play at the top of the window.
- In the bottom left, click on the downwards arrow next to Latest Release and choose Minecraft 1.14.4 from the list.
- Click on the green Play button and wait for the software to download and install Minecraft.
Testing course software
- If you have not already done so, login with a Minecraft Java Edition account and click on the Play button at the bottom.
- When Minecraft has been launched, wait for the main menu to appear.
- Select Single Player.
- Select New World and Create.
- When the world finishes loading, you should be able to move around using the W, A, S, and D keys and move the camera using the mouse/trackpad.