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Nic
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Howe, Oklahoma
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What college courses would help me achieve a job coding for Mojang.
I am a sophomore in High school and my goal job is a carrier coding Minecraft to help develop and improve the game.
I am very good at math and have some experience in javascript.
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Dave Spragg
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Cool! I think you will want to continue to grow your skills in JavaScript and start learning some Java. It looks like Mojang uses a lot of C++, but learning any strongly typed object-oriented language will get you the skills you will need.
While you're still in high school, I would recommend trying to extend Minecraft with projects and teaming up with others in a club to do so. Use these skills and your high school curriculum to get into a school for computer science. Once in, I would continually look for internship options with Mojang.
While you're still in high school, I would recommend trying to extend Minecraft with projects and teaming up with others in a club to do so. Use these skills and your high school curriculum to get into a school for computer science. Once in, I would continually look for internship options with Mojang.
Thank you Mr. Spragg. I will take your advice into consideration.
Nic
Marcus Perez
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Minecraft is a fantastic game because you can create so much and create your own mods! I would recommend first getting familiar with any type of OOP such as Java, C++, or C#. Many video games in general are built off of these languages, so having a good basis in any of these languages will be great.
The next step I would say is to just dive in and create mods for the current version of Minecraft. There are tons of communities that will help you and use the knowledge they have to give advice on where to go. I would recommend starting small and doing basic things in the console, like spawning mods, and build your way up from there. Its really easy to get lost because someone is starting too big, so definitely start small and work your way up from there.
The last thing I can say is have fun with it! Game design in general is really interesting and fun to work in, whether that be a hobby or full-time career, so get in there, build some stuff, break some stuff, and have fun!
The next step I would say is to just dive in and create mods for the current version of Minecraft. There are tons of communities that will help you and use the knowledge they have to give advice on where to go. I would recommend starting small and doing basic things in the console, like spawning mods, and build your way up from there. Its really easy to get lost because someone is starting too big, so definitely start small and work your way up from there.
The last thing I can say is have fun with it! Game design in general is really interesting and fun to work in, whether that be a hobby or full-time career, so get in there, build some stuff, break some stuff, and have fun!
Angelo L
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I agree with Dave's suggestion - you'll want to get better with Java (which is used to write Minecraft). Once you get a little more comfy with the basics, you can make your own mods (e.x., with a tutorial like this: https://codakid.com/guide-to-minecraft-modding-with-java/)
Also remember that in the gaming industry, recruiters usually will want you to have a variety of games you've created in the past - even if they don't ask for this in the job application, people with experience making games shine through more than those without experience.
Hope that helps!
Also remember that in the gaming industry, recruiters usually will want you to have a variety of games you've created in the past - even if they don't ask for this in the job application, people with experience making games shine through more than those without experience.
Hope that helps!