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S. WatkissLearn Electronics with Raspberry Pihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6348-8_10

10. Customize Your Gameplay: Minecraft Hardware Programming

Stewart Watkiss1 
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Redditch, UK
 

This chapter will look at how electronics can be integrated with other programs through an API (application programming interface). It will also create a game console–type device complete with joystick and arcade buttons. This is based around the API for Minecraft Raspberry Pi edition, which is available for free for the Raspberry Pi.

Minecraft is a block-based construction game where you can make buildings and other objects. It is a popular game available for PC and consoles and as Minecraft Pocket Edition for tablets and phones. It is also available ...

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