Minecraft for mobile Singleplayer orientation This document is for teachers. New words and phrases Singleplayer mode is a way of playing Minecraft on one device. Pupils can only see themselves in the Minecraft world. Multiplayer mode can have up to five pupils working together over the local network. This makes collaboration an option. See the CCEA Multiplayer resource for more information. Game modes: Creative In creative mode, the only task you have is to build things. You will have access to all the resources in your inventory. Survival When you are in survival mode you must find food to survive and/or farm resources to craft and build items. If you die, you respawn and carry on. Adventure Adventure mode is a game mode intended for player-created maps, limiting some of the gameplay in Minecraft. In this mode, you cannot directly destroy any blocks with any tools or place any blocks, in order to avoid spoiling adventure maps. Approximate times are given for each step throughout the resource. 1
Learning outcomes When pupils have completed Activity: Singleplayer creative mode they will have: Created an avatar; Created a new world in singleplayer mode, named the world and set the game mode to creative; Explored the world in creative mode, using the inventory and hotbar; Created a small shelter in creative mode; Documented their build by taking a snapshot; and Helped fellow pupils through the steps, where appropriate. When pupils have completed Activity: Singleplayer survival mode they will have: Set the game mode to survival; Explored the world in survival mode; Completed a selection of Recipes in survival mode; Documented their crafting activities by taking a series of snapshots; and Helped fellow pupils through the steps, where appropriate. 2
Activity: Singleplayer creative mode Step 1: Create an avatar Ask pupils to: 1. Open Minecraft on their tablet. 2. Choose Settings. 3. Choose Profile. 4. Add their name and close this screen. 5. Tap the coat hanger icon to choose an avatar from the Default set and tap Confirm. 3
Step 2: Create a new creative mode world Ask pupils to: 1. Choose Play from the main menu. 2. Choose Create New. 3. Choose Create New World. 4. Name the world. Ask pupils to use their name in the title, so they know it is their world! If storage on the mobile devices becomes problematic consider getting pupils to work in small groups and name their world appropriately. 4
5. Set the Default Game Mode to Creative and difficultly to Peaceful. 5
6. Choose Seed. From the Seed Picker choose a world. For example Sunflower fields. Make sure pupils do not choose a survival seed. Seeds It is also possible to search for a seed that is appropriate to your project s goals. A seed is a specific number that generates a particular Minecraft world. If pupils all type in a specific seed number when creating a local game, they will all generate the exact world, individually on their mobile devices. 6
World Options Ask pupils to: 6. Toggle Show Coordinates to on. 7. Also toggle Fire Spreads, TNT Explodes and Mob Loot to off. Cheats Ask pupils to: 8. Toggle Activate Cheats to on. 9. Toggle Always Day to on. 7
Edit Settings Ask pupils to: 10. Choose Game (this the single player option). 11. Choose Create. 8
Step 2: Explore the world Ask pupils to explore the world and become familiar with the controls. Each pupil will be in one world. This is not a multiplayer session, so they cannot see each other or interact. Ask pupils to become familiar with the world, for example: Pupils use a virtual thumb stick to control navigation and swipe, tap, and hold to interact with the Minecraft world. Touch and drag along the screen to look around: Use the arrows to move around: Press the diamond to jump: Press the up arrow twice in rapid succession to sprint: While you hold the up arrow you will continue to sprint. 9
Flying To fly when in Creative Mode, tap the diamond twice quickly: To stop flying repeat the action. To fly faster, tap the up arrow twice in rapid succession while flying. While in flying mode, you can move up or down using these controls: 10
Breaking and placing blocks Touch and hold the screen on a block to mine and chop using your hand or whatever you are holding. If you are holding an item in your hand, touch the screen to use that item or touch and hold the item in your hotbar to drop it. Sneaking Sneaking keeps you from falling off a block. To toggle sneak tap the hollow diamond: The hotbar The hotbar show the items that are available to use. Tap items in your hotbar to change the item in your hand. 11
The inventory Tap the Inventory button to view your inventory: This screen shows the items that are available in Creative mode. Tap to select an item, then tap a space in the hotbar to add it: 12
Step 3: Create a shelter in creative mode Ask pupils to build a basic shelter. It can be made of dirt, stone or wood. It can even be a cave. For example: Consider assigning pupils with more experience using Minecraft as digital prefects, giving them responsibility to assist other pupils during this activity. Compose a photo of the Minecraft world Ask pupils to take a series of photos (screenshots) and talk about their photos and any constructions they have made. To begin, ask pupils to decide on the viewpoint for their photo: If you are in game, press to pause the game. From the main menu choose Settings. From Camera Perspective choose from: o First Person; o Third Person Back; or o Third Person Front. To take a screen shot using an android tablet press the power and volume down buttons at the same time. At the top of the screen, you'll see the Screenshot capture To take a screen shot using an ios tablet press the home and sleep/wake buttons at the same time. Ask pupils to discuss their constructions. 13
Activity: Singleplayer survival mode Step 1: Change gamemode to Survival mode Ask pupils to change the game mode: If you are in game press to pause the game. From the main menu choose Settings. Choose Survival game mode. From Personal Game Mode choose Survival. Set Difficulty to Peaceful. Toggle Always Day on. Close the Game Settings panel window. Choose Resume Game. Heads Up Display (HUD) The HUD now shows information about your status during survival gamemode: Health bar Hunger bar Experience bar Watch your hunger levels when in survival mode. Certain activities will decrease hunger levels at a faster rate, for example sprinting. Replenish your hunger level by eating food. The experience bar shows your current Experience level. Experience points are gained by collecting Experience Orbs. You can get experience orbs from activities such as killing mobs, mining certain blocks and more. 14
Step 2: Collect basic supplies Ask pupils to collect basic supplies. Start by chopping down trees and gathering wood. Ask pupils to: Tap the Inventory button to view their inventory: In survival mode you will see the Recipe Book on the left handy if you don t know a recipe or want to quickly craft something and on the right you ll find the Crafting Grid: 15
The Recipe Book is searchable and pupils can toggle between recipes that they have or don t have ingredients for. Crafting Grid Arrange items from the Inventory or Hotbar in the crafting grid in the shape of an item recipe. If the recipe is correct the item will appear in the output slot to the right of the Crafting Grid. Pupils should then take the item from the Output slot and pop it into their Inventory to be used. Step 3: Build a crafting table Ask pupils to build a crafting table with the wood they have collected. The crafting table will allow pupils to build more complex objects and also mine for other items. For example an axe will make it easier to collect stone. 16
Step 4: Craft items in survival mode Using the Recipe book ask pupils to choose 5 Recipes to craft. They will need to mine for materials. Consider assigning pupils with more experience using Minecraft as digital prefects, giving them responsibility to assist other pupils during this activity. Compose a photo of the Minecraft world Ask pupils to take a photo (screenshot) and talk about their photo and the items they have crafted. To begin, ask pupils to decide on the viewpoint for their photo: If you are in game press to pause the game. From the main menu choose Settings. From Camera Perspective choose from: o First Person o Third Person Back o Third Person Front Ask pupils to discuss their constructions. 17