Ireland-based programmer Walter Higgins has created ScriptCraft, a Minecraft mod that allows you to program inside Minecraft using Javascript. It uses a version of the Minecraft server modded using CraftBukkit. There’s more information and instructions on Walter’s GitHub including how…
Category: Java
#RaspberryPi Java with BlueJ programming environment
David Briddock has blogged about using the BlueJ graphical programming environment for Java. It’s similar in concept to Greenfoot but is targeted at students of the language. Read more about it and find out how to install it on your…
Get into Java on the #RaspberryPi using graphical interface Greenfoot
David Briddock has written an excellent introduction to the graphical programming environment Greenfoot. It’s aimed at ages 11 and upwards. It’s not as simple as Scratch (hence the higher age) but looks to be a very interesting environment to learn…
Minecraft #RaspberryPi Edition – Java API
Carl Hughes has been building on work done by Daniel Frisk and Martin O’Hanlon to do with using Java to interface with Minecraft Read all about it here
New Raspbian release includes Java and NOOBS v1.3 #raspberrypi
A much-improved and much-enlarged version of Raspbian is now the standard install for download from the Foundation’s site. The new release contains: Sonic Pi Improvements to Scratch PyPy 2.1 Pi-Face libraries The Oracle Java Development Kit This last item adds…
Use Java on the #RaspberryPi to control the GPIO
Robert Savage has been developing Pi4J, a Java library for the Raspberry Pi that lets you control the GPIO pins. He recently gave a presentation on using the library to the JavaOne conference. His slides and photos, and a little…
Use the Minecraft API with the full version using Raspberry Juice
Martin O’Hanlon has blogged a way to use a Java package to allow you to use your Minecraft Pi Edition scripts with the full version of Minecraft. It’s fairly complicated to do, but he’s written a full tutorial. Read the tutorial…
Using Java and XBee on the #RaspberryPi
Andrew Rapp has been working with Java and sorting out how to integrate it with an XBee. Read more here
Settlers of Catan server on a #RaspberryPi
Steve Hickson has worked out how to get a Settlers of Catan virtual board game server running on his Raspberry Pi. Full instructions and details can be found on his blog. Read more here
JavaFX on the #RaspberryPi and the GPIO (part 2)
Jens Deters has written the second part of a tutorial in using JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi to control the GPIO. Read on here