Editing Programming game (section)

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Open world games that feature the ability for players to construct environments from an array of building blocks have often been used by more advanced players to construct logic circuits and more advanced programs from the fundamental blocks. ''[[Minecraft]]'' is one such example, as while the game provides a limited set of blocks that mimic switches and electric circuits, users have been able to create basic functional computers within the virtual world, and at least one [[mod (video gaming)|modification]] is aimed to teach children how to program on the virtual computer in a simplistic language.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.wired.com/2014/08/learntomod/ | title = New Minecraft Mod Teaches You Code as You Play | first  = Klint | last = Finley | date = August 18, 2014 | access-date = October 3, 2016 | magazine  = [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] }}</ref>

Several sites, such as ''[[Codecademy]]'', help to teach real-world programming languages through [[gamification of learning|gamification]], where video game principles are used to motivate the user.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.wired.co.uk/article/codeacademy-teaches-the-internet-javascript | title = Codecademy 'gamifies' the process of learning Javascript | first = Alice | last = Vincent | date = August 19, 2011 | access-date = October 3, 2016 | magazine = [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] }}</ref>