Build Your Own Mods with MCreator
With MCreator you build your own Minecraft mod — no programming skills needed. Inspired by Quidditch from Harry Potter, with an alpaca as mascot.
Alpaka-Ball is an Open Educational Resource (OER) workshop in which kids and teenagers aged 10+ learn to build their own Minecraft mod with MCreator.
The game idea: shoot balls into a goal, score points, build an arena — and export the whole thing as a real Minecraft mod!
Video introduction
MCreator is installed and your first mod is ready in 30 minutes:
Workshop content
The workshop consists of 8 chapters, which work either as standalone workshops (1–2h each) or as a full-day workshop:
| No. | Chapter |
|---|---|
| 00 | Introduction to MCreator & our project |
| 01 | Create a project |
| 02 | Create the ball |
| 03 | Create the goal |
| 04 | Count points |
| 05 | Display & reset points |
| 06 | Create an item (bat) |
| 07 | Build the arena |
| 08 | Export the mod |
Requirements
| Age | from 10 years |
| Software | MCreator (free) |
| Devices | one computer per participant, projector |
| Internet | yes, MCreator requires an internet connection |
| Minecraft account | not needed — mods can also be tested without an account |
| Recommended | 10 participants + 2 mentors |
Downloads
Do it yourself
All materials are licensed CC BY 4.0 — you’re free to use, adapt, and share them.
Source code, MCreator workspace, and all materials on GitHub
The folder MCreatorWorkspaces/alpaka_ball/ contains the complete MCreator workspace with the finished mod — open it directly in MCreator and get started.