Youth Digital Mod Design 1 - Online Course for MAC/PC

The concept is great. The idea to promote coding and learning how to develop coding skills through games kids actually play is awesome. However, since purchasing this, the kids have had to deal with random crashes and an expired course.

Do NOT purchase this software. It no longer works. Company is out o business. The company sold out and changed their terms of service and Apex Learning will not honor any purchases. Previous purchasers are screwed.

Pricey, but based on how much my son loved it and how much he learned, it was worth every penny. If this starts him off on a path to a career in software engineering, its actually pretty cheap.

A couple of things that you should be aware of before you buy. This course does not help you write Minecraft plugins, which is what most kids want to do. Also, it is only for single user mode and does not help you with servers, which is what most kids want to play on

DO NOT BUY THIS!!! Youth digital sold its software to Apex learning. You can not access the coding software at all unless your public school has purchased it. I was told to ask for a refund. My kids are so disappointed...

I thought the presentation of the material was incredibly entertaining. My 11-year-old Minecraft fanboy was laughing out loud. This is the future of instruction - lectures via video crafted and perfected. Justins explanations are spot-on and are crystal clear. This is saying a lot given hes walking your kids through editing java code and the slightest mistake will cause a crash.

I do not write many reviews except when I come across a truly exceptional product. I purchased this SW training package for my 10 year old son for Christmas. He has been a minecraft builder for many years. I wanted to get him engaged in the details and learn about SW programming in the process. The fact that these training modules have grabbed his attention and he spends time using the SW by his own choice speaks a lot about how great it is. However, that is not what motivated me to write the review. As the parent I receive a CC to all emails he exchanges with support with questions. I have been absolutely blown away by the level of support they have provided. They are working with a 10 year old and they exhibit an amazing amount of patience helping my son debug problems in his code. The support is very responsive to his emails. They look through is code and help he understand what he has overlooked or forgotten with his program. They are helpful, courteous and most importantly they know how to communicate with a 10 year old such that they learn and avoid frustrations.

My 8 year old son, who is obviously addicted to Minecraft, cannot get enough of this! I cannot be happier watching him get up in the morning wanted to go do his coding. We have been nurturing his interest in coding for a while and have tried a few other programs out there, but this one is so far the attention grabber! Looking forward to him building his skills!

When the company youth digit owned and produced the product it worked wonderfully and was an awesome homeschooling tool. When youth digital was sold to APEX LEARNING it became part of a curriculum that they offer and the boxed software packaged by youth digital no longer works... DO NOT SPEND ANY MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT AS IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AND SHOULD NO LONGER BE SOLD BY ANY COMPANY WITH A CONSCIENCE.

THIS IS A SCAM - DO NOT BUY. THE SITE IS DOWN AND NOTHING WORKS!