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Markus Persson
Markus Persson at GDC
Born (1979-06-01) 1 June 1979 (age 45)[1]
NationalitySwedish
Other namesNotch
Known forCreating Minecraft, founding Mojang.
SpouseElin Zetterstrand[2]
Websitemojang.com/notch
notch.tumblr.com
notch.net

Markus Alexej "Notch" Persson (born June 6, 1979) is a Swedish video game programmer, designer and philanthropist. Persson is the owner of Mojang, the video game developer he founded alongside Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser in late 2010.[3] His principle venture for founding Mojang was Minecraft, a first-person sandbox video game that has gained popularity and support since its tech demo in 2009.[4] Since the inception of Minecraft, Persson has gained significant notoriety within the video game industry, having won multiple awards and establishing relations with the industry's figureheads.[5] Persson retained his position as the lead designer of Minecraft until the game's official launch in 2011, from which he transferred creative authority to Jens Bergensten.[6]

Biography

Persson began programming on a Commodore 128 home computer at the age of seven. Having experimented with various type-in programs he produced his first game at the age of eight, a text-based adventure game.[7] Professionally he had worked as a game developer for King.com for over four years, until 2009.[7] Afterwards he worked as a programmer for Jalbum.[8] He is also one of the founders of Wurm Online,[9] although he no longer works on this game.[8] Outside of work, he has made seven games for competitions< ref name = GAMASUTRA/> for the Java 4K Game Programming Contest such as "Left 4K Dead" and "Mega 4K Man".[10] He has also entered the Ludum Dare competition. He is involved in making a movie called Minecraft: The story of Mojang.

Games

Minecraft

Main article: Minecraft

Persson's most popular creation is the survival sandbox game Minecraft, which was released on 18 November 2011.[11] Persson quit his job as a game developer to work on Minecraft full-time until completion. In early 2011 Mojang AB sold their one millionth copy of the game, several months later their second, and several more their third. He has recently hired several new staff members to the Minecraft team. A Pocket Edition for Android Phones has been released. An Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft is in development and is scheduled to be released in the Winter of 2011.

Scrolls

Main article: Scrolls (video game)

Persson and Jakob Porser came up with the idea for Scrolls including elements from board games and collectible card games.[12] Persson noted he will not be actively involved in development of the game and that Porser will be developing it.[13]

Persson revealed on his tumblr blog on 5 August 2011 that he was being sued by a Swedish lawyer firm representing Bethesda Softworks over the trademarked name of Scrolls claiming it conflicted with their The Elder Scrolls series of games.[14]

On 17 August 2011 Persson challenged Bethesda to a Quake 3 tournament to decide the outcome of the naming dispute.[15] However, the proposed solution was not answered.

On 27 September 2011 Persson confirmed the lawsuit was going to court in a tumblr post.[16] Some clarification was made that it is ZeniMax Media, the company owning Bethesda Softworks, who are pushing for the lawsuit.[17][18]

Ludum Dare entries

Persson has also participated in several Ludum Dare 48-hour game making competitions.

Breaking the Tower

Breaking the Tower was a game Persson created for the entry to the Ludum Dare No. 12 competition.[19] The game was written in 2 days.[20] The game takes place on a small island, where the player must gather resources, construct buildings, and train soldiers in order to destroy a large tower on this island. The game received brief gaming media attention.[21][22]

Metagun

Metagun is a 2D platformer created for Ludum Dare #18.[23]

Prelude of the Chambered

Prelude of the Chambered is a game Persson created for the entry to the Ludum Dare No. 21 competition.[24][non-primary source needed] The game has been written in just 2 days. Prelude of the Chambered is a short first-person dungeon crawler videogame entirely written in Java.

Minicraft

Main article: Minicraft

Minicraft is a game created for Ludum Dare No. 22, held 16–19 December 2011.[25][26] It is a small top-down game with similarities to Zelda and influenced by Minecraft. It is written in Java.[27]

Personal life

He is a member of the Swedish chapter of Mensa and also makes electronica music under the name "Markus Alexei".[8]

He has criticized both piracy[28] as well as the stance of large game companies on piracy[29] and he is a member of the Swedish Pirate Party.[30] He is an atheist. [31]

References

  1. ^ "Turning 30 is scary. : The Word of Notch". Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  2. ^ 12 Aug 2011 Tweet (12 August 2011). "Wedding Weekend! : The Word of Notch". Notch.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Persson, Markus (6 September 2010). "Hiring some people, getting an office, and all that!". Tumblr. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  4. ^ Ashdown, Jeremy (11 November 2010). "This is Minecraft". IGN. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. ^ Thomas, David (29 November 2011). "How the Creator of Minecraft Developed a Monster Hit". Wired. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  6. ^ Grant, Christopher (2 December 2011). "Notch steps down as lead developer on Minecraft to focus on 'new project'". Joystiq. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  7. ^ a b Handy, Alex (23 March 2010). "Interview: Markus 'Notch' Persson Talks Making Minecraft". Gamasutra. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  8. ^ a b c Clark, Kristoff (5 March 2012). "Minecraft mastermind Markus Persson to receive BAFTA special award". Gamasutra.
  9. ^ McDougal, Jaz (29 July 2010). "Community heroes: Notch, for Minecraft". PC Gamer. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Notch's biography". Mojang.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  11. ^ Liebl, Matt (18 November 2011). "Minecraft Release Date and Time Officially Announced". GameZone. GameZone Online.
  12. ^ Jakob Porser. http://www.scrolls.com/ Accessed 2011-04-03
  13. ^ Markuss Persson.http://notch.tumblr.com/post/3597302583/ah-i-forgot Accessed 2011-04-03
  14. ^ Markuss Persson. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/8519901309/bethesda-are-suing-us-heres-the-full-story/ Accessed 2011-08-06
  15. ^ Markuss Perrson. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/9038258448/hey-bethesda-lets-settle-this/ Accessed 2011-08-17
  16. ^ Markuss Persson. http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/118644693801250816 Accessed 2011-09-27
  17. ^ "Accessed 2011-09-30". Minecraftforum.net. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  18. ^ Markuss Perrson. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/10814623188/the-eventual-release-and-the-legal-documents Accessed 2011-09-30
  19. ^ "Breaking the Tower". Mojang.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  20. ^ Meld je aan of registreer je om een reactie te plaatsen! (11 August 2008). "Creating Breaking the Tower". YouTube. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  21. ^ "Breaking The Tower". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  22. ^ Tim W. (19 August 2008). "The Weblog". IndieGames.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  23. ^ "Person Shooter: Metagun". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  24. ^ 22 Aug 2011 Tweet (22 August 2011). "Prelude of the Chambered". Notch.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "Markus "Notch" Persson creates Minicraft in two days". GamesRadar. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  26. ^ Yin, Wesley (19 December 2011). "Notch makes Minicraft in two days • News •". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  27. ^ 19 Dec 2011 Tweet (19 December 2011). "Ludum Dare is a wonderful thing : The Word of Notch". Notch.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ "I am an indie game developer who made a commercially successful game". reddit. April 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  29. ^ "Notch on piracy: "if a pirated game is a lost sale, should bad reviews be illegal?"". PC Gamer. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  30. ^ "Piracy is Theft? Ridiculous. Lost Sales? They Don't Exist, Says Minecraft Creator". TorrentFreak. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  31. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

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