Notch - Game Designer
Age: 46
Country: United States Occupations:
Game Designer
Markus "Notch" Persson is the creator of Minecraft.
He is a Swedish video game designer and programmer who initially developed the game almost entirely by himself. He started the development of what would become Minecraft in 2009, inspired by games like Dwarf Fortress and Infiniminer.
Notch founded the video game company Mojang Studios (originally Mojang Specifications) to continue the development and publication of Minecraft. He served as the lead designer and developer of the game until 2011, when Jens "Jeb" Bergensten took over creative control.
In 2014, Notch sold Mojang Studios and the Minecraft intellectual property to Microsoft.
In summary, Notch is best known as the original visionary and founding developer of the globally successful and influential game, Minecraft.