Markus Persson Markus Persson Markus Alexej Persson (; born 1 June 1979), better known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known for creating the sandbox video game "Minecraft" and for founding the video game company Mojang in 2010, alongside Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser. Persson's principal venture for founding Mojang was "Minecraft" which gained popularity and support since its tech demo in 2009. Since then, he has gained significant notability within the video game industry, winning multiple awards and establishing relations with the industry's figureheads. He retained his position as the lead designer of "Minecraft"
Minecraft its release, the "Minecraft VR" mod was discontinued by its developer due to trademark complaints issued by Microsoft, and "Vivecraft" was endorsed by the community makers of the "Minecraft VR" modification due to its Rift support and being superior to the original "Minecraft VR" mod. Also available is a Gear VR version, titled "Minecraft: Gear VR Edition". Windows Mixed Reality support was added in 2017. The only officially supported VR versions of "Minecraft" are "Minecraft: Gear VR Edition" and "Minecraft" on Windows 10 for Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. A wide variety of user-generated downloadable content for "Minecraft",