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 mods that at first he was "too afraid to mod Minecraft at all", but learned to appreciate it when he realized that modding "Minecraft" is "pretty forgiving". Eddy does nevertheless mention that he feels Mojang's fast development pace regarding the main game has slowed down the progress of the most popular mods. Similarly, Benjamin Abbott of "Metro" agrees that adding mods to "Minecraft" is "a thorough pain in the backside", though he concedes that "the result is usually worth it". Matt Smith of "MakeUseOf" says he is disappointed with most of the "Minecraft" mods available, claiming they don't modify the game