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 "FortressCraft", "Terraria", and "Total Miner". David Frampton, designer of "The Blockheads", reported that one failure of his 2D game was the "low resolution pixel art" that too closely resembled the art in "Minecraft" which resulted in "some resistance" from fans. A homebrew adaptation of the alpha version of "Minecraft" for the Nintendo DS, titled "DScraft", has been released; it has been noted for its similarity to the original game considering the technical limitations of the system. In response to Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang and their "Minecraft" IP, various developers announced even further clone titles that were being developed specifically for