Markus Persson
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Markus Persson, also known as "Notch," is a Swedish video game programmer and designer best known as the original creator of the sandbox game Minecraft.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ programmer ⓘ video game designer ⓘ video game developer ⓘ |
| alias | Notch ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1979-06-01 ⓘ |
| designed | Minecraft ⓘ |
| employer |
Mojang Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
Mojang
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| familyName | Persson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game design
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game programming ⓘ software engineering ⓘ |
| founded |
Mojang Studios
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surface form:
Mojang
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| gameDevelopmentPlatform |
Java
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PC ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
indie games
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sandbox video games ⓘ |
| givenName | Markus ⓘ |
| hasOnlineHandle | notch ⓘ |
| industry | video game industry ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Minecraft
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surface form:
Minecraft: Java Edition
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| inspiredBy |
Dwarf Fortress
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Infiniminer ⓘ RollerCoaster Tycoon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating Minecraft
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founding Mojang ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| name | Markus Persson self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | turned Minecraft into a global best-selling game ⓘ |
| notableGame | Minecraft ⓘ |
| notableWork | Minecraft ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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software developer ⓘ video game designer ⓘ video game programmer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stockholm ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-founder of Mojang
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lead developer of Minecraft ⓘ |
| programmed | Minecraft ⓘ |
| residence | Stockholm ⓘ |
| saleOfCompanyYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| sold | Mojang to Microsoft ⓘ |
| styleOfWork | independent game development ⓘ |
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