Jens Bergensten
Jens Peder Bergensten[1] (born 18 May 1979),[2][3] also known as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the lead designer of Minecraft.[4][5][6] In 2013, he and Markus Persson was named as one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.[7] He was the co-developer in 2010. In 2011, he became the lead designer in 2011. He got full control in 2014 when Persson left the company.[8]
Jens Bergensten | |
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 Bergensten at Minecon in 2011 | |
| Born | Jens Peder Bergensten 18 May 1979 Örebro, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Other names | Jeb |
| Occupation | Video game programmer and designer |
| Known for | Lead developer of Minecraft |
| Spouse(s) | Jenny Thornell (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Games developed
- Harvest: Massive Encounter (2008)
- Minecraft (2011)
- Cobalt (2016)
References
- ↑ Locker, Melissa (16 September 2014). "Dear Microsoft: Please Don't Screw Up Minecraft. Sincerely, Parents". TIME.com. http://time.com/3379541/microsoft-please-dont-screw-up-minecraft/. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ Jens Bergensten (4 March 2013). "jeb_: I will turn 34 in May". Twitter. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ Jens Bergensten (4 March 2013). "jeb_: 18th!". Twitter. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ Tom Senior (2 December 2011). "Notch steps down as Minecraft lead designer, plans to start new projects". PC Gamer. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ Markus Persson (2 December 2011). "Och med dom orden så passar jag micken". Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Minecraft has just beaten Tetris as the best selling video game of all time". MSPoweruser. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ↑ Wright, Will. "The 2013 TIME 100". Time. . http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/markus-persson-and-jens-bergensten/. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ↑ Goldberg, Daniel; Larsson, Linus (2 June 2015). "The Unlikely Story of Microsoft's Surprise Minecraft Buyout". Wired (Condé Nast). https://www.wired.com/2015/06/minecraft-book-excerpt. Retrieved 15 July 2020.