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  2. Markus Persson - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Persson

    In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the one millionth copy of the game, several months later their second, and several more their third. Mojang hired several new staff members for the Minecraft team, while Persson passed the lead developer role to Jens Bergensten. He stopped working on Minecraft after a deal with Microsoft to sell Mojang for $2.5 ...

  3. Autcraft - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 2013, Autcraft was the first Minecraft server created with neurodiversity in mind. It was founded by Stuart Duncan, a web developer in Timmins, Canada whose son is diagnosed with autism, and is known in-game as AutismFather. [3] [4] Autcraft was created so such children could play their favourite game with others without facing the ...

  4. Minecraft modding - Wikipedia

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    While Mojang Studios does not provide an API for modding, community tools exist to help developers create and distribute mods. The popularity of Minecraft mods has been credited for helping Minecraft become one of the best-selling video games of all time. The first Minecraft mods worked by decompiling and modifying the Java source

  5. Here's how 'Minecraft' creates its gigantic worlds - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2015-03-04-how-minecraft-worlds...

    Minecraft is specifically using Perlin noise calculations, like the kind you'd use to create a rough-looking texture for a 3D model. It starts out on a very broad level, painting a basic ...

  6. Mojang acquires Minecraft mod makers, will make mods official

    www.engadget.com/2012-02-28-mojang-acquires...

    The four main developers behind Bukkit, a popular set of unofficial modifications for Minecraft servers, have been hired on by Mojang, makers of the uber popular block-world simulator. Mojang says ...

  7. Mojang Studios - Wikipedia

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    Mojang Studios[ a] is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. The studio is best known for developing the sandbox and survival game Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time . Mojang Studios was founded by the independent video game designer Markus Persson in 2009 as Mojang Specifications for Minecraft ' s development.

  8. Microsoft is buying 'Minecraft' and its development studio ...

    www.engadget.com/2014-09-15-microsoft-buying...

    Watch on. Microsoft confirmed this morning that it's buying massively popular game Minecraft and the studio behind it, Mojang. The purchase amount is $2.5 billion. Don't panic: Microsoft says it ...

  9. Block by Block (program) - Wikipedia

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    Block by Block (program) Block by Block is a charitable initiative founded as a partnership between Minecraft developer Mojang and the United Nations which aims to encourage young people to get involved in urban regeneration. [ 1] The scheme uses Minecraft to allow children to rebuild and reimagine their hometowns. [ 2]