Mojang AB's current logo
Mojang AB[1] (literally meaning "Gadget") is the indie joint-stock company responsible for the creation and development of Minecraft. Located in Stockholm, Sweden, Mojang currently has 9 employees.[1] Mojang AB used to be known as Mojang Specifications.[2]
Employees
From left to right: Markus Persson, Jens Bergensten, Daniel Kaplan, Junkboy, Jakob Porser, Carl Manneh, Tobias Mollstam.
Current employees
| Name | Position | Favorite games | Special talent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus 'Notch' Persson | Game developer, owner of the company, creator of all things Minecraft | Dungeon Master 2, Doom, X-Com | Can look directly at the sun with only minor permanent damage | @notch | Has a great hat |
| Jakob 'JahKob' Porser | Game Developer, Notch's best friend | X-Com 2, Master of Magic, Diablo 2 | Recursive for loops | @JahKob | Will be making another game (Scrolls) along with Minecraft |
| Daniel 'Kappische' Kaplan | Business Developer | Street Fighter IV, Tetris DS, Zelda: A Link to the Past | Typing very fast | @Kappische | |
| Carl Manneh | Managing Director | FIFA 10, Resident Evil, Tetris | Cloning himself | @carlmanneh | Used to be Notch's old boss. |
| Jens 'jeb_' Bergensten | Back-end developer | Starcraft, Doom 2, Don’t Look Back | Eating cheese doodles with chopsticks | @jeb_ | Hes a redditor! |
| Markus 'Junkboy' Toivonen | Art developer | Wild Guns, Metal Slug, Full Throttle | Laying down digital mosaic | @jnkboy | Very mysterious |
| 'Tobias Mollstam' | Web developer | Developing tight webs to capture customers | @mollstam | ||
| 'Daniel "danfrisk" Frisk' | Chief Architect | @danfrisk | |||
| 'Aron Neiminen' | iOS and Android Versions of Minecraft |
Contract employees
| Name | Task | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'C418' | Making the music and sounds for Minecraft | @C418 | Has high self-esteem! |
| Kristoffer Zetterstrand | Made the paintings for Minecraft | None | He has a Wikipedia article about him! |
Other games
Scrolls
Scrolls is another Mojang AB game which was concieved and developed by JahKob[3]. Announced at Mar 02 2011[4], it aims to combine elements from trading card games and traditional board game in the strategy genre. It is unknown who else in Mojang AB is working on Scrolls, however Notch has confirmed that he is still dedicating his time to Minecraft.[5]
Gallery
- MojangCloak.PNG
The Mojang Cloak
References
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