I have an 8-year-old stepson, and most of what I know about Minecraft I’ve learned through watching him become totally immersed in that world. He spends half his time playing and the other half watching video tutorials other players have made about making cool things with Minecraft. It’s a community actively learning and discovering from one another, and Minecraft is the catalyst.

Jens Bergensten – a creative mind behind Minecraft Jens Bergensten, the lead creative designer of the hit game Minecraft, doesn’t mind being boxed in sometimes. It’s a challenge that just keeps his creative juices flowing. It’s been a whirlwind of a spring for Jens Bergensten. Jeb is een van de makers van Minecraft, hij heeft lang rood haar en een baard. Zijn echte naam is Jens Bergensten. Jens 'Jeb' Bergensten was ingehuurd als Mojang's back-end developer, maar is nu hoofd Minecraft developer samen met Notch. He has his own website for his indie games. You can find Jeb on Twitter as @jeb. Jeb frequents the Minecraft Wiki as User:Jeb,2 and he is particularly active.

In scripted games, everybody experiences the same thing — they’re all rescuing the same princess. In Minecraft you use your imagination to create whatever you want. It might be a story, it might be a machine, it might be some interesting place where you can go and play. But whatever it is, it’s a reflection of you and your intention and your creativity.

What Jens and Markus designed reminds me of another deceptively elaborate toy: Lego. Minecraft is a wonderful combination of accessibility and depth, allowing for complex output with simple input. And it is introducing a whole new generation of kids to computer programming. A lot of people are trying to figure out how to teach 7-year-olds to code, and it’s a tricky thing to do. Minecraft is one of the clear landmarks along that path.

Wright, who designed the game SimCity, is a co-founder of Stupid Fun Club, a video-game, toy and entertainment think tank

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