Name: Minecraft
ISBN: 9781609805753

Daniel Goldberg

Linus Larsson

The creator of the popular "virtual Lego" game, Minecraft, traces his unlikely rise from a disaffected youth who rose from a family marked by drug abuse and conflict to a multi-millionaire and international icon.

The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game That Changed Everything

Minecraft

Just a few years ago, Markus Persson was a bored IT-developer in Stockholm. In the evenings, he toiled away on a labour of love: a game with a tiny but dedicated online following. It was called Minecraft and Markus released it to the world in early 2009. The game itself looks deceptively simple. It resembles a digital version of Lego âe" bricks stacked on top of each other, giving players a world where they build whatever structures their mind can conjure. A breath of fresh air compared to the industry giantsâe(tm) shooter games. In the space of a few years, Minecraft has become one of the most astonishing success stories of the internet age, attracting millions of players and proving how a single great idea can topple empires in the digital, post-industrial world. This is the story of the man behind the game. Here Markus opens up for the first time about his life. About his old Lego-filled desk at school, the first computer his father brought home one day and also about growing up in a family marked by drug abuse and conflict. But above all it is the story of the fine line between seeming misfit and creative madman, and the birth of a tech visionary.

The Real Inside Story of Marcus 'Notch' Persson and the Gaming Phenomen of the Century

Jowanza Joseph

This is a short and easy ready but a bit too kind to Markus Persson. I thought it was a bit too much of a love fest and not a good well rounded version of events. That being said I still read it quickly and found myself interested in it. Just hard to recommend to anyone. Hopefully someone will write another authoritative history of these events.

The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything

Adam

Minecraft had one of the fastest rises in popularity of any game in history. The meteoric rise, as well as the team behind the phenomenon was always a mystery to me. The marketing strategy used for propagating Minecraft was one of the most interesting parts of this -- as that was how I learned about it initially as well. Rather than hiring a PR company, people would upload videos of their creations to Youtube, acting as both a way to learn about the game and as avenue for players to show off and build reputation.

Minecraft The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game That Changed Everything

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