Mojang AB's current logo
Mojang AB[1] (Meaning "Gadget Ltd." in English) 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, Aron Neiminen, Daniel Frisk.
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_ | He's 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! |
| Elathuria | Working on the A.I. for Minecraft and Scrolls. | None | She's a girl! |
Other games
Scrolls
Scrolls is another Mojang AB game which was conceived and developed by JahKob.[3] Announced on March 2, 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
Mojang AB's old logo, back from the days when it was still called "Mojang Specifications"
The M Team, working hard to deliver YOU games.
Mojang's employees, in their Mojang suits.
An average day at the office.
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The Cloaks
The average Minecraft developer
Jakob in real life
Jeb in real life
Junkboy in real life(?)
Working hard in Mojang
Trivia
- The "AB" in "Mojang AB" stands for Aktiebolag, which has a similar meaning to Ltd.
- "Mojang" is actually spelled "Mojäng"
References
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