Jens Bergensten

Swedish video game programmer

Jens Peder Bergensten[1] (born 18 May 1979),[2][3] also known as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the lead designer of Minecraft.[4][5][6] In 2013, he and Markus Persson was named as one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world.[7] He was the co-developer in 2010. In 2011, he became the lead designer in 2011. He got full control in 2014 when Persson left the company.[8]

Jens Bergensten
Bergensten at Minecon in 2011
Born
Jens Peder Bergensten

(1979-05-18) 18 May 1979 (age 44)
Örebro, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Other namesJeb
Occupation(s)Video game programmer and designer
Known forLead developer of Minecraft
Spouse
Jenny Thornell (m. 2013)
Children1

Games developed

  • Harvest: Massive Encounter (2008)
  • Minecraft (2011)
  • Cobalt (2016)

References

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