Ian Malapira Advanced English Bell B ¾ 1/17/2017 Eminent Person Research: Notch/ Markus Alexej Persson
Notch is a programmer who had created many games that allowed creativity and adventure. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and started programming at the age of eight, with his sister’s help (Source 3). He was inspired to program when he got into a friendly coding competition at school at the age of thirteen (Source 3). He started working on Minecraft in 2009. Over his thirty-six years of programming, he has made several other works, such as RubyDung, which he had never released, and Dwarf Fortress. Minecraft is still an ongoing game that updates every Friday, adding new features to the game. “The sky’s the limit,” he always says. And it’s true. Notch isn’t one of those businesspeople who care about the money. He is just a man who wants to …show more content…
It also encourages children and adults to interact with each other online and work together. Computer companies believe that people like Minecraft just because it’s fun, so they would buy it to become more well-known and popular. But the amount of time people spend online together is priceless (Source 1). One day, people might think, “Hmm, Notch did something great and inspiring, so maybe I can do it, too.” Notch probably put a lot of thought into making Minecraft, how he didn’t finish Alpha stage until 2010. At this thought, Notch has inspired people to create, innovate and illuminate with their own magnificent creations. With this game, Notch has inspired everyone, young and old alike, with his extraordinary creations. When Notch creates games, he puts a lot of thought into making it. That’s what makes his games unique. Notch is just a man who likes to program for fun, not to make money, but to create games that he is positive everyone will
Notch is a programmer who had created many games that allowed creativity and adventure. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and started programming at the age of eight, with his sister’s help (Source 3). He was inspired to program when he got into a friendly coding competition at school at the age of thirteen (Source 3). He started working on Minecraft in 2009. Over his thirty-six years of programming, he has made several other works, such as RubyDung, which he had never released, and Dwarf Fortress. Minecraft is still an ongoing game that updates every Friday, adding new features to the game. “The sky’s the limit,” he always says. And it’s true. Notch isn’t one of those businesspeople who care about the money. He is just a man who wants to …show more content…
It also encourages children and adults to interact with each other online and work together. Computer companies believe that people like Minecraft just because it’s fun, so they would buy it to become more well-known and popular. But the amount of time people spend online together is priceless (Source 1). One day, people might think, “Hmm, Notch did something great and inspiring, so maybe I can do it, too.” Notch probably put a lot of thought into making Minecraft, how he didn’t finish Alpha stage until 2010. At this thought, Notch has inspired people to create, innovate and illuminate with their own magnificent creations. With this game, Notch has inspired everyone, young and old alike, with his extraordinary creations. When Notch creates games, he puts a lot of thought into making it. That’s what makes his games unique. Notch is just a man who likes to program for fun, not to make money, but to create games that he is positive everyone will