Markus

Persson
By Zoe Truong
“I think the only way I could make
something fun and big is if I don't
expect it to be.”
Markus Persson.
 Life
• Markus Alexej Persson, better known as Notch.
[1]
• Born 1 June 1979, in Sweden. [1]
• Swedish video game programmer and designer.
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• On 13 August 2011, he married Elin Zetterstrand.
On 15 August 2012, he announced that he was
single again.[1]
The studio was Minecraft was Persson sold
• Found the video game company Mojang in 2010. founded by Markus released by Mojang Minecraft to
[2] Persson in 2009 in 2011 Microsoft in 2014
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• Currently living in Stockholm, Sweden.
 Work
• Minecraft is a sandbox video game created by
Swedish developer Markus Persson, released by
Mojang in 2011 and purchased by Microsoft in
2014. [3]
• In 2012, he developed the 3D massively multi-
player online role playing game, Wurm Online.
[3]
• In 2014, he released his third game, Scrolls, a
strategy collectible card game. [3] Significant event
description

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- Colour-
• Color is one of the most obvious elements of
design, for both the user and the designer. It can
stand alone, as a background, or be applied to
other elements, like lines, shapes, textures or
typography. [4]
• There are many colours in this picture, for
example: blue, purple, green, ect. Award description Award description Award description

• These colours often represent happiness, fun

and delight.
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of Art
- Shape-
• Shapes, geometric or organic, add interest.
Shapes are defined by boundaries, such as a
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emphasize a portion of the page. [4]
• The element of Design used here is shape
because Minecraft was designed to be blocky.
• Everything in Minecraft was designed to look
like they are made out of cubes, which makes
the game distinct.
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 Principles
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of Design
-Value -
• This is another work by Markus Persson, called
Wurming Online.
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• The game’s theme color was designed to be Picture Picture Picture
quite dark and not colourful.
• Therefore, the principle of design used here is
“Value”.
• Value is defined as shadows from lightness to
darkness. [5]
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 Bibliography
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1. Markus Persson. (2020). Retrieved 16 February 2020, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Persson
2. Njiru, C. (2020). Markus Persson Biography, Age, Height, Brother, Image, Wife, Net
Worth, Twitter And Car. Retrieved 16 February 2020, from
https://informationcradle.com/markus-persson/
3. Minecraft. (2020). Retrieved 16 February 2020, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft
4. (2020). Retrieved 19 February 2020, from
https://creativemarket.com/blog/10-basic-elements-of-design
5. Elements & Principles of Design | 3D Design. (2020). Retrieved 19 February 2020, from
http://teaching.ellenmueller.com/3d-design/resources/elements-principles-of-design/