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Minecraft

By Daniel Goldberg

Minecraft

By Daniel Goldberg

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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 - 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 giants' 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2015-01-22
Publication Date:
2015-01-22
Publisher:
Ebury Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
075355576X
ISBN13:
9780753555767
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
205 g
Height:
123 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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