Jens Bergensten
Jens Bergensten | |
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Bergensten in 2012 | |
| Born | Jens Peder Bergensten 18 May 1979 Örebro, Sweden |
| Other names | Jeb |
| Alma mater | Lund University (MS) |
| Occupation(s) | Video game programmer and designer |
| Known for | Lead developer of Minecraft |
| Title | Chief creative officer of Mojang Studios |
| Spouse |
Jenny Bergensten (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Jens Peder Bergensten (born 18 May 1979), known professionally as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known as the lead designer of Minecraft, and is the chief creative officer of Mojang Studios. In 2013, he, along with Minecraft creator Markus Persson, was named as one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world. As an employee of Mojang Studios, he had been co-developing Minecraft with Persson since 2010, became the lead designer in 2011, and assumed full control in 2014, when Persson left the company after its acquisition.