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{{Infobox program
| title = Mojavatar Maker
| image = MojavatarMainImage.png
| author =
* Artist / Main Developer: Brendan Sullivan
* Developer / Web: [[Minecraft:Torbjorn Allard|Torbjörn Allard]]
* Concept Artist: [[Minecraft:Mariana Salimena]]
* Composer: [[Minecraft:Peter Hont]]
* Sound Designer: Rotislav Trifonov
* Art Director: Johan Aronsson
* Senior Prod. Manager: [[Minecraft:Klas Hammarström]]
* Sound Director: [[Minecraft:Samuel Åberg]]
* Art Director (brand): Wiktor Persson
| platform = PC only
| programming language = Unity<ref>{{Tweet|artofsully|1355605400914194435|Yeah it's in Unity! Was a fun opportunity to delve more into UI / UX design stuff since I haven't really done much in the past! :D|January 30, 2021}}</ref>
| source available = No
| notes = Not available publicly.
}}
A '''Mojavatar''' (a portmanteau of "Mojang" and "Avatar") is an avatar created to represent a [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]] employee.<ref name=marathonjnkboy>{{Tweet|jnkboy|158236760340578307|Only 1 day left to bid on all the @MC_Marathon auctions. If you've ever wanted a Mojavatar, this is your ONE chance! minecraftmarathon.org/prizes-and-auc…|January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|_LadyAgnes|1381214409553494021|I realized I haven't shared my Mojavatar! Quite late - but here it is! It was a lot of fun to create ☺️ Just epic work on the Mojavatar Maker @artofsully, @cookiecat_9, @JohanAronson, @slamp0000 and the rest of the team! 🌟|April 11, 2021}}</ref> Almost all developers and employees at Mojang have their own Mojavatar.<ref name=sullytweet>{{Tweet|artofsully|1354909486138454017|Some of you might have noticed a lot of @Mojang employees updating their profile pics recently, and I've finally got the go-ahead to share a sneak peek at the internal app I helped develop for us using @unity3d to create these lil avatars! (will showcase more later!) ❤️|January 28, 2021}}</ref> Mojavatars can usually be seen in news articles on [[Minecraft:minecraft.net]] or on the Mojang Staff's social media profiles.

The current Mojavatars are made with the ''Mojavatar Maker'', an internal private program for creating 3D avatars in a style similar to the ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]'' look. While this current iteration is most common, the two previous styles are still in use by some developers to this day, and can still be seen in some news articles.

== Mojavatar Maker ==
The '''Mojavatar Maker''' is the avatar creator program made by Mojang Studios to help themselves create new avatar images for the new or current staff, it uses a 3D Minecraft Chibi style with a low pixel resolution for the avatars and include a large variety of cosmetics, hair styles, etc.

It is for internal use only by Mojang Studios staff and there's currently no public version for public use.<ref>{{Tweet|artofsully|1354914833842507776|And alas no sorry friends, this isn't going to be a public tool since that would kindaaa defeat the purpose of giving Mojang staff our unique identity haha! That said, do check our jobs page and join us if u wanna be a part of the family! 😄 (or open Photoshop 😉)|January 28, 2021}}</ref>

<gallery>
Mojavatar_Maker_logo_cover.gif|The Logo cover for the Mojavatar Maker
Mojavatar_Maker_UX_demo.gif|A demo of the program's UX
Mojavatar_Maker_avatars.gif|Some avatars generated by the Mojavatar Maker
Mojavatar Maker Accessories screen.png|Mojavatar accessories screen
MojavatarVideoShowcase.mp4|Video of Mojavatar showcase with sounds
</gallery>

== History ==
=== 2010–2016: The original Mojang AB drawings ===
Mojang avatars were initially created as 2D hand-drawn illustrations by [[Minecraft:Markus Toivonen]]<ref name=seargetweet>{{Tweet|SeargeDP|425578584359833600|@notch @_andrio That's a cool one. I'm still looking forward to get my Mojang avatar from @jnkboy, he'll have time for it eventually :)|January 21, 2014}}</ref> as 2D hand-drawn illustrations for the core Mojang AB team in 2010.

<gallery>
Notch_-_Mojang_avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Markus Persson|Notch]]'s Mojavatar
Jebby.png|[[Minecraft:Jeb]]'s first Mojavatar
Junkboy_-_Mojang_avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Junkboy]]'s first Mojavatar
Lydia_-_Mojang_avatar.png| [[Minecraft:Lydia Winters|Lydia]]'s Mojavatar with her spider pet
Bernhardsson - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Johan Bernhardsson]]'s Mojavatar
Dinnerbone - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Dinnerbone]]'s first Mojavatar
Mans - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Måns Olson]]'s Mojavatar
Geuder - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Patrick Geuder]]'s Mojavatar
Karin - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Karin Severinson]]'s Mojavatar
EvilSeph - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:EvilSeph]]'s Mojavatar
Tobias - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Tobias Möllstam]]'s Mojavatar
Jakob - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Jakob Porsér]]'s Mojavatar
Carl - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Carl Manneh]]'s Mojavatar
Aron - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Aron Nieminen]]'s Mojavatar
Frisk - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Daniel Frisk]]'s Mojavatar
Mattis - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Mattis Grahm]]'s Mojavatar
Henrik - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Henrik Pettersson]]'s first Mojavatar
Kappische - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Kappische]]'s Mojavatar
Leo - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Leonard Gram]]'s Mojavatar
Jon - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Jon Kågström]]'s Mojavatar
Kris - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Kristoffer Jelbring]]'s Mojavatar
Marc - Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Marc Watson]]'s first Mojavatar
Mojavatar grum.png|[[Minecraft:Grum]]'s Mojavatar
</gallery>

=== 2016–2021: 3D renders ===
Starting in 2016, Mojavatars transitioned to a 3D format, also hand-crafted, featuring a Minecraft-inspired chibi style with higher pixel resolution, similar to the [[Minecraft:Super Duper Graphics Pack]].

<gallery>
Agnes_Larsson_Mojang_avatar.png|[[Minecraft:LadyAgnes]]' first Mojavatar
Jens_Bergensten_Mojang_avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Jeb]]'s second Mojavatar
Markus_Toivonen_Mojang_avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Junkboy]]'s second Mojavatar
Jasper_Boerstra_Mojang_avatar_Revision_1.png|[[Minecraft:JAPPA]]'s first Mojavatar
Jasper_Boerstra_Mojang_avatar.png|[[Minecraft:JAPPA]]'s second Mojavatar
Marsh Davies Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Marsh Davies]]' Mojavatar
Adrian Östergård Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Adrian Östergård]]'s current Mojavatar
Max Herngren Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Max Herngren]]'s Mojavatar
Tommaso Checchi Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Tommaso Checchi]]'s Mojavatar
Henrik Pettersson Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Henrik Pettersson]]'s second Mojavatar
Josefina Axelsson Mojang avatar.png|Josefina Axelsson's Mojavatar
Marc Watson Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Marc Watson]]'s second Mojavatar
Karim Walldén Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Karim Walldén]]'s Mojavatar
Michael Stoyke Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Searge]]'s Mojavatar
Duncan Geere Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]'s first Mojavatar
Per Landin Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Per Landin]]'s first Mojavatar
Ash Davis Mojang avatar.png|Ash Davis' Mojavatar
Christian Westman Mojang avatar.png|Christian Westman's Mojavatar
Adam Martinsson Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Adam Martinsson]]'s Mojavatar
Kelsey Howard Mojang avatar.png|Kelsey Howard's Mojavatar
Tom Stone Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Tom Stone]]'s first Mojavatar
Jay Castello Mojang avatar.png|Jay Castello's Mojavatar<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120116153304/http://minecraftmarathon.org:80/prizes-and-auctions/</ref>
Maria Lemón Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Maria Lemón]]'s Mojavatar
Emily Richardson Mojang avatar.png|Emily Richardson's Mojavatar
Kate Gray Mojang avatar.png|Kate Gray's Mojavatar
Michael Ott Mojang avatar.png|Michael Ott's Mojavatar
Corey Clemans Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Corey Clemans]]' Mojavatar
Matthew Dryden Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Matthew Dryden]]'s first Mojavatar
Johan Aronson Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Johan Aronson]]'s first Mojavatar
Brynjólfur Erlingsson Mojang avatar.png|Brynjólfur Erlingsson's Mojavatar
David Stuart Dahlgren Mojang avatar.png|David Stuart Dahlgren's Mojavatar
Owen Jones Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Owen Jones]]' first Mojavatar
Nathan Adams Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Dinnerbone]]'s Mojavatar
Alex Wiltshire Mojang avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Alex Wiltshire]]'s Mojavatar
ChrisNordgrenMojangAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Chris Nordgren]]'s Mojavatar
NinniLandin.png|[[Minecraft:Ninni Landin]]'s Mojavatar
PatrickLiuAvatar.png|Patrick Liu's Mojavatar
PhilipVieiraAvatar.png|Philip Vieira's Mojavatar
Thomas Wiborgh Mojavatar.png|Thomas Wiborgh's Mojavatar
James Nouch Mojavatar.png|James Nouch's Mojavatar
</gallery>

=== 2021–present: Mojavatar Maker ===
As the number of employees at Mojang grew, it became no longer viable to create avatars manually. In 2021 after the Mojang Studios rebrand, a group of developers therefore created an internal program, the Mojavatar Maker, to make the avatars more quickly and easily.<ref>{{Tweet|artofsully|1355587750855118854|Wow - thanks for the warm response to the Mojavatar project guys! Very much a side gig to normal work, it's nice to see it completed! ❤️ Traditionally avi's were made by hand but since Mojang has grown so much it's not as viable to do that anymore, thus Mojavatar Maker was born!|January 30, 2021}}</ref><ref name=sullytweet />

This is the current version of the Mojavatars. They are presented as a 3D model with a chibi and low pixel resolution style that almost all employees use currently.

<gallery>
File:AgnesLarssonNewMojangAvatar.jpg|[[Minecraft:LadyAgnes]]' current Mojavatar
File:Mojavatar Jens 200x296.png|[[Minecraft:Jeb]]'s current Mojavatar
File:MarkusToivonenAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Junkboy]]'s current Mojavatar
File:JAPPA twitter.jpg|[[Minecraft:JAPPA]]'s third and current Mojavatar
File:Sarah Boeving Avatar.jpg|[[Minecraft:Sarah Boeving]]'s current Mojavatar
File:Kingbdogz twitter.jpg|[[Minecraft:Kingbdogz]]' current Mojavatar
File:MarianaSalimenaAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Mariana Salimena]]'s current Mojavatar
File:AndyHill.png|[[Minecraft:Andy Hill]]'s current Mojavatar
File:DavidCarltonAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:David Carlton]]'s current Mojavatar
File:OlegKozitsynAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Oleg Kozitsyn]]'s old Mojavatar
File:MojavatarWinter OlegKozitsyn.jpeg|Ditto but for winter
File:MojavatarOlegKozitsyn.jpg|Oleg Kozitsyn's current Mojavatar
File:MarcWatsonAvatar.jpg|[[Minecraft:Marc Watson]]'s current Mojavatar
File:Duncan Geere Mojavatar.png|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]'s current Mojavatar
File:PerLandinAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Per Landin]]'s current Mojavatar
File:Gartzke 2021 Avatar.png|[[Minecraft:Matthew Gartzke]]'s current Mojavatar
File:MatthewDrydenAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Matthew Dryden]]'s current Mojavatar
File:JohanAronsonAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Johan Aronsson]]'s current Mojavatar
File:DavidCowanAvatar.png|David Cowan's current Mojavatar
File:JeremySnookAvatar.png|Jeremy Snook's current Mojavatar
File:HenrikKnibergAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Henrik Kniberg]]'s current Mojavatar
File:SaxsPerssonAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:Saxs Persson]]'s current Mojavatar
File:DeclanHopkinsAvatar.png|Declan Hopkins' current Mojavatar
File:MortenRasmussenAvatar.png|Morten Rasmussen's current Mojavatar
File:KatieEllisonAvatar.png|Katie Ellison's current Mojavatar
File:JeffRivaitAvatar.png|Jeff Rivait's old Mojavatar
File:JeffRivaitNewMojavatar.jpg|Jeff Rivait's current Mojavatar
File:MichaelWeilbacherAvatar.png|Michael Weilbacher's current Mojavatar
File:DavidNisshagenAvatar.png|[[Minecraft:David Nisshagen]]'s current Mojavatar
File:DeirdreQuarnstromAvatar.png|Deirdre Quarnstrom's current Mojavatar
File:UlrikaKarlssonAvatar.png|Ulrika Karlsson's current Mojavatar
File:Cristina Anderca.png|[[Minecraft:Cristina Anderca]]'s current Mojavatar
File:LauradeLlorensGarcia.png|[[Minecraft:Laura de Llorens Garcia]]'s current Mojavatar
File:OskarThysell mojavatar.png|[[Minecraft:Oskar Thysell]]'s current Mojavatar
File:SofiaDankis mojavatar.png|[[Minecraft:Sofia Dankis]]' current Mojavatar
File:Mojavatar-Ryan-Cooper-100x148.jpeg|Ryan Cooper's current Mojavatar
File:MojavatarKristinaHorner.png|Kristina Horner's current Mojavatar
File:MojavatarCameronThomas.png|Cameron Thomas' current Mojavatar
File:Mega Spud twitter.jpg|[[Minecraft:Jay Wells]]' current Mojavatar
File:MojavatarJoshMulanax.jpeg|Josh Mulanax's current Mojavatar
File:MojavatarTannerPearson.jpeg|Tanner Pearson's Mojavatar
File:MojavatarMelissaMoorehead.jpeg|Melissa Moorehead's current Mojavatar
File:MojavatarKaylasara.jpg|Kayla Kinnunen's current Mojavatar
File:Åsa Bredin Mojavatar.jpeg|Åsa Bredin's current Mojavatar
File:Kayleen Walters Mojavatar.jpeg|Kayleen Walters' current Mojavatar
File:Annie Chenn Mojavatar.jpeg|Annie Chenn's current Mojavatar
File:Ada Duan Mojavatar.png|Ada Duan's current Mojavatar
File:Thisandthat.png|[[Minecraft:Nadja Anderberg]]'s current Mojavatar
File:Gustav Höglund Mojavatar.jpg|Gustav Höglund's current Mojavatar
File:Mojavatar Owen-Jones 200x296.png|[[Minecraft:Owen Jones]]' current Mojavatar
File:Mojavatar Tom-Stone 200x296.png|[[Minecraft:Tom Stone]]'s current Mojavatar
File:Lyoneer Mojavatar.jpg|Sophia Lyon's current Mojavatar
File:LZA Mojavatar.png|Lindsey Schaal's current Mojavatar
File:MojangMeesh Mojavatar.png|Michelle Archer Waterman's current Mojavatar
File:Helen Chiang Mojavatar.png|Helen Chiang's Mojavatar
File:Aime Mojavatar.png|Nea Aime Rollan's Mojavatar
File:Julius Olofsson Mojavatar.png|Julius Olofsson's current Mojavatar
File:Linn Viberg Mojavatar.png|Linn Viberg's current Mojavatar
File:Sophie Austin Mojavatar.png|Sophie Austin's current Mojavatar
File:Maxime Lebrot Mojavatar.png|Maxime Lebrot's current Mojavatar
File:Filip Randenbäck Mojavatar.png|Filip Randenbäck's current Mojavatar
File:Ingela Garneij Mojavatar.jpg|Ingela Garneij's current Mojavatar
File:Gegy Mojavatar.png|[[Minecraft:Gegy]]'s current Mojavatar
File:Elvendorke Mojavatar.png|elvendorke's current Mojavatar
File:Natalie Selin Mojavatar.jpg|Natalie Selin's current Mojavatar
File:Unn Swanström Mojavatar.jpg|Unn Swanström's current Mojavatar
File:Josefine Lindqvist Mojavatar.jpg|Josefine Lindqvist's current Mojavatar
File:Brock Davis Mojavatar.jpg|Brock Davis' current Mojavatar
File:Dylan Kesselring Mojavatar.jpg|Dylan Kesselring's current Mojavatar
File:Peter Sheff Mojavatar.jpg|Peter Sheff's current Mojavatar
File:Mike Ammerlaan Mojavatar.jpg|Mike Ammerlaan's Mojavatar
File:Donuts1000 Mojavatar.jpg|Donuts1000's current Mojavatar
File:Raphael Landaverde Mojavatar.webp|Raphael Landaverde's current Mojavatar
File:Francisco Alejandro Garcia Cebada Mojavatar.png|Francisco Alejandro Garcia Cebada's current Mojavatar
File:James Nicholls Mojavatar.jpg|James Nicholls' current Mojavatar
File:Laiyin Dai Mojavatar.png|Laiyin Dai's current Mojavatar
File:Chloe Basel Mojavatar.png|Chloe Basel's current Mojavatar
File:Marlene Cota Mojavatar.png|Marlene Cota's current Mojavatar
File:Kirsten Springer Mojavatar.png|Kirsten Springer's current Mojavatar
File:Cristina Bravo Amigueti Mojavatar.png|Cristina Bravo Amigueti's current Mojavatar
File:Todd Baldwin Mojavatar.png|Todd Baldwin's current Mojavatar
File:Justin Edwards Mojavatar.jpg|Justin Edwards' current Mojavatar
File:Jose Marcos De Oliveira Mojavatar.jpg|Jose Marcos De Oliveira's current Mojavatar
File:Pradnesh Patil Mojavatar.png|Pradnesh Patil's current Mojavatar
File:David Fries Mojavatar.jpg|David Fries' current Mojavatar
File:Angehlica Halling Mojavatar alternate.jpg|Angehlica Halling's old Mojavatar
File:Angehlica Halling Mojavatar.jpg|Angehlica Halling's current Mojavatar
</gallery>

== Contest winners ==
Two first-generation Mojavatars were awarded to non-developers through a contest held during a [[Minecraft:Minecraft Marathon]] event.<ref name=marathonjnkboy /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120116153304/http://minecraftmarathon.org:80/prizes-and-auctions/ Prizes and Auctions | Minecraft Marathon] – archived on January 16, 2012</ref><ref>{{bluesky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3lcvnzv25h22w|I bet if someone really went digging they could find out about the only two first gen Mojang avatars that Junkboy made for non employees, through a contest for an event I ran called Minecraft Marathon.|December 9, 2024|userlink=[[Minecraft:Marc Watson]]}}</ref>

The first person outside of Mojang to use the Mojavatar Maker was a girl named Star, who won a {{W|Blue Peter|newtab=1}} competition in 2023 and created her own Mojavatar during a tour of Mojang Studios in Stockholm.<ref>{{ytl|SGfLt9bHoS4|What Does Minecraft HQ Look Like? ⛏ 🇸🇪 {{!}} Blue Peter {{!}} CBBC|CBBC|February 26, 2023}}</ref>

Another person granted access to the Mojavatar Maker was Lucie, a modder who won an auction and received the opportunity to visit Mojang’s office in Stockholm.<ref> {{tweet|DeveloperLucie|1604490991527874563|Jag vann precis auktionen! Ska bli så underbart att få träffa er alla 💕 Translated from Swedish by Google I just won the auction! It will be so wonderful to meet you all 💕|December 18, 2022}} {{tweet|DeveloperLucie|1634229905171832832|It was a dream come true, meeting you and @wChiwi was so amazing!|March 10, 2023}}</ref>
<gallery>
StarBluePeterMojavatar2023.PNG|Star's Mojavatar created at her visit in Stockholm.
Lucie Mojavatar.jpg|Lucie's Mojavatar also created at her visit in Stockholm.
</gallery>

== Gallery ==

=== Mojavatar maker concept art ===
<gallery>
Mariana salimena accessories warden head.jpg|Concept art of the Mojavatar Maker head accessories
Mariana-salimena-clothes-02.jpg|Concept art of Mojavatar outfits
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Hispanic Heritage Q&A Session 01.jpeg|Two Mojavatars used to advertise a Q&A session between Mojang employees and Hispanic Heritage Foundation employees
File:Hispanic Heritage Q&A Session 02.png|Two more Mojavatars used to advertise a Q&A session between Mojang employees and Hispanic Heritage Foundation employees.
File:Mojanger1.jpg|Two Mojavatars used to advertise a virtual panel session between Mojang employees and HBCU students and all the general public interested on careers in gaming.
File:Mojanger2.jpg|Two Mojavatars used to advertise a virtual panel session between Mojang employees and HBCU students and all the general public interested on careers in gaming.
File:Mojanger3.jpg|Two Mojavatars used to advertise a virtual panel session between Mojang employees and HBCU students and all the general public interested on careers in gaming.
File:Two Mojavatars.jpg|Image of two Mojavatars used for the advertisement of an auction. <ref>https://x.com/jeb_/status/1603371767250157569</ref>
File:Women of Minecraft banner.jpg|Women of Minecraft<ref>https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/diversity-inclusion/women-behind-minecraft-are-building-a-better-world-through-the-power-of-play-block-by-block/</ref> article banner
</gallery>

== References ==
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