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'''Jens "Jeb" Bergensten'''<ref group=note>Pronunciation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxqGhDjInjc&t=2m24s].</ref> is the Chief Creative Officer<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/credits</ref> at [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]].
'''Jens "Jeb" Bergensten'''<ref group="note">Pronunciation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxqGhDjInjc&t=2m24s].</ref> is the Chief Creative Officer<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/credits</ref> at [[Minecraft:Mojang Studios]].


== About ==
== About ==
Jeb joined Mojang on December 1, 2010, as a game developer.<ref name="intro">{{Tumblr|notch|1619018018|Introducing: Jens!|November 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123140706/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1619018018/introducing-jens}}</ref> Starting out as a back-end developer for ''[[Minecraft:Scrolls]]'', Jeb became increasingly involved in the development of ''Minecraft'', implementing features like [[Minecraft:wolves]], [[Minecraft:piston]]s, and map structures ([[Minecraft:village]]s, [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s and [[Minecraft:nether fortress]]es). Jeb later took the lead position in ''Minecraft'' development in December 2011 when [[Minecraft:Markus Persson]] stepped down.<ref>{{Tumblr|notch|13633493969|Och med dom orden så passar jag micken.|December 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202205113/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/13633493969/och-med-dom-orden-sa-passar-jag-micken}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|notch|142605178762305536|As of yesterday, @jeb_ is the lead developer on Minecraft!<br>http://notch.tumblr.com}}</ref> On December 12, 2012, he announced that he would also take the lead of ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]''.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|278859663095779328|As of today I will take the lead role for Minecraft: Pocket Edition, as well as the PC version. I have some catching up to do...}}</ref> Jeb used the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Wiki:About|Minecraft Wiki]] as [[User:Jeb mojang|Jeb mojang]],<ref>{{tweet|jeb|60983447396691968|I just registered myself as 'jeb' on the Minecraft wiki}}</ref><ref name="wiki name" group="note" /> where he was particularly active in the [[Minecraft:MCW:Issues|issue lists]], which he sanctioned as the official place to report and discuss ''Minecraft'' bugs and annoyances before the introduction of the official [[Minecraft:bug tracker]]. In April 2013, Jens together with Markus Persson were included the annual ''{{Wikipedia|Time (magazine)|TIME}}'' 100 listicle of the most influential people in the world.<ref>http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/markus-persson-and-jens-bergensten</ref>
Jeb joined Mojang on December 1, 2010, as a game developer.<ref name="intro">{{Tumblr|notch|1619018018|Introducing: Jens!|November 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123140706/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1619018018/introducing-jens}}</ref> Starting out as a back-end developer for ''[[Minecraft:Scrolls]]'', Jeb became increasingly involved in the development of ''Minecraft'', implementing features like [[Minecraft:wolves]], [[Minecraft:piston]]s, and map structures ([[Minecraft:village]]s, [[Minecraft:stronghold]]s, and [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es). Jeb later took the lead position in ''Minecraft'' development in December 2011 when [[Minecraft:Markus Persson]] stepped down.<ref>{{Tumblr|notch|13633493969|Och med dom orden så passar jag micken.|December 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202205113/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/13633493969/och-med-dom-orden-sa-passar-jag-micken}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|notch|142605178762305536|As of yesterday, @jeb_ is the lead developer on Minecraft!<br>http://notch.tumblr.com}}</ref> On December 12, 2012, he announced that he would also take the lead of ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]''.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|278859663095779328|As of today I will take the lead role for Minecraft: Pocket Edition, as well as the PC version. I have some catching up to do...}}</ref> Jeb used the [[Minecraft:Minecraft Wiki:About|Minecraft Wiki]] as [[User:Jeb mojang|Jeb mojang]],<ref>{{tweet|jeb|60983447396691968|I just registered myself as 'jeb' on the Minecraft wiki}}</ref><ref name="wiki name" group="note" /> where he was particularly active in the [[Minecraft:MCW:Issues|issue lists]], which he sanctioned as the official place to report and discuss ''Minecraft'' bugs and annoyances before the introduction of the official [[Minecraft:bug tracker]]. In April 2013, Jens together with Markus Persson were included the annual ''{{Wikipedia|Time (magazine)|TIME}}'' 100 listicle of the most influential people in the world.<ref>http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/markus-persson-and-jens-bergensten</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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!Release date
!Release date
|-
|-
|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/category/whispers-in-akarra/ ''Whispers in Akarra'']  
|A sandbox survival game set in a world made of blocks.
|An online Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) Roleplaying game.
|Lead developer
|Developer
|November 18, 2011
|April 28, 2002
|-
|''[[Minecraft:Caller's Bane]]''
|A strategy-based digital collectible card game. Formerly known as Scrolls.
|Back-end developer
|December 11, 2014
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/cobalt/ ''Cobalt'']  
|A platformer.
|
|December 16, 2011
|-
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/strategist/ ''Strategist'']  
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/strategist/ ''Strategist'']  
|Turn-based strategy game with a deep captivating story.
|Turn-based strategy game with a deep captivating story.
|
|Programming & game design
|
|September 3, 2005
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/dawn-of-daria/ ''Dawn of Daria'']
|A discontinued "MMOFL" (massively multiplayer, online fantasy life).
|Developer
|February 2006
|-
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/harvest-massive-encounter/ ''Harvest: Massive Encounter'']  
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/harvest-massive-encounter/ ''Harvest: Massive Encounter'']  
|An award-winning arcade real-time strategy game.
|An award-winning arcade real-time strategy game.
|
|Programming & game design
|
|March 5, 2008
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/because-its-fun-fay-game/ ''Because It's fun, Fay'']
|A cooperative platformer.
|Programming
|May 2008
|-
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/dawn-of-daria/ ''Dawn of Daria'']  
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/fillauth/ ''Fillauth'']  
|A discontinued "MMOFL" (massively multiplayer, online fantasy life).
|A ''Fallout'' de-make.
|
|Programming & game design
|
|August 24, 2008
|-
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/artifacts-house-globe/ ''House Globe'']  
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/artifacts-house-globe/ ''House Globe'']  
|A 2D RTS, ''Homeworld'' de-make.
|A 2D RTS, ''Homeworld'' de-make.
|
|Programming & game design
|
|August 31, 2008
|-
|''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''
|A sandbox survival game set in a world made of blocks.
|Lead developer
|November 18, 2011
|-
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/fillauth/ ''Fillauth'']
|''[[Minecraft:Caller's Bane]]''
|A ''Fallout'' de-make.
|A strategy-based digital collectible card game. Formerly known as Scrolls.
|
|Back-end developer
|
|December 11, 2014
|-
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/because-its-fun-fay-game/ ''Because It's fun, Fay'']
|''[[Minecraft:Cobalt]]''
|A cooperative platformer.
|A 2D Platformer Action-Adventure.
|
|Engine design, programmer
|
|February 2, 2016
|-
|-
|[http://www.oxeyegames.com/category/whispers-in-akarra/ ''Whispers in Akarra'']
|''[[Minecraft:Cobalt W.A.S.D.]]''
|An online RPG.
|An objective-based 4v4 2D Platformer.
|
|Engine programmer
|
|November 15, 2017
|}
|}


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File:Jeb skin.png|Jeb's ''Minecraft'' skin
File:Jeb skin.png|Jeb's ''Minecraft'' skin
File:Jens.png|The skin "Jens" from the [[Minecraft:3rd Birthday Skin Pack]]
File:Jens.png|The skin "Jens" from the [[Minecraft:3rd Birthday Skin Pack]]
File:Jeb Character Creator skin.png|Jeb's [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]] skin
File:Jeb Character Creator skin.png|Jeb's ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]'' skin
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Photos ===
=== Photos ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Jeb!.jpg|A picture of Jeb from Notch's blog
File:Jeb!.jpg|A picture of Jeb from [[Minecraft:Notch]]'s blog
File:Bad things happen.png|An excerpt from Jeb's ''Minecraft'' design book<ref name="design">{{ytl|lZjItR4hBAM|Minecraft Live: Game Design with Jeb|Minecraft|10/4/20}}</ref>
File:Mojang creeper shirts.jpg|Jeb and some other devs
File:Notch Jeb Pax 2011.jpg|Jeb and Notch at PAX Prime 2011
File:Jeb and Newton.jpg|Jeb and his cat Newton in 2011
File:Jeb 2012.jpg|Jeb in 2012
File:Jeb and Jon.jpg|Jeb and [[Minecraft:Jon Kågström]] working on ''Minecraft''
File:12million-copy.jpg|Jeb with some other developers
File:Jeb Action Figure Box Front.jpg|Jeb in action figure form
File:Jeb Action Figure Box Front.jpg|Jeb in action figure form
File:Jeb Action Figure Box Back.jpg|The back of Jeb's box
File:Jeb Action Figure Box Back.jpg|The back of Jeb's box
File:Jens at Telltale.jpg|Jens working on ''[[Minecraft: Story Mode]]''
File:Jens at Telltale.jpg|Jens working on ''[[Minecraft: Story Mode]]''
File:Here's Jeb.jpg|Jeb preparing to stab a cake
File:Kojima with Jens.jpg|Jens with {{Wikipedia|Hideo Kojima}}
File:Jens and Paddy.jpg|Jens with [[Minecraft:Paddy Burns]]
File:Terry, Lydia, and Jens.jpg|Jens with Terry Myerson and [[Minecraft:Lydia Winters]]
File:BigB and Jens.jpg|Jens with [[Minecraft:BigB]]
File:Jeb selfie with llama.jpeg|Jeb posing with a [[Minecraft:llama]]
File:Jeb selfie with llama.jpeg|Jeb posing with a [[Minecraft:llama]]
File:Jens & Vu.jpg|Jens and Vu Bui posing with a llama
File:Jens & Vu.jpg|Jens and [[Minecraft:Vu Bui]] posing with a llama
File:BigB and Jens.jpg|Jens with [[Minecraft:BigB]]
File:Minecraft Live 2024 Jeb.jpeg|Jens on the set of {{AMCM}}
File:Minecraft Live 2024 Jeb.jpeg|Jens on the set of {{AMCM}}
File:AMCM Jens lever.jpeg|Jens pulling a lever at {{AMCM|Steve's Lava Chicken!}}
File:AMCM Jens lever.jpeg|Jens pulling a lever at {{AMCM|Steve's Lava Chicken!}}
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File:Jeb action figure with movie McDonalds meal.jpg|Jens action figure sitting on {{AMCM}} meal from [[Minecraft:McDonald's]]
File:Jeb action figure with movie McDonalds meal.jpg|Jens action figure sitting on {{AMCM}} meal from [[Minecraft:McDonald's]]
File:AMCM green carpet 5.jpeg|Jens, [[Minecraft:Torfi Frans Olafsson]], and [[Minecraft:Daniel Middleton]]
File:AMCM green carpet 5.jpeg|Jens, [[Minecraft:Torfi Frans Olafsson]], and [[Minecraft:Daniel Middleton]]
File:Here's Jeb.jpg|Jeb preparing to stab a cake
File:12million-copy.jpg|Jeb with some other developers
Mojang creeper shirts.jpg|Jeb and some other devs
Notch Jeb Pax 2011.jpg|Jeb and Notch at PAX Prime 2011
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Screenshots ===
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Beta Jeb cape.png|Jeb wearing the [[Minecraft:classic Mojang cape]] on a [[Minecraft:Beta 1.0.2]] server
File:Jeb Statue.jpg|A statue of Jeb built by himself
File:Jeb Statue.jpg|A statue of Jeb built by himself
File:Jeb Multiplayer.png|Jeb on a multiplayer server
File:Jeb Multiplayer.png|Jeb on a multiplayer server
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File:Horse jeb.jpg|Jeb on a [[Minecraft:horse]]
File:Horse jeb.jpg|Jeb on a [[Minecraft:horse]]
File:Dev Diaries Jens manifests.jpeg|Jens manifesting into a video
File:Dev Diaries Jens manifests.jpeg|Jens manifesting into a video
Jebanner.png|Jeb's Twitter banner.
Jebanner.png|Jeb's Twitter banner
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== In other media ===
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Bad things happen.png|An excerpt from Jeb's [[Minecraft:Minecraft Game Design|''Minecraft'' design book]]<ref name="design">{{ytl|lZjItR4hBAM|Minecraft Live: Game Design with Jeb|Minecraft|10/4/20}}</ref>
File:Minecon whattodoatminecon.517018ffe4dd.png|Artwork of [[Minecraft:Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Alex]] on a stage showing off Jens, instead of the other way around
File:Minecon whattodoatminecon.517018ffe4dd.png|Artwork of [[Minecraft:Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Alex]] on a stage showing off Jens, instead of the other way around
File:The Cookie Jar concept art.jpg|Joke concept art of a cookie jar, featuring Jens Bergensten
File:The Cookie Jar concept art.jpg|Joke concept art of a cookie jar, featuring Jens Bergensten
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[[Minecraft:ja:Jens Bergensten]]
[[Minecraft:ko:Jens Bergensten]]
[[Minecraft:ko:Jens Bergensten]]
[[Minecraft:lzh:延斯·笓賢斯顛]]
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[[Minecraft:pt:Jens Bergensten]]

Latest revision as of 11:08, 9 September 2026

For the {{{Description}}} of the same name, see [[{{{Destination}}}]].

Template:Hatnote Template:Infobox person Jens "Jeb" Bergensten<ref group="note">Pronunciation: [1].</ref> is the Chief Creative Officer<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/credits</ref> at Minecraft:Mojang Studios.

About

Jeb joined Mojang on December 1, 2010, as a game developer.<ref name="intro">Template:Tumblr</ref> Starting out as a back-end developer for Minecraft:Scrolls, Jeb became increasingly involved in the development of Minecraft, implementing features like Minecraft:wolves, Minecraft:pistons, and map structures (Minecraft:villages, Minecraft:strongholds, and Minecraft:Nether fortresses). Jeb later took the lead position in Minecraft development in December 2011 when Minecraft:Markus Persson stepped down.<ref>Template:Tumblr</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> On December 12, 2012, he announced that he would also take the lead of Minecraft:Pocket Edition.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> Jeb used the Minecraft Wiki as Jeb mojang,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref name="wiki name" group="note" /> where he was particularly active in the issue lists, which he sanctioned as the official place to report and discuss Minecraft bugs and annoyances before the introduction of the official Minecraft:bug tracker. In April 2013, Jens together with Markus Persson were included the annual Template:Wikipedia 100 listicle of the most influential people in the world.<ref>http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/markus-persson-and-jens-bergensten</ref>

Biography

Jens Bergensten was born in Template:W, Template:W.

On May 11, 2013, Jeb married Jenny Bergensten (née Thornell), a photographer.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> They had a son (Björn Bergensten) on December 10, 2015.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Portfolio

Games

Name Description Role Release date
Whispers in Akarra An online Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) Roleplaying game. Developer April 28, 2002
Strategist Turn-based strategy game with a deep captivating story. Programming & game design September 3, 2005
Dawn of Daria A discontinued "MMOFL" (massively multiplayer, online fantasy life). Developer February 2006
Harvest: Massive Encounter An award-winning arcade real-time strategy game. Programming & game design March 5, 2008
Because It's fun, Fay A cooperative platformer. Programming May 2008
Fillauth A Fallout de-make. Programming & game design August 24, 2008
House Globe A 2D RTS, Homeworld de-make. Programming & game design August 31, 2008
Minecraft:Minecraft A sandbox survival game set in a world made of blocks. Lead developer November 18, 2011
Minecraft:Caller's Bane A strategy-based digital collectible card game. Formerly known as Scrolls. Back-end developer December 11, 2014
Minecraft:Cobalt A 2D Platformer Action-Adventure. Engine design, programmer February 2, 2016
Minecraft:Cobalt W.A.S.D. An objective-based 4v4 2D Platformer. Engine programmer November 15, 2017

Videos

Name Image Description Role Years played
Minecraft:The Story of Mobs Appears in several episodes, recounting the creation of several mobs. Interviewee 2024-present
Minecraft:Minecraft is turning 15 File:Jens censored.png Makes a cameo appearance riding a boat from Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021, before getting censored. Cameo 2024
Minecraft:Ice Cube Claims Adjuster File:Greg from finance.png Makes several cameos as the character Minecraft:Greg, who is established to work underneath the Minecraft:Ice Cubicle in financing. Cameo 2025
Minecraft:How We Make Minecraft File:Narrator's documentary.png Appears in a 2025 episode, interrogated by Narrator over his opinions on Template:MC's lore. Interviewee 2025

Voiceovers

Character Image Description Years played
Minecraft:Tiny Jens
File:Tiny Jens.png
 A minitariuzed, pixelated caricature of Jens himself, appearing primarily in videos promoting Community Votes and Minecraft:event servers. 2018-present
Unnamed time traveler File:MCCTC Future time traveler.jpeg Appears at the end of Minecraft Celebrates the Community, a video celebrating the Minecraft community earning a trillion views on Minecraft:YouTube. Within the context of the video his character doesn't appear, but emerges from the future in a similar manner to another character at the beginning. 2021
Template:MCL
width=288x288
width=288x288
 A stylized chibi caricature of Jens, resembling a Template:MCL, appearing in promotions for Template:MCL, including Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022 and the Minecraft:Minecraft Legends Live Event. 2022-2023
Jens
width=252x252
width=252x252
 A stylized NPC depiction of Jens, appearing on the Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party. 2024

Books

Name Image Description Role Release date
Template:Wikipedia width=199x199 In an issue of the Swedish Minecraft:Donald Duck magazine, Jens makes a cameo appearance. In the segment he is stylized as a duck with a T-shirt featuring a Donald skin, and gives programming tips. Interviewee April 2016Template:Verify
Minecraft: Essential Handbook A guidebook on the game as it existed shortly before and shortly after being sold to Microsoft, featuring anecdotes from YouTube creators Minecraft:Paul Soares Jr. and Minecraft:Jordan Maron. Interviewee
  • November 26, 2013 (original)
  • July 28, 2015 (updated edition)
Template:AMCM A recounting of the development of Template:AMCM. Foreword April 22, 2025

Films

Name Description Role Release date
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang A documentary film telling the origins of Mojang. Participant December 22, 2012
Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie An adventure comedy film based on Minecraft. Template:AMCM April 4, 2025

Quotes

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Trivia

Gallery

Personas

Photos

Screenshots

In other media

Notes

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References

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Navigation

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