• The Minecraft creator Markus Persson faces life after fame
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[quote]Is Minecraft a once-in-a-lifetime success—a “Tainted Love,” a Tetris—or a foundational work for the next great video-game auteur, like the creator of Sim City and The Sims, Will Wright? “I definitely think Minecraft is a freak thing,” he said. “There’s no way you could replicate it intentionally. And yes, I’m starting to feel writer’s block as a result. I’m not sure if it’s pressure to repeat… Actually, it is the pressure to repeat. And with Minecraft it was just easier, because nobody knew who I was. Now I post a new idea and millions of people scrutinize it. There’s a conflict between the joy of being able to do whatever I want and the remarkable pressure of a watching world. I don’t know how to switch it off.” “I have the ability to get code done, but I’m impatient and it’s scrappy as a result,” he said. “Maybe that helped me with Minecraft, as it came quickly. But, well, at some point, I’d like to actually become a good programmer.” Following his father’s suicide, Persson has been simplifying his life. He has moved on from active Minecraft development, and he has committed to not being coerced into promoting people and products in which he does not fully believe. Last year, he also got divorced from his wife, whom he had been dating for four years and married to for one. [/quote] Source: [url]http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/the-minecraft-creator-markus-persson-faces-life-after-fame.html[/url] I suggest you go to the source and read the whole thing, its a pretty insightful and interesting read.
hurr durr time for vacation But yeah, it's a very interesting read. And really, it just demonstrate that when you have a huge amount of money, you probably would spend it that.
For a minute I thought he had gone to jail. :v:
he should ask garry newman for advice.
[QUOTE=smfE;40216542]he should ask garry newman for advice.[/QUOTE] Why? They aren't really comparable. Unless he wants advice on how to ban people he can't win an argument with.
great hits like gmod and snabbo they are pretty comparable Doesn't garry hate Notch though? I remember there was a lot of drama with the Minecraft section.
[QUOTE=zombojoe;40216574]great hits like gmod and snabbo they are pretty comparable Doesn't garry hate Notch though? I remember there was a lot of drama with the Minecraft section.[/QUOTE]I remember notch once donated like 1k to a charity thing and got listed as a top contributor, so Garry donated 1001 dollars.
[QUOTE=zombojoe;40216574] Doesn't garry hate Notch though? I remember there was a lot of drama with the Minecraft section.[/QUOTE] I think it's more because notch putting the word "programmer" to shame with his abysmal coding skills, before jeb took over it was a small miracle it even started when you clicked the program.
[quote] active Minecraft development[/quote] I wasn't aware this was a thing.
[QUOTE=DinoJesus;40216596]I remember notch once donated like 1k to a charity thing and got listed as a top contributor, so Garry donated 1001 dollars.[/QUOTE] It was one of the earlier Humble Bundles. That wasn't the end of it btw, they kept one-upping each other for days.
[QUOTE=zombojoe;40216574]Doesn't garry hate Notch though?[/QUOTE] Nah, they're twitter pals
[QUOTE=smfE;40216542]he should ask garry newman for advice.[/QUOTE] So far Garry is updating Gmod like mad and buying cars and houses. Notch doesn't seem to have interest in either of these.
Fame - A Double Edged Sword
Damn, sounds like life is rough for him right now.
He got divorced? Wow that was really quick.
So [i]this[/i] is why he takes so many vacations. He doesn't like the world watching him.
[QUOTE=Killuah;40216924]So far Garry is updating Gmod like mad and buying cars and houses. Notch doesn't seem to have interest in either of these.[/QUOTE] No Garry bought a new car and is DIYing up his house. Garry is pretty fucking modest to be fair, especially since he doesn't make that much money off GMod since it goes through Steam. Have you seen the FP offices? They're sparse as fuck. Garry is pretty fucking cool with his money.
[QUOTE=Sharker;40217434]He got divorced? Wow that was really quick.[/QUOTE] After a year of marriage, everything gets divided in twain between the two for a divorce. That's how it works in his country. So yeah, she waited for that and took half his money.
I didn't know anything about his divorce, or his fathers suicide.
All he wanted to do was make a fun cavey building game and now look at all this shit that's happened to him. I'd bet he'd throw away all his fame and money for a bit of peace and one more day with his dad. Everyone's too hard on him, I think.
Okay, I was content to make vacation jokes up to this point but now I feel really bad for him.
Wow, I didn't know he and ez divorced :(
Notch should comission an imitation suit of himself and have someone bash away on a keyboard all day. Then he could slip away from the limelight with his money and do something for himself, he definitely needs to. I'd like to see a well programmed game from him, he was well on track with 0x10c!
[QUOTE=Shadaez;40217708]Wow, I didn't know he and ez divorced :([/QUOTE] It was pretty big. He announced that on Twitter, and many people were laughing because of that.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;40217708]Wow, I didn't know he and ez divorced :([/QUOTE] And his father committed suicide, if that happened to me I would take a year off work just to get over it.
[QUOTE=Unisath;40217532]After a year of marriage, everything gets divided in twain between the two for a divorce. That's how it works in his country. So yeah, she waited for that and took half his money.[/QUOTE] Wait what How have I not heard any of this Anyone got a source on the money-steal gold-digging?
Well, if anyone is wondering why I generally dislike the "time for vacation" jokes whenever a Notch thread shows up, now you know. It's a bit more understandable with a bit of context.
Quite pleased there hasn't been an instance of someone saying "oh boo hoo I have all this money but my life sucks"
He should just keep stuff under wraps and reveal what he's working on when its near beta phase or release if he's that bothered by peoples opionions, its what id do.
[QUOTE=Unisath;40217532]After a year of marriage, everything gets divided in twain between the two for a divorce. That's how it works in his country. So yeah, she waited for that and took half his money.[/QUOTE] wait what the fuck if this is true, I feel sorry for the guy and fuck that bitch
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