There are two primary modes in Minecraft, the wilfully basic video game phenomenon that’s sold more than any other in history. Users can either play in “Survival Mode”, in which their character must gather resources, defend themselves against hostile invaders and contend with things like depleting hunger and health; or they can play in “Creative Mode”, where everything is limitless, nothing can harm them, and they’re free to do exactly as they please.
It would be reasonable to say that Markus “Notch” Persson, the 45-year-old Swedish creator of Minecraft, has played life in both modes now – once as a shy, workmanlike coder; then as a man with enough money to live like King Midas for the rest of his days. And on balance, he might well prefer the former. “The problem with getting everything,” he once lamented, “is you run out of reasons to keep trying.”
The Telegraph London
