Jens Bergensten

Jens Bergensten

Real name	Jens Peder Bergensten
Date of birth	May 18, 1979 (age 45)
Occupation	Chief Creative Officer
Nationality	Swedish
Languages	English, Swedish
Known for	Java Edition Beta 1.2 Redstone repeaters Wolves Climbing spiders Pistons Java Edition Combat Tests Appearances in Minecraft annual votes Cameo in A Minecraft Movie
Also known as	Khaile, Jebox
Website	oxeyegames.com
Wiki name	Jeb mojang
Reddit name	jeb_
X (Twitter) username	@jeb_
Bluesky username	@jebox.bsky.social
Bug tracker profile	Jeb
YouTube channel	JensBergensten
Minecraft name	jeb_
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Jens "Jeb" Bergensten is the Chief Creative Officer at Mojang Studios.

About

Jeb joined Mojang on December 1, 2010, as a game developer. Starting out as a back-end developer for Scrolls, Jeb became increasingly involved in the development of Minecraft, implementing features like wolves, pistons, and map structures (villages, strongholds and nether fortresses). Jeb later took the lead position in Minecraft development in December 2011 when Markus Persson stepped down. On December 12, 2012, he announced that he would also take the lead of Pocket Edition. Jeb used the Minecraft Wiki as Jeb mojang, 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 bug tracker. In April 2013, Jens together with Markus Persson were included the annual TIME 100 listicle of the most influential people in the world.

Biography

Jens Bergensten was born in Örebro, Sweden.

On May 11, 2013, Jeb married Jenny Bergensten (née Thornell), a photographer. They had a son (Björn Bergensten) on December 10, 2015.

Portfolio

Games

Name	Description	Role	Release date
Minecraft	A sandbox survival game set in a world made of blocks.	Lead developer	November 18, 2011
Caller's Bane	A a strategy-based digital collectible card game. Formerly known as Scrolls.	Back-end developer	December 11, 2014
Cobalt	A platformer.		December 16, 2011
Strategist	Turn-based strategy game with a deep captivating story.
Harvest: Massive Encounter	An award-winning arcade real-time strategy game.
Dawn of Daria	A discontinued "MMOFL" (massively multiplayer, online fantasy life).
House Globe	A 2D RTS, Homeworld de-make.
Fillauth	A Fallout de-make.
Because It's fun, Fay	A cooperative platformer.
Whispers in Akarra	An online RPG.

Voiceover

Character	Image	Description	Years played
Tiny Jens		A minitariuzed, pixelated caricature of Jens himself, appearing primarily in videos promoting Community Votes and event servers.	2018-present
Jens		A stylized chibi caricature of Jens, resembling a Hero, appearing in promotions for Minecraft Legends, including Minecraft Live 2022 and the Minecraft Legends Live Event.	2022-2023
Jens		A stylized NPC depiction of Jens, appearing on the MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party.	2024

Books

Name	Description	Role	Release date
A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen	A recounting of the development of A Minecraft Movie.	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
A Minecraft Movie	An adventure comedy film based on Minecraft.	Cameo	April 4, 2025

Quotes

	“	I think Minecraft unleashes people's creativity and helps them collaborate, but also teaches them things like geometry, languages and maths, so yes, I do think that the world would be a better place if everyone played Minecraft.	„
		— Jeb at Minecraft Live 2020

Trivia

• Jeb is referred to as "gingerwithasoul" [sic] in the Scrolls trailer.
• Naming a sheep jeb_ causes its wool to fade between all the dye colors.

Gallery

Personas

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  Jeb's official Mojavatar from 2010–2016

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  Jeb's official Mojavatar from 2016–2024

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  Jeb's Mojavatar from 2024–present

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  Jeb's Minecraft skin

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  The skin "Jens" from the 3rd Birthday Skin Pack

Photos

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  An excerpt from Jeb's Minecraft design book

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  Jens working on Minecraft: Story Mode

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  Jeb posing with a llama

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  Jens and Vu Bui posing with a llama

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  Jens with BigB.

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  Jens on the set of A Minecraft Movie

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  Jens pulling a lever at Steve's Lava Chicken!

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  Jens with Jack Black

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  The two play fighting with swords

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  Jens action figure sitting on A Minecraft Movie meal from McDonald's

Screenshots

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  A statue of Jeb built by himself

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  Jeb on a multiplayer server

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  Jeb with a bed on his head

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  Jeb on a realm

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  Jeb on another realm

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  Jeb on a horse

In other media

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  Artwork of Steve and Alex on a stage showing off Jens, instead of the other way around

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  Joke concept art of a cookie jar, featuring Jens Bergensten

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  Jens in the "Jens Tours Minecraft Legends" official animation

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  Jens making a cameo in Minecraft is turning 15

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  Ditto, but censored