Jon Kågström
Jon Kågström (aka Jon Maiga) is a software engineer for Minecraft. He was hired for Mojang Studios on 28 December 2011, having previously worked on AI for Battlefield. He helped Mojang create new "smart" AI for the mobs in Minecraft. One of his contributions was adding ocelots/cats to the game. (He made everything except the texture which was made by Jeb.) He played an active role alongside Jens Bergensten in developing Minecraft features, fixes, and improvements for Java Edition 1.2.1. After this, he left Minecraft development to work on Scrolls. Since the development of Scrolls was discontinued, he went back to working on Minecraft.
| Real name | Jon Kågström |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 24, 1977 (age 49) |
| Occupation | Software Engineer |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | Zombie, skeleton, ocelot, creeper, and villager AIs Idea on how to correct double doors |
| Website | jonkagstrom.com |
| Minecraft Wiki name | @DeletedUser40286849[note 1] |
| Reddit name | jonkagstrom |
| X (Twitter) handle | @jonkagstrom |
| Minecraft name | jonkagstrom |
Jon Kågström (aka Jon Maiga) is a software engineer for Minecraft. He was hired for Mojang Studios on 28 December 2011, having previously worked on AI for Battlefield. He helped Mojang create new "smart" AI for the mobs in Minecraft. One of his contributions was adding ocelots/cats to the game. (He made everything except the texture which was made by Jeb.) He played an active role alongside Jens Bergensten in developing Minecraft features, fixes, and improvements for Java Edition 1.2.1. After this, he left Minecraft development to work on Scrolls. Since the development of Scrolls was discontinued, he went back to working on Minecraft.
Games
- Minecraft
- Scrolls
- Battlefield: Bad Company
Gallery
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Jonkagstrom's official Mojang avatar.
Notes
- ↑ Jon's Minecraft wiki account was deleted at some point near the Fandom migration, changing the name from "Jonkagstrom47437" to "@DeletedUser40286849".
