In between his computer systems engineering and computer science studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, Barth was an active member of the college's game development club. In an interview, as well as a subsequent Reddit session, he details his origins as a game developer, his work under the banner of Zachtronics, his skepticism regarding the term “indie,” and his real feelings on Minecraft.īarth has been developing games since he was young, but “wasn’t very good at it” until he went to college. Barth runs his own studio, Zachtronics, and though it has produced a number of games that have sold well, it's fair to say that Barth’s influence exceeds his recognition.
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His 2009 game Infiniminer not only provided the inspiration for Minecraft, but spawned the entire “block-world” genre of gaming a full two-and-a-half years before Minecraft came into existence. Markus Persson may be the designer and creator of Minecraft, but the game’s unsung hero is a Redmond-based indie game developer named Zachary Barth. You might even know what a Creeper looks like without knowing it. Even in the off-chance that you have never played the game, you probably know several people who have (and are playing it right now). Since its full release in November of 2011, it has sold over 70 million copies worldwide, with over 100 million players. The figures don’t lie: Minecraft is not just the biggest game of recent memory, but stacks up against the biggest of all time.
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