The Secrets of Minecraft: Becoming a Game Developer

Funny enough, Minecraft is what introduced me to the world of game development. It was 2013 when I started playing, the story about Notch starting the game alone motivated me into learning Java, then I began making games, I got into modded Minecraft, then I started learning game development. Now I'm studying Computer Science and I hope to get into the game industry some day!

I legit fell of my chair laughing about the certain "Japanese lawyer game". It do be like a circus

"And if there's one thing the world needs, it's fewer doctors."
Only M.A.R.I.L.L.A. could deliver such a line with a straight face and immediately move on without mentioning it.

Formula of this series:
60% Narrator and M.A.R.I.L.L.A. bickering
40% Actual Minecraft information

Swamp villager: should we put him in prison
Savannah villager: it wouldn't be fair for other prisoners
All villagers: starts nodding
I died of laughter

The first thing you have to learn when becoming a game developer:
IT'S
ALWAYS
YOUR
FAULT

Did they seriously just reference Ace Attorney?
Actually, now I need the Minecraft x Ace Attorney Crossover.

"Im Marilla, the exact opposite of machine learning." Working with machine learning for my Masters, this joke hit very well :))

"A certain Japanese lawyer game which we are too afraid to mention by name because we're afraid they'll sue us-Ironically" honestly this is the best I'm having a great time

Me right now suffering on my programing class
Minecraft: Hey, see this mate

"Wait, there are other countries that aren't Britain?"
*LAUGHS IN IMPERIALISM*

The joke about "my patronizing light is working" carrying on throughout the episode was brilliant!!

“and if there’s one thing the world needs, it’s fewer doctors”
-america
edit: i do not recall making this comment

I wish education edition was available to everyone, not just students.

Next episode: The Secret To Making Over 100 Million Kid’s Childhoods

5:24 - Ah, I see that the Staff at Mojang are fans of Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright too.

I'm actually currently working for a degree in development, and a lot of this seems accurate. I'd love to make a mod for minecraft, but honestly just about everything that can be done... Has been.

I always had an interest in programming. Minecraft was the main game that sparked my drive into programming (alongside Starbound). I had an interest in it, but never did anything further until then.
I still haven't actually worked on any mods for Minecraft (I play too little to invest the time), but because of Minecraft - I now have an Associate's Degree in programming (as unimpressive and useless that tends to be). Perhaps one day I'll try applying?
I still love coding. It's like a big puzzle you put the pieces together for and then see what your hard work has produced. Maybe one day I'll simply work on a mod for MC for starters.

I now cannot stop thinking about the Ace Attorney reference .
When's the DLC coming ? I want to build my own courtroom and cross examine a villager !

Okay, I love this Hosting duo. Who wants them to host another series?

"Did you two used to date?"
I want fanart and fanfiction now, just for comedy's sake-

I'm so hyped for Mobbo to join Mojang! I'm sure he's going to be an amazing addition to the team.

I love marilla, 10 things you probably didn't know about minecraft was amazing and this is even better with narator as well 💖

Being a minecraft developer is the biggest flex ever

Thanks Notch for creating this game, Ive started my programming way from trying to create mods for MCPE many years ago

I find it kinda funny that this episode came out after I gave up on being a game developer. Still would be a fun hobby if I could concentrate on learning java lol.

This is a great video! I’m currently in art school and I’ve been curious about what Mojang looks for from the art department side of things. Are people usually hired out of the community for their fanart or texture packs?

I've just got my first job in game development after 6 years of working in software. To anyone that's wanting to enter the industry, if you have any personal projects that you can show off - and mods are a great example of this - then that will go a long way. One day, Mojang... one day...

Can we just talk about how M.A.R.I.L.L.A’s voice actor is always so happy and cheerful, and Narrator’s voice is calm and soothing. They’re very cool characters with very unique voices.

I love how the OFFICIAL Minecraft YT account just passive-aggressively insults British food because the narrator is british too

I actually wanna be a game dev, I'm 15 still. But I'm learning Javascript now. Wish me luck guys. Obsidian Game Studios coming soon hopefully.

I'd be really impressed if you can make all your games on a microwave.

Today's Words on the Screen:
Minecraft was meant to be an opera. We filled out the wrong paperwork.
This show cost 10 Billion dollars to make.

I feel as if the people making Minecraft memes should stop and admire the audacity of this series and it's obscure humor that nobody but me finds funny.

that "of course you did... ooh! my new lie chip is working" reminded me of the Portal 2 line "and YOU let him in control of the whole facility... *slow clap* oh, my slow clap processer made it in here!" 0:55

My dream is to become a game developer. Thanks for the tips. Really inspiring.

The machine learning line is GOLDEN.

i still wonder why they never hired narrator, he's clearly the best game developer out there

I'm just saying, absolute props to Mojang. They got my kinda humour spot on

Working with mojang sounds so cool in general
They look so friendly and fun

I have to say. Its because of all the awsome game devs and the wonderful games that they make that made me realize that there are people who make games so that i can enjoy playing them.
I loved the work you put into all of this( well i learnt about crunch still im ready for it). Now all i wish is to become a game designer when i grow up and im trying to reach that goal.
I was inspired by your team and now i am dedicated towards my dream.
Thank you. :D

1:45 I love the way MARILLA's face warps as she falls into sleep mode.

Amazing Video! I got into coding through my father at age 8 and started out by modding minecraft back in the days of 1.7. bout 10 years later i will start my Game Design Studies at University in about a year and i (like probably many other modders) dream of working for mojang one day haha :)

The Minecraft team actively encouraging developers to mod their game is so wholesome to hear

I actually plan on being a game/software developer so this is basically perfect lol

I have an idea for an update, pilliger villages, they are villages that have been captured by pilligers, they have ravengers as iron golems and a pillager tower in the middle.

The secret: remembering the SEMICOLON

I'd love to be a developer for MC. I'm learning to code in Java but sadly I'm REALLY REALLY bad at team work.

I'd love to be a developer for MC. I'm learning to code in Java but sadly I'm REALLY REALLY bad at team work.

I like how "working in a team" text is presented in silence with this dark orange-on-black halloweenish feeling. Like if it was the scariest thing to do. Because it is.

I'm in high school right now and to be quite honest I've considered being a bedrock developer a few times in the past. The only issue is that I don't know where Minecraft will be by the time I'm done with school.

One reason I want to know and be a developer is to help Mojang :)
The other is to make mods for the fun of it...

i feel weirdly called out by point 5 of the wrong ways to get into game development, because i wanted for a while to pick up on java again but am currently playing that japanese lawyer game xD

Boss :Have you failed most of your physics test
New employ:
Yes
Mojang: OK you're hired

Random interviewer: how do you fix a bug
The candidate : by making it as a feature
Interviewer : you are hired
(And the place is mojang studio)

Time to make a ripoff Minecraft to honour the lost Flash versions

you can develop alone or with an incredibly small team, but you have to limit your scope and make your own deadlines.

This is the Dream job of every single Minecraft player 😂

Villagers: Vibing.
Mobbo: Welcome to the ultimate pain experience!

Developing a game and making animations is hard! It requires programming! It can take a year to make the whole movie or a game! That´s why there are so many far away movies and games in development. I understand those hard-working workers!

Minecraft was the start of many things for me. Learning linux bc i wanted to make a Minecraft server on it. Learning coding bc i wanted to make mods(tbh i had no idea what i was doing). Then expanding beyond. I can credit all that to Minecraft

Glow ink sac should be used to craft spectral arrows, both on Java an Bedrock
Change my mind

Hey I had an idea for a new minecraft update: What about potions that shrink or grow players and mobs. Would be cool I think

This video has a secret message, Mojang now need a new developer

I definitly want the British Uptade. And narrator developer.

I am currently in 7th grade, but once I’m done with school and college I want to be a concept/game artist for Minecraft!

The fact that im in the AA fandom and Mojang referenced it made my day

It's comedic yet educational at the same time lol

It would be epic if Mojang donated to TeamSeas.

I'm so excited for the next episode of "The Secrets of Mincruffutah"!

Question : Will you add the rejected mobs?

Thanks Minecraft for telling me how to become a game developer I always wanted to be one

Hey! I would like to apply for a job as a developer. These are some of my skills:
-Great team worker. In fact, I got better grades on all of my group projects than on any test I've taken.
-Amazing programer. See example bellow:
while True:
Print("Hello, world")
Personally I love the output of this code, specially the second half
-Not a doctor. The world doesnt need more doctors.
-I study a lot. In fact thats the main reason I havent made friends since middle school.
-From a country in the world (not Britain)

Personally I believe that the British update sound very great and should definitely replace 1.18

If you're just starting to program, I wouldn't recommend diving straight into c++. It would be better to learn basic programming in a language like JS (or even Java)

0:13
“Minecraft was meant to be a opera.”
I guess that’s how we got Minecraft Dungeons.

The fact that this video released with the delayed of warden and the deep dark is hilarious

Question: Can you do new armor for defeat the Warden?

It would be nice to be a Minecraft developer and I always wanted to work for Minecraft but I know it won't be me so for the person who has been chosen, congratulations.

I just loved how narrator's interview paper had a preffered pronoums section.
And the fact that he put i/me on it, lol

I wish these two had separate shows lol...

I played Lite PE and since have been wanting to be a developer, I’m in school for Java development, learning game development on the side, and bootcamping for Minecraft plugins. I’ll see ya in a year or 2 ;)

The official Minecraft channel must deserves atleast a Diamond play button.

Me: Ahhh, It's great to see my two favorite hosts together again =D also I liked the video do I get the job?
5:50
Czechia (my favorite character from the Polandball series): Excuse me Narrator, there other countries (like myself and my twin sister Slovensko) that exist. Já think that the comment you made was a little rude
Slovakia (my second favorite character from the Polandball series): I agree with you Česko Ja think that our friends would think what Narrator said was a little rude

Well the first thing I would do if I were a developer would be to get rid of the nerf they did to auto fish farming. I mean I work all day and do not have that kind of time to manually fish for enchant books or experience. =)

" And I'm marrisa the opposite of machine learning "
this got me well

When you like the video so you can be a Minecraft employee and can add all mobs you wanted in the game that didn't win the mob votes: 🙃😎

I feel like mobo should be in minecraft as an Easter egg by making it where you can only spawn him with commands!

Let’s just appreciate that mojang care about their fans and listen to them, unlike most other game companies nowadays who’s only motive is to make money

One day once I get proper education for Java and make a successful game on Scratch, I will try my best to work best on what ever game design team I'm on

Does modding and solo game development count as experience enough to work at mojang?

I hope that in British edition you can finally remove combat and add knife crime

Me wanting Minecraft British edition to actually be a thing 😅

5:25
A certain Japanese Lawyer game, hmmm, could it be ace atto- I mean Amogus?

In my head, becoming a minecraft developer is the video game equivalent of becoming a disney imagineer

Im fine being a janitor on mojang studios on the future
Its an honor working on the company that gave me childhood memories even if im just a janitor

Ok I made a mod that kicks anyone who's name is Narrator from the game, I'm pretty sure that qualifies to work at Mojang

I'm so excited for the next episode of " Secrets of Minecraftua " .

Ah... yes...
Such an elegant way of saying "Please, somebody, help us, we need more developers!!!1!1!"

“My name is narrator, I’m a wooden puppet who dreamed of becoming a real boy.”
Hmmmmmmmm