Jacek Wołkowicz
| Real name |
Jacek Wołkowicz |
|---|---|
| Occupation | |
| Nationality |
Polish |
| Languages |
English, Polish |
| X (Twitter) username | |
| GitHub profile | |
| YouTube channel |
gnembon |
| Minecraft name | |
| Pronunciation |
Nem-bon |
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Jacek Wołkowicz[1][3] better known as Gnembon, is a game developer at Mojang Studios, YouTuber, and Minecraft modder. He created the Carpet Mod, which "allows you to take full control of what matters from a technical perspective of the game."
Biography
Wołkowicz attended the Warsaw University of Technology from 2002 to 2007 where he got a M.Sc. in Computer Science.[1] He then attended Dalhousie University from 2007 to 2013 where got a Ph.D. in Computer Science.[1] Afterwards, he was a Adjunct Professor & Sessional Instructor at Dalhousie until October 2021.[1] In November 2021, he moved to Sweden and got a job at Mojang.[1]
Wołkowicz is capable of coding in both Java and C++ engines. He also knows the Python programming language.
Modding
Wołkowicz is the creator of the Carpet Mod, which adds a number of gamerules and other features that allow the user to take control of the technical side of the game. It most notably adds movable tile entities.
Work on Minecraft
Gnembon and Kingbdogz worked together to add the sculk catalyst. In 23w43a, he added the /tick command, which was originally a feature from his mod Carpet Mod.
YouTube
Gnembon has a YouTube channel where he used to upload item farming and modding videos. Since joining Mojang however, he has ceased to upload videos to his YouTube channel, although he may return at some point.[4]
Mojang
After a month and a half long break from YouTube, in November 2021 he announced that he had joined Mojang.[5]
Gallery
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Gnembon's social media avatar -
Trivia
- Wołkowicz's nickname was taken from a character in a book he was reading for school,[6] which is most likely Gnębon Puczymorda from Szewcy by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. It was first used as his username in the video game Heroes of Might and Magic II or III. He later decided to keep this name for his YouTube channel, as a way of separating his gaming life from his personal life.[7]
- When Wołkowicz first started playing Minecraft, he was afraid of squid for several months.[8]
- Wołkowicz has a son, who he taught to use a mouse and keyboard by playing Minecraft.[9]
- Some people misspell Gnembon's name, writing it as "Gnembom".[8]
References
- ↑ a b c d e f https://www.linkedin.com/in/gnembonne/
- ↑ https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/credits
- ↑ https://sztokholm.orpeg.pl/2022/12/09/nasz-gosc-pan-jacek-wolkowicz/
- ↑ "I moved to Sweden and joined Mojang!" – gnembon on YouTube, November 6, 2021
- ↑ "I moved to Sweden and joined Mojang!" – gnembon on YouTube, November 6, 2021
- ↑ "280 - The Gnembon Phenomenon // The Spawn Chunks: A Minecraft Podcast" – The Spawn Chunks on YouTube, January 15, 2024
- ↑ "Mojang Dev Comes To Hermitcraft! (Mojang Developer Gnembom Interview)" – GoodVodsWithScar on YouTube, June 23, 2023
- ↑ a b "Mojang Dev Comes To Hermitcraft! (Mojang Developer Gnembom Interview)" – GoodVodsWithScar on YouTube, June 23, 2023
- ↑ "All Minecraft Farms updated for Minecraft 1.15/1.16 [Fun Farms Special 1/2]" – gnembon on YouTube, February 8, 2020
