First Minecraft-related forum post
- Who
- Markus “Notch” Persson
- What
- First
- Where
- Sweden
- When
- 17 May 2009
On 17 May 2009, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson posted a message on the TIGSource forum announcing the release of Minecraft’s initial public alpha version. Within minutes, other users had posted images and videos of their creations and suggested new features. Minecraft’s vibrant online community was born.