In 2009, a solo game developer named Markus Persson released the first build for a small little block game. But, little did he know that his creation would someday expand into the best selling game in the world, even beating Tetris. Bit by bit and block by block, Minecraft rose to incredible fame, and...

"What is that?” the girl who walked past my table asks as she points to my lunch. I respond, with confusion, and ask her what she had meant. She continues to point at the food in the container and then covers her nose. The scent of my lunch filled the noses of those within a radius of six feet around...