MinecraftCon 2010

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MinecraftCon 2010
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MinecraftCon 2010 (also referred to as MineCon 2010) was the first unofficial MINECON event, organized as a spontaneous gathering of Minecraft fans on August 31, 2010, at Downtown Park in Bellevue, Washington, USA.[1]

Event

Notch with fans at MinecraftCon 2010.
A full-body creeper costume at MinecraftCon 2010.
Creeper and Steve costumes.

The event was conceived by Notch after he expressed interest in a meet-up in a blog post[2] and called on the community to organize it without specifying a venue.[3] Notch was already in the area visiting the offices of Valve Software.[4] Although Notch referred to it as "MinecraftCon 2010," the event was more of an informal gathering than a traditional gaming or anime convention.

A thread on the Minecraft Forum[5] served as an unofficial hub for organizing the event, with attendees sharing YouTube videos and photos afterward.[6]

Over 50 people attended the gathering, including one fan in a full-body creeper costume,[7] which caught Notch's attention.[8] Notch discussed his future plans for Minecraft[9][10] and addressed the recent popularity of Herobrine.[11] Several attendees livestreamed the event or uploaded recorded footage to YouTube.

Videos

References

  1. ↑ "Could we get a summary of everything at the minecraftcon?" – u/Atroxide on Reddit, September 1, 2010
  2. ↑ "How about a somewhat spontaneous MinecraftCon 2010?" (archived) – Notch's Tumblr, August 2010.
  3. ↑ "MinecraftCon 2010 in Bellevue" – Minecraft Forum, August 2010.
  4. ↑ "A brief summary of Bellevue" (archived) – Notch's Tumblr, September 2010.
  5. ↑ "MinecraftCon 2010 Discussion" – Minecraft Forum, August 2010.
  6. ↑ "MinecraftCon 2010, Bellevue, August 31st" – u/deleted on Reddit, August 25, 2010
  7. ↑ File:Creeper costume at MINECON 2010.jpg
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100904042025/http://picasaweb.google.com/Ubercow1337/MinecraftCon2010#
  9. ↑ "Confirmed additions from minecraftcon 2010" – u/Ballsmasher on Reddit, September 1, 2010
  10. ↑ "MinecraftCon 2010 Discussion" – Minecraft Forum, September 2010.
  11. ↑ "MinecraftCon 2010" – Miles Smith on YouTube, September 1, 2010

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