If the present and future of entertainment is on the Internet, and the struggle on the Internet depends on who owns the largest market share of the attention economy, then creator Dream, 23, and GeorgeNotFound, 25, share a large part of the pie. With 31 million YouTube subscribers, 6.8 million followers on TikTok, 6.2 million followers on Twitch, 5.7 million followers on Twitter (not to mention 2 million on his alternate Twitter account) and 3.3 million followers on Instagram, Dream has the power to create Trend thread with one tweet. George, his close friend and collaborator, has 10.5 million subscribers on YouTube, 9.1 million followers on TikTok, 4.9 million followers on Twitch, 3.9 million followers on Twitter (3.2 million on his alternate) and 3 million followers on Instagram.
The couple met when they were working as software developers and became friends, and then decided to create Minecraft content together. Thanks to the collective efforts of other notable content creators like TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot, Tubbo, Ranboo, CaptainPuffy, Hannahxxrose and others, who make up the Minecraft multiplayer server Dream Survival (Dream SMP or DSMP for short), Dream and George have created a true multiverse game in the world of Minecraft, And craft stories full of lore, inside jokes, and memes. In addition, the pair often brainstorm creative ways to play Minecraft, resulting in videos like “Minecraft, but gravity changes randomly” – where the two try to play the game while gravity turns around without warning – or “Minecraft hit while electrocuted when I take damage,” George designed a dog collar to electrocute him whenever his character was damaged in the game.
The two spoke with diverse Two days later, Twitchcon San Diego, where they both appeared.
“Basically, we created a world [in which] There are a lot of different characters, there are lore behind each person’s back stories and there are different betrayals and backstabbings and great arcs that end in friendships and enemies and destruction,” says Dream of DSMP. “It’s just Minecraft that is used as a way of telling a story versus being an actual game.”
“We almost don’t play the game,” George adds.
Dream is notorious for not showing his face on screen. The only visual sign his fans had was the black and white smiling face and mask that represented his presence across all platforms and streams; Her slight smile gave an ironic, seemingly Microsoft Paintified charm to the creator’s identity. But it wasn’t just Dream fans who didn’t know what it looked like; Most of his collaborators and friends, including George, have never seen his face — on screen or in real life — either.
That all changed on October 2, when – several days after he revealed his face via FaceTime to creators like Anthony Padilla, KSI, Bella Poarch, Addison Rae and Marques Brownlee, all of them anonymously posted videos of their reactions to Dream’s face. What it actually looked like – Dream first showed a video showing his face on his YouTube channel. The video has garnered 20 million views in less than 24 hours and has accumulated 39 million views so far. George Video of meeting in person for the first time, published on October 3, has garnered 9.7 million views in eight days. In it, the British YouTuber recounts his move from London, England, to Orlando, Florida, a process hampered by the amount of time it takes to obtain a visa; He now lives in a house with Dream and fellow DSMP creator Sapnap. The video depicts George arriving home and waiting for the dream to appear. A dream emerges from behind the gate, hands outstretched, the two embrace, jumping up and down excitedly.
“It just doesn’t feel real,” George, who is native to Orlando, Florida, says in the video — a sentiment he repeats. diverse When asked how he feels at this moment. “The sun was right behind him, it was blinding, and he had a halo around him.”
However, not everyone was thrilled to see Dream’s face. After Dream first showed a video of his face revealing, “HES UGLY” started appearing on Twitter. Dream says he expected the negative reaction to the video – and thought some of the memes that came out of it were funny, especially the ones that came out of it. He clearly indicated that he prefers a certain angle. “A lot of the angled jokes were funny,” he says. “This was such a personal thing, I was like, ‘I think that’s my good side. After seeing all the memes, I was like, ‘Well, maybe it’s not your good side all the time.
On top of that, the two appeared at TwitchCon in San Diego the following weekend.
“The whole event was fun for me personally, but I think a lot of the elements of the actual agreement could have been improved,” says George.
“I wasn’t expecting we’d have that many people out there,” says Dream.
“Through the meeting, the welcome, and the Dream SMP team, there were a lot of people,” says George.
“There is not enough space for these people,” says Dreem.
George says fans are “stuck outside waiting in the lobby doing nothing, waiting, not knowing if they’ll be able to get in or not.”
Neither Helm nor George went to the foam pit At least three people are reportedly left injured.
With the final approval of George’s visa and the unveiling of Dream’s identity, they both now have the space and ability to create content – and collaborate with different creators – with new freedom. When asked which content creators they most like to collaborate with, George said “mythical,” referring to a huge content empire started by YouTubers Rhett and Link. Another creator that both of them would like to collaborate with in person is MrBeast, who, with 106 million YouTube subscribers, is arguably the most popular content creator in the world right now. The two previously appeared on MrBeast Trivia Virtual Contest In 2020, George says he filmed a video with the creator when MrBeast was in London. “Before I got my visa, Mr. Best would ask, ‘When are you coming to America?'” ‘ I was like, ‘I literally can’t,’ he says. ‘I’m sure we’ll be going to North Carolina a lot.’
When Dream was asked what the potential collaboration would entail, he said he’s willing to do whatever MrBeast wants. “At one point he joked about Team Dream versus the MrBeast video genre, and I thought that would be a really fun thing to do.”
Although the worlds the couple helped create exist online, DSMP is grounded in real relationships—those that focus largely on fun and entertainment, but aren’t impervious to the reality of grief. When Technoblade, another popular Minecraft creator in DSMP, Died of cancer Last summer, the community mourned. When Dream was asked about their reflections on their friendship with the creator diverse He mentioned Technoblade when he was on stage at the Dream SMP panel. “One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately is that unfortunately he wasn’t able to see my face before he passed away, which is something I think is very unfortunate, and I really wish he was here to share part of the moment with me.” He adds: “The legacy he left behind is clearly incredible. … [I’ve] You’re missing “.
Both had previously paid tribute to Technoblade after his family announced the creator’s death via a YouTube video. George tweeted about his friend, writing: “Rest in peace techno. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend time with him recently and the fact that he was still witty and positive despite his condition really shows how strong and determined he is. Life is short but you had a huge life, We will all miss you.”
Dream spoke about Technoblade in his Discord podcast, saying he didn’t want to talk about the creator on Twitch or YouTube, because he felt weird about monetizing content related to his friend’s death. “It’s really hard for everyone, and I’m very fortunate to have become friends with Techno and have had a lot of great times with him, on and off camera.”
It was a true tragedy in a world of lightheartedness and humor. One key to understanding the chronic internet world, and especially the world of DSMP fandom, is to understand the sense of irony and cynicism embedded in its subculture. It’s a generation-born humor – and a special place of content – where the joke passes the needle between the absurd and the real, all the while striving not to flatten under the mediums in which the nearly entire universe of its meaning exists. Itself. Everyone and everything that appears to have tone of voice or even no tone runs the risk of being categorized as confusion.
The two approach the prospect of the upcoming “Minecraft” movie in this sort of situation – an opening underlined by a healthy amount of skepticism. The film was developed several years ago and is scheduled to star in the lead role Jason Momoaaccording to Dream, it became a meme.
“I feel like a Minecraft movie has been a meme for a long time,” he says. “I posted a Minecraft ‘Coming Soon’ meme in 2019.”
“I don’t even know what a Minecraft movie is,” says George.
When asked what Hollywood needs to do to properly handle the movie in order for it to resonate with their audience, George said, “They can just make whatever story they want and do it in a way that doesn’t bother them, but it still kinda has a Minecraft aesthetic, and I think Minecraft fans will appreciate it.” truly “.
Dream sees two different directions the movie can go in: “I feel like they have to either go completely confused, like accepting the fact that the movie swings and go in, or they have to go in the opposite direction and just do just like Minecraft. You know, Jason Momoa, It’s Steve, it’s in the woods. It’s like Survivor. It’s like a comic or something.”
“I think if Minecraft ended up being something people loved, that would be surprising,” says George. “I don’t have good expectations for that. I’m sorry, Minecraft.”
They both say they are willing to make engravings in Minecraft if asked. As for the actors they’d like to play in a movie should DSMP make its way to all of Hollywood, they have a few ideas outside the box.
Dream suggests that Shawn Mendes play George in a movie, but George says, “I think it would be great to have Daniel Craig, even though he has nothing to do with me.”
As for Dream himself, his answer may be surprising – or not. “The rock can play me,” he says. “None of our answer is actually legit, but there you are.”
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