Tomorrow, AlunaGeorge are headlining the first-ever concert taking place inside Minecraft, the popular world-building game/internet phenomenon that I still don't really understand. As FACT reports, the concert is actually taking place in real life at the Gathering, an annual tech conference held in Hamar, Norway, but a team of volunteers will be controlling in-game avatars modeled after the UK electro-R&B duo, syncing their onstage performance to the Minecraft one in real-time and allowing players from around the world to virtually attend the show. There will still be limited space for the virtual concert, though -- "I'm sure they'll be able to accommodate around 2,000 to 3,000 people, so this will have the same sort of feel as seeing a show in small concert venue," says Gathering organizer Erik Heisholt. What a time to be alive! Check out a trailer for the event and some in-game advertisements below.
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Dette blir så kult! Artistene har siste gjennomkjøring på scenen akkurat nå. Er du klar for å kjempe deg gjennom Minecraft-verdenen for å komme først til scenen? Følg også vår live stream fra Vikingskipet på https://stream.tg16.gathering.org/
Posted by The Gathering on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
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#Norway to host world’s first live #Minecraft concert https://t.co/pyCypXdTjV @gatheringorg @Heisholt pic.twitter.com/tMd1pqvegK
— The Local Norway (@TheLocalNorway) March 17, 2016
