Sunday, October 23, 2022, The well-known Minecraft SMP (Survival Multiplayer) Server Hermitcraft held its first-ever Charity live stream to raise funds for the support of Gamers Outreach. Gamers Outreach is a charity that empowers hospitalized families through play. They build GO Karts (Gamers Outreach Karts), portable video game kiosks built specifically for hospitals. The event was organized by GoodTimesWithScar an American Minecraft YouTuber known for his Minecraft building tutorials and the Hermitcraft Youtube series. As a former pediatric patient with a neuromuscular disease Scar is particularly passionate about this charity.
[Read more…] about Popular Minecraft SMP Server Hermitcraft Raises over $420,000 for Gamers OutreachMotives and Metrics In Church Life and Media [Podcast #330]
Blessing Mpofu and Chris Wilson wrestle with where the lines blur when it comes to motives and metrics in church life and media. What’s the line where “borrowing” from pop culture hurts our churches’ mission? How do we know when we’re now more consumed with feeding the algorithm for reaction and compromised the mission?
[Read more…] about Motives and Metrics In Church Life and Media [Podcast #330]Decked Out! A ChurchMag Minecraft Community Project
The ChurchMag Minecraft community has come together on a huge community project. And we want to tell you about it. We are building our own mini-game called Decked Out in survival Minecraft. What is Decked Out you may ask? Well according to Tango Tek a Minecraft YouTuber who originated the idea it is a “Deck Building, Dungeon Crawling, Treasure Hunting, Collect-em-all, Trading Game!”
[Read more…] about Decked Out! A ChurchMag Minecraft Community ProjectThat Time We Nerded Out About Star Wars [Podcast #306]
During the lockdown and COVID-19 Pandemic, what better time is there to binge on Star Wars!?! And, we nerded out about Star Wars
With May the 4th in the past week, we decided we would share some thoughts about one of our most beloved film franchises, talk about what order to watch them, with just a little controversy on the side.
[Read more…] about That Time We Nerded Out About Star Wars [Podcast #306]Star Wars Virtual Backgrounds for Forceful Meetings
A long time ago. In a meeting that was supposed to only last 30 minutes but is now pushing two hours. STAR WARS (virtual backgrounds)!
The growth of video conferencing tools for work and church was strong before the current pandemic, but now its taken off faster than the millennium falcon .
[Read more…] about Star Wars Virtual Backgrounds for Forceful MeetingsWhat Happens When You Attach A GoPro To A Lathe [Video]
I love the Internet, especially YouTube. We see all kinds of creative and fun videos come out and many times I see stuff that is a great one-view experience. If you ever watch the hydraulic press YouTube channel, you know what I mean.
When you throw a GoPro into these fun videos, it offers a unique tech and communication production angle to experience. (See our other post on what happens when you attach a GoPro onto a Hot Wheels car) So while it seems silly to attach a GoPro to a lathe like the video below does, there is something creatively fun and inspiring about watching it.
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