Minecraft Festivals Open Doors to New Fans with Genesis' Alex Perrien

Video gaming platforms have become essential lockdown music festival venues even as new livestreaming platforms keep coming out of the woodwork. Find out what makes popular games and virtual concerts such a great match from Alex Perrien, CEO of Genesis, the leading provider of virtual events on the Minecraft platform. Alex discusses how his company creates unique event experiences, from the Blockeley festival on a virtual college campus to a DJ stage in the center of a volcano spewing lava. How has Genesis transformed the experience of music in Minecraft in just a few months? What does it take to plan, design, and monetize a Minecraft festival? Listen as host Dmitri Vietze explores what the remote world of festival experiences will look like during and after the pandemic as the world shifts to a new normal.

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