Difference between revisions of "Quantum SEAPonyCon"

The first (real) Quantum SEAPonyCon took place on May 24, 2020, with panels and events simultaneously hosted on [[Discord]] and inside of The Medium Convention Centre, a fictional location created in a modded [[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]] server that included live streams, a virtual vendor hall, and a surrounding city that took two months to construct.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=StPinkie|first=Daniel|last=Anthony|number=1266671790861897728|date=2020-05-30|accessdate=2020-10-10|text=Our builders spent two months raising the world of The Medium from almost nothing, erecting some of the most magnificent virtual structures I’ve ever seen. It was an honor to work with them on this.}}</ref> On the day of the convention, Minecraft server was fraught by technical difficulties, eventually forcing the server to be limited to only 55 attendees.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=StPinkie|first=Daniel|last=Anthony|number=1266670925300170753|date=2020-05-30|accessdate=2020-10-10|text=55 - a number that will haunt me for weeks, maybe months to come. Some of you recognise this as the player limit in The Medium - the Minecraft server where we held Quantum SEAPonyCon. It’s not something I am proud of and today I'd like to offer all of you an explanation & apology}}</ref>

The first (real) Quantum SEAPonyCon took place on May 24, 2020, with panels and events simultaneously hosted on [[Discord]] and inside of The Medium Convention Centre, a fictional location created in a modded [[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]] server that included live streams, a virtual vendor hall, and a surrounding city that took two months to construct.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=StPinkie|first=Daniel|last=Anthony|number=1266671790861897728|date=2020-05-30|accessdate=2020-10-10|text=Our builders spent two months raising the world of The Medium from almost nothing, erecting some of the most magnificent virtual structures I’ve ever seen. It was an honor to work with them on this.}}</ref> On the day of the convention, Minecraft server was fraught by technical difficulties, eventually forcing the server to be limited to only 55 attendees.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=StPinkie|first=Daniel|last=Anthony|number=1266670925300170753|date=2020-05-30|accessdate=2020-10-10|text=55 - a number that will haunt me for weeks, maybe months to come. Some of you recognise this as the player limit in The Medium - the Minecraft server where we held Quantum SEAPonyCon. It’s not something I am proud of and today I'd like to offer all of you an explanation & apology}}</ref>

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