Dream to headline VidCon Anaheim as Featured Creator after internet-breaking face reveal

Minecraft star Dream is taking on VidCon Anaheim as a Featured Creator, marking one in every of his first main appearances since displaying his face final 12 months. We acquired the prospect to talk to Dream about VidCon and life after his face reveal.

Dream is without doubt one of the web’s most distinguished Minecraft content material creators. Boasting over 31 million YouTube subscribers and 6.4 million followers on Twitch, Dream is greatest identified for his wildly inventive Minecraft movies and collaborations with different YouTubers in his ‘Dream SMP’ server.

Up till final 12 months, Dream was a ‘faceless’ influencer, who hid his mug beneath a masks and used fanart in his profile footage. Nonetheless, in a surprising flip of occasions, Dream determined to drag off the masks in late 2022, sparking probably the most viral moments in on-line historical past.

Now, he’s slated to headline VidCon Anaheim as a Featured Creator this July, the place he’ll have an unique merch sales space for followers to point out their assist.

For Dream, assembly followers is extra enjoyable than ever

We acquired the prospect to talk with Dream about attending VidCon, one in every of his first main appearances since his massive face reveal final 12 months. Regardless of making an enormous change to his picture, Dream is greater than excited to satisfy his followers in particular person and completely enjoys having a public presence.

“I get to satisfy my followers! That is superior,” he advised us. “Not simply my followers, however different creators and stuff. It brings everybody collectively and everybody’s in the identical space and will get to hang around and at the least say hello. It’s tremendous thrilling. From my perspective, there’s not likely an excessive amount of to emphasize over. The one factor can be like, ‘Oh god, I hope my haircut I get earlier than I am going just isn’t gonna be butchered or one thing.’ That’s just about the one factor I’d have to fret about. In any other case, it’s completely thrilling and I’m all the time very excited to satisfy followers and mates.”

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As soon as a faceless YouTuber, Dream confirmed off his mug to the web in 2022, sparking a swath of various reactions from followers and critics.

“We’re gonna do some cool stuff [at VidCon,]” he added. “We’ve numerous plans. We’re nonetheless largely within the planning levels for that, however there’s gonna be some cool stuff. In all probability some unique merch and a few cool, inventive Dream and Dream Workforce associated stuff there for followers to take a look at and take footage with.”

The truth is, Dream says he can hardly go outdoors with out being approached by somebody — however it doesn’t trouble him. The truth is, he recounted a heartwarming story about assembly one in every of his younger followers whereas getting breakfast.

“The opposite day, truly, I went out to get breakfast alone, and there was a mother, a dad, and their son — I believe he was twelve. I might inform he acknowledged me, as a result of he did a double take at any time when I walked in. However I wasn’t 100% positive. I used to be like, ‘Ah, he most likely did.’ Till the dad ultimately yelled out, ‘Dream,’ to see if I’d look over of their course. So, I did, and so they requested for a photograph.”

“I stated positive, however I went over and I used to be like, ‘I do know I simply gave you a hug, however can I be part of you for breakfast?’ And I actually sat there and ate breakfast with them. We chatted for 45 minutes — he was there for Spring Break in Orlando. I really like interacting with followers. I really like individuals, typically. That’s the largest motive why I really feel I’ve been profitable on YouTube, or at the least one in every of them. I really like individuals. I really like how individuals assume. I really like simply speaking to individuals and interacting with individuals.”

Dream wouldn’t change a factor about his face reveal

General, Dream has a completely optimistic outlook on his face reveal — though there was some backlash to the ordeal. The creator says he wouldn’t change a factor about how he confirmed off his mug to the world, and even discovered one in every of his ‘fake pas’ fairly humorous.

“The one factor that I’d return and alter — and I’m not even 100% that I’d return and alter it, as a result of I believe it’s humorous — I’d by no means performed a facecam video earlier than. So, once I’m establishing my facecam and Googling, you understand, what it’s best to arrange, it’s like, ‘Be sure you encapsulate what you assume are your good angles.’ I may need went a little bit too ham on that. I may need had an excessive amount of of an angle your complete video, which created numerous humorous jokes and memes and stuff about how I’m a crescent moon. I assumed it was hilarious. I don’t know that I’d change it, as a result of it ended up being humorous.”

“The transition was fairly straightforward. Possibly I’d have been extra pressured if it wasn’t for the very fact there was a lot positivity — even having the ability to simply meet my mates. I might be capable of see followers and make extra content material. Simply seeing my mates… the enjoyment and the joy for that overrode any of the negatives.”

Dream provides recommendation to different faceless creators

Dream isn’t the one faceless creator on the market. The truth is, probably the most distinguished influencers on the web is Corpse Husband, who makes use of fanart to signify himself on-line. When requested for his recommendation to different faceless creators, Dream had one strong tip: 

“I really feel like, actually, it’s such a distinct segment. It’s undoubtedly getting increasingly widespread for individuals to be faceless creators, however it’s such a distinct segment factor. I’ve my expertise, however my expertise is only one. I solely had one go at it. I’m positive there’s tons of issues I might have performed in another way or strategized for.”

“I don’t know what my recommendation can be. It’s kinda, you understand, be your self. Simply know that you simply do have the choice of unveiling your face if you wish to. Simply do what you wish to do, and don’t rely an excessive amount of on the opinions of different individuals.”

For now, Dream himself is targeted on getting again into content material creation after taking a prolonged hiatus following his face reveal — however he’s additionally getting again to his roots. Dream advised us that, regardless of his plans to do extra IRL content material, his principal channel will nonetheless be targeted on Minecraft, the sport that skyrocketed him to stardom within the first place.

“I’ve tons of issues I wish to do which are on the crazier facet, however I’m additionally making an attempt to return to my roots,” he defined. “One of many largest causes I acquired profitable on YouTube from Minecraft was making inventive movies, and I did numerous improvement and coding, myself, to make loopy, distinctive stuff that’s by no means been performed earlier than.”

“By way of my principal channel and the movies I submit, I don’t plan on posting an excessive amount of IRL stuff. It’s largely nonetheless gonna be simply Minecraft, and never even facecam or something. However I will incorporate myself into my movies extra hopefully sooner or later with movies which are gaming and Minecraft and actual life. However the largest distinction, actually, is having the ability to do stuff like go to VidCon. I can truly meet followers and do stuff in actual life I couldn’t earlier than.”

Followers can buy tickets to VidCon Anaheim on VidCon’s official web site. The conference will happen from July 21 – 24.

For extra interviews with high creators, try our dialog with QTCinderella about The Streamer Awards.