He says it may have helped more than it hurt he compares himself to Spider-Man, who could have been anyone under the mask. In a digital-attention economy, where appearance is currency, Dream’s anonymity and massive fame were unusual. Online, Dream is known to his fans by his voice, a Minecraft avatar and an image of a lopsided smiley face. “I feel like I’ve done everything you can possibly do in that game,” Dream said in his first face-to-face interview. Other times he alters the game’s code to generate strange, funny videos like “Minecraft, But Gravity Flips Every Minute” or acts out theatrical plots with his friends on his own server.
In his most popular videos, Dream is outrunning a band of superstar YouTubers and Twitch streamers by magicking solutions to obstacles out of innocuous bricks. In his videos, which regularly receive more than 20 million views, he has mastered the art and sport of playing Microsoft Inc.’s computer game, the best selling of all time, in which Lego-like characters can create any object or environment with simple blocks. The Minecraft celebrity rose to fame meteorically during the pandemic. “I love you guys.” The shrieking continued.
“Good,” he said, when a moderator asked how he was. Dream, whose real name is Clay and last name is unknown, seemed overwhelmed by the the reception.
