YouTube

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YouTube

Type	Video streaming platform
Owner	Google
Creator	Steve Chen Chad Hurley Jawed Karim
Founded	February 14, 2005
Website	https://youtube.com/

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YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google.

This website is used by both independent content creators such as LDShadowLady, DanTDM, and Element Animation, or by professional corporations like Mojang Studios to share or promote their creations.

In 2021, the Minecraft community on YouTube had reached approximately one trillion views. To celebrate, several projects were created, including two videos, a skin pack, and a web page.^[1][2]

To promote various updates and projects, several Mojang cinematics have been released, typically featuring characters such as Sunny, Efe, and Noor going on various adventures. Similar shorts have also been released for spin-off projects, including Minecraft: Story Mode, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Earth.

Prior to the introduction of cinematics, the majority of trailers produced for the franchise consisted of machinima animations, a style where video games are manipulated and staged for animation purposes instead of a formal software. Many of these were created by the YouTubers Hat Films.

Beginning in 2020, YouTube added a special section of their website to finding "short form" content, in response to political tensions over TikTok. Several Mojang shorts have been released on the platform, as well as additional Marketplace shorts.

Name	Image	Description	Premiere
Minecraft Mini-Series		A parody of reality television shows produced by Mattel to promote a line of mini figures. The plot concerns CommuniKate, who kidnaps several contestants and forces them to embark on a quest across the Spooky Isles for an apparent reward, instigating some conflicts in the process.	October 26, 2017
Meet a Minecrafter		A series dedicated to various people impacted by the rise of Minecraft, such as Ph1LzA.	November 7, 2018
Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft		An antiquated computer named Marilla tries to teach the audience things she thinks they probably didn't know, while trapped inside of a broom closet. The series is farcical in nature with a dry, cynical sounding sense of humor, often not actually giving trivia in favor of parodying similar videos.	April 30, 2019
Dev Diaries		A documentary series featuring many accounts from developers.	May 29, 2020
How We Make Minecraft		A parody of behind the scenes featurettes, where a narrator explains the ins and outs of Mojang's design philosophies, often coming to terms with the existence of a strange creature named Mobbo.	July 17, 2020
The Secrets of Minecraft		A crossover between Marilla and Narrator's respective series, featuring them working together in an attempt to educate the viewer on various "secrets."	July 9, 2021
Minecraft Now		A series of live streams promoting various pieces of content.	December 9, 2021
Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes		A sequel to The Secrets of Minecraft, with a more story driven focus and very scant education. The plot concerns the ex-husband of Narrator, the terrifying villain Jonathan Minecraft, who conducts a plan to take over the Overworld. In order to stop him, Narrator and Marilla venture into the game and expose various businesses run by Mobbo, who is complicit in Jonathan's scheme.	November 13, 2022
Minecraft: Soothing Scenes		A series of ten singles released for Minecraft, featuring compositions by Samuel Åberg, which feature ambience pertaining to the particular theme.	December 16, 2022
Minecraft Monthly		Hosted by Vu Bui, Monthly is a monthly series dedicated to news about Minecraft, often cracking jokes and encouraging audience participation in the content.	March 2, 2023
Minecraft: The Great Wild		A parody of nature documentaries, where a narrator documents the nuances of Minecraft's ecosystem.	May 6, 2023
Spawn Point Stories		A series where players share amusing and sometimes chaotic in-game experiences.	July 7, 2023
LoFi Minecraft Melodies		A long term series of lo-fi music videos featuring many Minecraft characters.	September 18, 2023
The Story of Mobs		A video of documentaries hosted by Narrator, where he interviews Mojang staff about the origins of mobs such as iron golems or the warden.	February 3rd, 2024
Minecraft 15 years!			June 3, 2024
Blockbench Feature Hype		A series of videos demonstrating Blockbench.	July 15, 2024

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  Animation used to celebrate a trillion views.