{"id":77198,"date":"2021-04-05T10:26:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=77198"},"modified":"2021-04-05T17:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:01:24","slug":"minecraft-makes-farmers-ball-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2021\/04\/05\/minecraft-makes-farmers-ball-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a virtual concert, challenges and payoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cate Manning | @catemanning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As live events and concerts have mostly gone extinct in the past year, venues like Lawrence\u2019s Bottleneck and Granada are unable to host this year\u2019s Farmer\u2019s Ball. Instead, several KJHK members have taken it upon themselves to build the locations in Minecraft. The game has proved to be a popular site for hosting virtual concerts and Farmer\u2019s Ball semi-finalists have the opportunity to perform in KJHK\u2019s own Minecraft server. Like organizing a concert, building a virtual world is anything but an easy task. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

KJHK\u2019s In-Studio\u2019s Director Cole Billings set up the Minecraft server, which will allow people to virtually attend Farmer\u2019s Ball. Building detailed real-life locations, such as KJHK\u2019s studio and Lawrence\u2019s music venues, in the game is different and more difficult than playing for fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMe and a bunch of my friends had played Minecraft for a long time, but I wouldn\u2019t say that I was the most experienced with building anything,” Billings said. “We would build for fun because you kind of have to build things, but this is my first time where I\u2019ve actually set out to build XYZ<\/em> and it has to look a certain way. Usually, I just kind of go with the flow, but you have to have more planning and stuff in something like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the past month or so, the server has seen the construction of the KJHK station in the KU Memorial Union, as well as a stage and venue similar to the Granada, where each band will make an appearance.  While he can\u2019t remember the exact date that work started on the server, Billings said it\u2019s been moving along thanks to the help of a couple other builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a few people that have hopped on: mostly just other members of [KJHK.] But, yeah, it\u2019s been open to whoever,\u201d Billings said. \u201cObviously, not everybody has Minecraft, so I wasn\u2019t really expecting too much, but people have been very helpful and hopped in and done what they could.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final product will be worth the wait. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The semi-final performances will be streamed on Thursday, April 8 at 7 p.m. and then, vote for the finalists. Finals will take place on Saturday, April 10 at 7 p.m. with a winner announced later that night. You can register to join the free event and get more information at ku.universitytickets.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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