Live UHC
Live UHC refers to games of Mindcrack Ultra Hardcore that are broadcast live to Twitch, as opposed to episodes being uploaded to YouTube every second day. To date, each live UHC has allowed viewers to influence gameplay via donations to Extra Life charity, and are therefore not considered official seasons of UHC. The money raised for charity during the UHCs normally counts towards the group's total raised during the fall marathon for that year, even if the UHC is held in the spring. Most seasons feature Mindcrack members and VIPs playing from the same physical location with some remote guests.
A live UHC was first planned to be held at MineCon 2013 in Orlando, Florida, featuring only attendees of the event,[1] but the plans fell through. The first live UHC, named UHC #ForTheKids, was held in September 2014 as part of the 2014 Mindcrack Marathon. Two subsequent live UHCs were held in November 2015 as part of the 2015 Mindcrack Marathon with the participants playing while in the same physical room. A live UHC was held as a standalone event for the first time on 21 May 2016, which was the first of the annual spring live UHCs. The 2016 Mindcrack Marathon had two more live UHCs, and included the total raised during the spring UHC. The next year worked the same way, with a live UHC in the spring and two more during the 2017 Mindcrack Marathon. Instead of having another standalone UHC in spring 2018, it was replaced with a 24 hour spring marathon including a live UHC, with the normal two live UHCs in the fall 2018 Mindcrack Marathon. This format of three live UHCs in two marathons was also used in 2019. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Extra Life United changed to an online event and Mindcrack held two live UHCs as part of the event.
References[edit]
- ↑ Mindcrack (15 September 2013). "Mindcrack Podcast - Episode 51". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfbbjzLki4o&t=7m30s>.
