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| 1s | tell a joke |
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| 3s | I can |
| 6s | all right so |
| 7s | uh accessing memory banks |
| 12s | hopefully I go all the way through with |
| 13s | this one |
| 14s | so as you know uh in years past even me |
| 18s | at Fan Fest I've had a driver and I |
| 21s | really thanked him he always asked to do |
| 23s | it and and I was very grateful for for |
| 26s | what he did but Pope Francis |
| 29s | uh he can't drive no more because he's |
| 32s | the freaking Pope and so he always has a |
| 35s | driver and so |
| 37s | Francis told the driver it was in the |
| 40s | United States and |
| 42s | and they had a really nice limo and he |
| 45s | was driving on the East Coast from |
| 47s | Southern City to a northern city and he |
| 50s | he told the driver pull over |
| 53s | so he pulled over he said open the door |
| 55s | driver's upset why am I opening the door |
| 58s | for the Pope you have to you have to pee |
| 60s | on the side of the road so the driver |
| 63s | said uh what's going on he says can you |
| 67s | please no one's around there's no |
| 69s | escorts I just want to drive I love |
| 72s | driving and I haven't driven in years so |
| 76s | driver's like no I can't do that he says |
| 79s | I command it |
| 82s | so the driver got in the back seat and |
| 84s | the pope got in the front seat and he |
| 86s | started driving away and as he's driving |
| 88s | down the road he just pressed the gas |
| 90s | pedal he was hauling 90 miles an hour |
| 93s | 100 miles an hour 110 miles an hour and |
| 97s | then the blue and red lights |
| 99s | flashed in the mirror so he pulled the |
| 102s | pope over and the cop gets out |
| 106s | walks up to the window |
| 108s | looks in the window oh wait a minute |
| 116s | you rang yes come on in |
| 125s | so the cop looks in the window and he |
| 127s | goes |
| 128s | oh |
| 129s | it goes back to the car doesn't say a |
| 131s | thing to them picks up the mic he says |
| 133s | yeah headquarters this is car 32. uh |
| 137s | do you have a diplomatic contact team |
| 140s | they're like yes we do you better roll |
| 142s | the Diplomatic contact team out right |
| 144s | now right now he's like well who's who's |
| 147s | the Diplomatic contact I said I have no |
| 151s | Ethan idea but his chauffeur is the Pope |
| 167s | all right I guess the time has hit I get |
| 170s | a backstage uh thumbs up |
| 172s | hi |
| 175s | all right I I just |
| 177s | sorry |
| 180s | all right I gotta do this |
| 184s | oh wait I should get this guy to do it |
| 188s | take my picture with everyone |
| 191s | apparently |
| 193s | thumbs up |
| 196s | or down I don't care |
| 199s | all right cool |
| 202s | send that to me on Twitter okay |
| 206s | all right folks thanks a lot uh |
| 209s | oh there I am |
| 211s | uh yeah so I do work for the jet |
| 215s | propulsion Laboratory |
| 216s | I've helped put uh remote vehicles on |
| 219s | Mars |
| 220s | have my name on five asteroids I helped |
| 223s | discovered uh in my current job right |
| 226s | now is I'm a Lessons Learned |
| 228s | investigator |
| 229s | and I wrote a paper about the lessons we |
| 231s | learned on the the Mars rover wheels and |
| 235s | you can go to the NASA website look up |
| 237s | uh NASA wheel where you'll find my paper |
| 241s | up there |
| 242s | I'm not here as a NASA employee I'm here |
| 245s | as an eve player |
| 247s | as a private citizen |
| 252s | so |
| 253s | so thank you very much uh this is |
| 257s | literally maybe my ninth talk the others |
| 259s | are on YouTube as well I don't have a |
| 261s | script I don't even have PowerPoint |
| 263s | notes so if I screw this up you're along |
| 265s | for the ride uh |
| 267s | some of you know I did not choose to be |
| 270s | the space Pope but I screwed up when I |
| 272s | dressed up by the name you called me |
| 275s | so now it can't be undone so and quite |
| 279s | honestly I don't want it to uh I started |
| 282s | playing in 2008 |
| 284s | and uh playing Eve online for 15 years |
| 287s | has |
| 289s | it has transformed me it has changed me |
| 291s | and it's changed others as well and |
| 294s | that's the story I want to tell of three |
| 296s | people and myself |
| 298s | of someone you may know reload |
| 301s | from YouTube can I see the hands of who |
| 303s | knows reload |
| 305s | cool yeah quite a few uh rich javix |
| 310s | do you know Rex javix can you stand for |
| 312s | a second |
| 313s | Rex |
| 321s | and I I guarantee I'm not going to cry |
| 324s | but I'm probably gonna have to pay all |
| 325s | of you when I do uh Julia can can you |
| 328s | stand for a second |
| 330s | so what I'm talking about today |
| 335s | all right I'm going to have to go pretty |
| 337s | fast because we've got a lot of slides |
| 338s | to get through and they told me I only |
| 339s | have a limited amount of time left so |
| 341s | here we go we all started out the same |
| 343s | and in my day the CEO stood up on a Fan |
| 346s | Fest stage and said here's a ship Fu |
| 350s | today it's not all that different we |
| 352s | download the client uh we pick our |
| 355s | in-game race that we want to be uh I |
| 359s | have a surprise about me we choose our |
| 362s | name and then today we're thrown into a |
| 365s | battle in the new player experience but |
| 368s | this was the new player experience back |
| 370s | then |
| 372s | uh any of you have choices how many |
| 375s | choices do you have well there's four |
| 378s | main choices but it comes down to this |
| 386s | yeah CCP can advertise oh you can do |
| 389s | this and do that no this is really it |
| 391s | yeah this was done by a player not CCP |
| 394s | so they is there anybody from CCP in the |
| 397s | house |
| 398s | yes we are unsupervised |
| 403s | they say you can't do it all but yes we |
| 405s | can |
| 409s | we totally can and they allow it because |
| 412s | hey subscription subscription right so |
| 415s | that's pretty good uh so these are the |
| 417s | four levels that you can do PVP PVE |
| 419s | industry and community so those are the |
| 422s | four top levels that everything else is |
| 423s | derivative from there there's |
| 425s | you can make the other choice is you can |
| 428s | play solo which some people attempt to |
| 431s | do |
| 432s | some people sort of do it how many |
| 434s | Heroes solo players |
| 437s | I I see all five of you yeah and and how |
| 441s | many are team players with a Corp or in |
| 443s | order yes I see 99 of you all right |
| 446s | there you go Eve is really a social game |
| 448s | and it is part of the but if you want to |
| 450s | be Han Solo putting yourself in a locker |
| 453s | against the Umpire good luck uh it is |
| 456s | possible to do that uh when you team up |
| 458s | uh you can meet people in the way to |
| 461s | meet people is being a PVP killer and |
| 464s | then telling your person how they died |
| 466s | uh you could be a PVP victim and say |
| 469s | what did you do that for and they'll |
| 471s | tell you how you died and you can |
| 473s | actually become friends by killing each |
| 475s | other |
| 476s | what it's really weird uh you can go to |
| 479s | chat forums there's like lore panels |
| 482s | there are people who play Eve online or |
| 485s | if offline |
| 487s | and they join the forums and they they |
| 489s | do Laura stuff and they don't even log |
| 490s | in at all uh matter of fact how many |
| 493s | here have actually won even have quit |
| 497s | I there's people here at Eve that have |
| 499s | actually stopped playing the game |
| 501s | there's also real life contacts as you |
| 504s | know we all like to dress up there's |
| 507s | Saint uh and it's Stewart and uh |
| 510s | Rhiannon uh the co-founder of the sixth |
| 513s | Empire up there as well |
| 514s | uh so relations are fostered and CCP |
| 518s | actually did a study in why are people |
| 520s | hanging out together and part of it and |
| 523s | you can apply this to your real life |
| 524s | this really works it's proximity how |
| 527s | close are you to your friends well |
| 529s | through the internet you can be in Japan |
| 531s | so that doesn't apply to us so much but |
| 533s | in real life it does uh there's |
| 536s | frequency how often do you meet and have |
| 538s | a beer or a soda or a water uh |
| 541s | call call your friends you haven't |
| 543s | called them in a long time and they feel |
| 545s | bad |
| 546s | so call them uh duration how long are |
| 548s | you hanging out together and of course |
| 551s | the intensity of the engagement there |
| 553s | was actually a study done in Japan where |
| 555s | they have uh this bridge that spans a |
| 557s | Chasm and it's really scary and they put |
| 560s | a very attractive uh man and a woman on |
| 564s | the bridge and then they put a very |
| 566s | attractive man and woman on the safe |
| 568s | path and in they had an experiment where |
| 571s | they would actually engage with |
| 572s | strangers socially there was more |
| 575s | interaction on the scary Bridge than |
| 577s | there was on the not so scary Bridge |
| 579s | true story |
| 582s | so uh basically in Eve |
| 586s | this is kind of the thing okay Foundry |
| 588s | on this has audio turn it up |
| 594s | I've met a lot of people from all across |
| 596s | the world I think guys for almost 10 |
| 599s | years it's such an amazing bunch of |
| 601s | people that's my favorite part of the |
| 603s | game basically the crew or the good lads |
| 608s | you may want to hit your brother knock |
| 611s | them around a little bit but at the end |
| 612s | of the day we're all a bunch of brothers |
| 614s | and sisters it's this amazing group of |
| 617s | friends it's a passion for everyone that |
| 619s | I play with friends you make it's the |
| 621s | people the people are awesome love the |
| 623s | people who play the game |
| 629s | so what did you hear there what you |
| 632s | heard was all around the world that's |
| 633s | the proximity the flying with the same |
| 635s | guys for 10 years that's the that's the |
| 638s | frequency the passion that's the |
| 641s | intensity you also heard the good lads |
| 643s | Amazing Friends brothers and sisters |
| 647s | I gave you a guarantee I'm not gonna cry |
| 649s | love the people that play the game |
| 651s | because it is the people |
| 654s | it is all about the people that's why I |
| 656s | take a selfie of me with all of you |
| 658s | because I'm 63 I don't have a lot of |
| 661s | time left but I treasure every moment |
| 664s | that I'm with you guys so that's my |
| 666s | introduction to my talk |
| 672s | thank you |
| 675s | I'm kind of known for a really stupid |
| 677s | long introductions and so that's a long |
| 680s | introduction so now let's talk about |
| 681s | what I've actually came here to talk |
| 683s | about I've come up with a term I've |
| 686s | called Eve transformation and it's the |
| 688s | profound and often positive change in an |
| 691s | individual's life beliefs or behaviors |
| 693s | as a direct result of interactions |
| 695s | experiences and relationships fostered |
| 698s | when Eve online gaming Community it |
| 701s | encompasses the shift from facing |
| 704s | personal adversaries and isolation to |
| 707s | finding Solace support and actionable |
| 710s | solutions throughout virtual engagement |
| 712s | that transcend the game's digital |
| 715s | boundaries into real world impacts is |
| 718s | that a good definition |
| 721s | so let's talk about this transformation |
| 723s | and the first person I'd like to talk |
| 726s | about is someone I got to know |
| 728s | and someone I think you can all relate |
| 730s | to uh and it was a surprise to me |
| 733s | because I did send out a call back in |
| 735s | April that said please send me your |
| 737s | stories for the so those of you who sent |
| 740s | me the many stories thank you for your |
| 742s | contribution I had to limit up my slides |
| 744s | because I only have 35 minutes left and |
| 746s | I don't know if I can do this but here |
| 748s | we go uh so the first person is a Reload |
| 752s | from uh YouTube and he was an eve player |
| 755s | and for him playing Eve was overcoming |
| 760s | his social anxiety uh he developed |
| 763s | communication skills learning video and |
| 765s | media production and gaining confidence |
| 767s | the global community and his real life |
| 770s | friendships the career advancement and |
| 773s | the long lasting influence so let's take |
| 775s | a deeper dive in how this happened so |
| 779s | you may relate matter of fact when I was |
| 781s | in the the line to get my badge I met |
| 783s | someone who says I have social anxieties |
| 786s | I can't I have a hard time talking to |
| 788s | people I said no no worries come to my |
| 791s | talk if you're in here welcome |
| 794s | uh but he he you may relate because many |
| 797s | players have similar feelings so for |
| 800s | some reason this game does uh attract a |
| 803s | lot of people who are on the autistic |
| 805s | spectrum and that's okay that's kind of |
| 806s | cool that's one of our powers that it's |
| 809s | it's our superpower for some of us who |
| 811s | play this game uh I myself have some |
| 814s | issues in that regard uh and it was a |
| 817s | personal Chow challenge for him he felt |
| 819s | hindered in a significant social anxiety |
| 822s | and it allowed him some self-discovery |
| 825s | for his strength and his weakness |
| 828s | and in the blue this is what the game is |
| 831s | the platform just naturally allows us to |
| 833s | see these things so he ventured into |
| 835s | whole new Realms he wasn't even aware of |
| 837s | by blogging then he'd started doing |
| 840s | videos and skills and then unexpected |
| 844s | success he had no idea because it was |
| 847s | affirming and what do I mean by |
| 849s | affirming feedback it was his customers |
| 853s | on YouTube started writing him and |
| 855s | saying good videos he has made |
| 859s | 523 YouTube videos about how to play Eve |
| 863s | so if you get a chance look up re reload |
| 865s | Eve online uh some of his videos are |
| 869s | still even though uh nine years old some |
| 872s | of the videos still actually uh actually |
| 876s | uh did well |
| 878s | so oh thank you back room I just saw the |
| 881s | message didn't know you can do that |
| 882s | they're sending me secret notes under |
| 884s | the table that's really cool uh |
| 886s | confronting personal challenges uh this |
| 890s | was his facing his fears and this is key |
| 893s | Eve as therapy |
| 897s | amazing uh growing his confidence |
| 901s | intangible benefits uh it transformed |
| 905s | him |
| 906s | Eric's transformation was awesome |
| 908s | because he went from shy to the actual |
| 912s | Spotlight he was the host on uh the eve |
| 915s | stream Fleet |
| 916s | and he actually was a co-host on Eve TV |
| 920s | so |
| 921s | what a transformation from being someone |
| 923s | who was socially uh disabled in his |
| 927s | terms to being out front in front of |
| 930s | everybody |
| 931s | uh and he had his community connections |
| 934s | and so again this is more than a game |
| 936s | it's |
| 937s | it's not only enriched uh the digital |
| 941s | experience |
| 942s | but it fostered real world uh personal |
| 945s | growth and influence |
| 948s | okay |
| 949s | next up |
| 951s | we're going to talk about someone |
| 953s | who's gone through the ringer someone |
| 956s | who had a very very hard time |
| 959s | and most of you all know him |
| 961s | and that's uh our friend Brian Ward or |
| 964s | Rick's japix |
| 966s | in Rick's story he sent me |
| 970s | the in-depth story that many of you may |
| 972s | not know so thus I'm totally outing you |
| 974s | here with his permission |
| 976s | uh |
| 978s | he |
| 979s | provided a constant |
| 982s | vehicle for him during times of enormous |
| 985s | change |
| 986s | the community supported him when he was |
| 989s | down |
| 990s | and it was kind of career saving in a |
| 993s | way and it inspired him to give back to |
| 996s | the eve community and in in Bryan it |
| 999s | created a sense of purpose |
| 1001s | long-term engagement and joy according |
| 1004s | to his words and so what happened to to |
| 1007s | him was he had a company |
| 1011s | that was worth about 200 million dollars |
| 1013s | and he had a lot of colleagues that he |
| 1016s | made friends with and he had to lay them |
| 1019s | off |
| 1019s | there were legal problems as well with |
| 1023s | the company and things were mounting |
| 1025s | with the company and then For Better or |
| 1030s | Worse the worst left him in a divorce |
| 1035s | accurate yeah okay |
| 1037s | you're free to correct me at any time uh |
| 1041s | they repossessed his cars |
| 1044s | and legal fees were mounting and and the |
| 1048s | thing that he needed the most where his |
| 1050s | whole life was centered around was his |
| 1052s | computer it had an eve art his employee |
| 1055s | records his business records his divorce |
| 1057s | records everything on it had crashed |
| 1060s | and so now he was down and out |
| 1062s | everything was gone and then he met new |
| 1065s | people and he started to rebuild his |
| 1068s | life so he had a new phone so let's go |
| 1070s | into your story |
| 1072s | all right so again uh there was a his |
| 1076s | computer crashed and there was a Eve uh |
| 1079s | fundraiser made for him and uh he needed |
| 1083s | like thirty five hundred dollars to get |
| 1085s | a new computer and that was met in 24 |
| 1087s | hours |
| 1089s | your generosity I'll talk about later |
| 1091s | but that's part of our community uh so |
| 1095s | the GoFundMe uh last uh was successful |
| 1098s | and Brian was very thankful about this |
| 1101s | it really floored him in a time when he |
| 1103s | was being hit by crap and crap and more |
| 1106s | crap but PS there was more crowd uh all |
| 1110s | of a sudden he is Faith in |
| 1113s | Killers |
| 1115s | was restored so again it's more to the |
| 1119s | game it's a testament to our |
| 1122s | interconnective but it's also a |
| 1124s | testament to our generosity to help a |
| 1126s | player when they've been kicked and down |
| 1129s | and so e so being naturally gifted in |
| 1132s | the Arts I asked him via Facebook I said |
| 1136s | what's the most expensive item you've |
| 1138s | sold at auction or commission and this |
| 1140s | is the actual text he wrote me back so |
| 1142s | it's probably 7 500 for a private |
| 1144s | commission I did for an eve player who |
| 1145s | runs his own company it's a large piece |
| 1148s | that no one has seen |
| 1149s | one of course those who visit his uh |
| 1152s | private office and five thousand dollars |
| 1154s | for three pieces and the rest are |
| 1156s | various under that I said can I feature |
| 1158s | these three peaches and by the way this |
| 1160s | is one of my most favorite ones you've |
| 1161s | done this is this is my personal |
| 1163s | favorite but yeah so this is uh one of |
| 1167s | three that sold for five thousand |
| 1169s | the typhoon |
| 1171s | the vagabond |
| 1175s | and my favorite |
| 1176s | for obvious reasons |
| 1180s | although I do like the shark bite you |
| 1182s | know the shark bite uh |
| 1185s | uh our apocalypse is one of my favorites |
| 1188s | uh and then this one this one |
| 1190s | individually sold for twenty five |
| 1192s | hundred dollars so the question is why |
| 1195s | would you pay so much money for this |
| 1197s | well the answer is simple why do you |
| 1199s | even buy art you know why do you buy |
| 1201s | something that gives you pleasure or joy |
| 1203s | and then I can ask you why did you pay |
| 1206s | to come here |
| 1210s | is there any CCP in the room |
| 1212s | no we're unsupervised |
| 1215s | why did we come here |
| 1218s | it's a goddamn uh |
| 1229s | it's a giant company advertising we are |
| 1232s | stuck in an infomercial for the next |
| 1234s | three days |
| 1239s | because we love it and because of the |
| 1241s | experience and that's why somebody |
| 1242s | looked at Brian's art and says I want |
| 1245s | that and Brian gave him a price |
| 1249s | but if you don't know this look up |
| 1251s | Rick's javik's Comics they're still on |
| 1253s | the network and you got to get back to |
| 1254s | producing these because these crack me |
| 1256s | up like like this one why haven't you |
| 1257s | killed me shut up my mom's home |
| 1262s | and then he'd even did me |
| 1265s | uh a couple of Funko Pops a rifter and a |
| 1269s | couple others uh and and quite honestly |
| 1272s | this is very touching because I I |
| 1274s | haven't told you this story uh an eve |
| 1276s | player did a video of his little girl |
| 1278s | coloring this and then they sent me a |
| 1281s | photo of the coloring of this little |
| 1283s | girl and I'm like I'm not gonna cry I'm |
| 1284s | not gonna cry |
| 1287s | he had uh in-person events at his house |
| 1290s | you know where where he actually have a |
| 1292s | steel city Eve meets and I think five |
| 1295s | was yeah five that you that Heath holder |
| 1297s | and he's also done uh in-game events |
| 1300s | where he's just given away in-game free |
| 1302s | ships they're frigate free-for-all and |
| 1305s | uh Eve again the paper and so much more |
| 1308s | again |
| 1309s | it's more than just a game Eve online |
| 1311s | helped Brian through very hard times it |
| 1314s | developed His official artwork that we |
| 1317s | see today and I can say I'm one of your |
| 1319s | fans |
| 1320s | so congrats to you |
| 1330s | okay this one I'm not gonna cry I'm not |
| 1332s | going to cry and you better not cry too |
| 1334s | I'm not crying you're crying all right |
| 1337s | next up is Julia and uh Julia's story is |
| 1341s | very interesting because she was |
| 1343s | basically told by her brain surgeon you |
| 1346s | have six months to live |
| 1348s | and in in game connections led to some |
| 1352s | real world |
| 1353s | she played Eve for pain management |
| 1355s | during her six months to live |
| 1358s | and something happened after a surgery |
| 1363s | she had some recovery support and then |
| 1367s | at academic achievement so let's get |
| 1369s | into her story a little more |
| 1371s | so the challenge uh for Julia was she |
| 1376s | was diagnosed with an inoperable now |
| 1378s | that's the key word inoperable brain |
| 1380s | tumor |
| 1381s | and she joined this Corporation and she |
| 1384s | you know she told them I have six months |
| 1386s | to live and the player is basically you |
| 1388s | know consoled her and said well we're |
| 1390s | here for you |
| 1391s | and she became part of an online family |
| 1395s | and even her husband uh joined at the |
| 1398s | same time too |
| 1399s | uh she joined a pro a corporation called |
| 1403s | uh blueprint house uh and that's their |
| 1406s | logo there and you can see these are the |
| 1408s | actual pictures she sent me of her brain |
| 1410s | tumor in her inner head well in that |
| 1414s | corporation that she just joined she |
| 1416s | talked to a capsuleer called strolling |
| 1418s | astronomer and he said that's baloney |
| 1422s | we can operate on that that's not |
| 1424s | inoperable uh go see my neurosurgeon |
| 1428s | he's 900 kilometers away because she's |
| 1431s | from Australia so technically in |
| 1433s | Australia 900 kilometers is not that far |
| 1436s | uh uh |
| 1439s | she went there and she had the |
| 1442s | inoperable surgery was operated on by |
| 1445s | this doctor |
| 1446s | and |
| 1448s | her memory is a little still affected |
| 1451s | and impacted |
| 1453s | and the time away from Eve while she was |
| 1456s | getting back playing Eve Eve actually |
| 1459s | helped her re-establish her neural |
| 1461s | connections and actually helped her play |
| 1463s | her game |
| 1465s | and so it was a renewal that the game |
| 1467s | helped with the reconnection also of the |
| 1470s | friends |
| 1471s | I still like this picture it looks very |
| 1473s | Eve online this |
| 1476s | looks like one of the implants you can |
| 1478s | get CCP to make for you |
| 1480s | but |
| 1481s | with the turn |
| 1486s | ER 12 years ago from the surgery and |
| 1491s | she's alive today because of advice and |
| 1495s | Eve and helping the play of the game so |
| 1497s | post surgery continue but there's still |
| 1500s | strong support from her Corporation and |
| 1502s | all of us she's determined to recover uh |
| 1505s | to recover by pursuing higher education |
| 1508s | and she did achieve her Bachelor's of |
| 1512s | psychology Science degrees she's |
| 1515s | published several papers and she |
| 1518s | continues uh to come I I met her in |
| 1521s | e-vegas and she came up to me and she |
| 1525s | told me her story and Hilmar was walking |
| 1527s | by and I grabbed Hilmar by the shirt and |
| 1529s | I said stop stop stop stop |
| 1531s | I said Julia tell your story and he he |
| 1535s | was like oh my God that's crazy and so |
| 1539s | everyone please welcome Julia Roberts |
| 1549s | thank you |
| 1557s | I'm not crying |
| 1562s | so so uh so we actually have an |
| 1567s | announcement we would like to make it's |
| 1569s | a personal announcement your own Journey |
| 1572s | and |
| 1573s | tell us all or the day before we left to |
| 1577s | come to Fan Fest I submitted my |
| 1580s | application to undertake a PhD |
| 1595s | you're crying I'm not |
| 1599s | all right so next up I said there'd be |
| 1602s | four players so I'm going to be the |
| 1604s | fourth victim uh up here I do want to |
| 1606s | tell you my story uh I people know me as |
| 1610s | uh the lead the co-founder of the sixth |
| 1612s | Empire |
| 1613s | this is my sixth time to Iceland |
| 1616s | if I come one more it's it'll be the |
| 1619s | seventh and so everything will be out of |
| 1621s | whack so this may be my last time to |
| 1623s | Iceland |
| 1629s | so I do want to tell you a little bit |
| 1630s | about my story uh just in case uh that |
| 1633s | ever happens uh so believe it or not I |
| 1637s | maybe I may role play the Samarian but |
| 1639s | my main I was born caldari |
| 1648s | uh I started in 2008 with |
| 1651s | I'm not going to tell you his name |
| 1653s | because I can log in with that guy and |
| 1654s | nobody bugs me so it's okay but that's |
| 1657s | the guy in red you can do an image |
| 1659s | lookup good luck with that uh |
| 1662s | I always had an interest in Omarion |
| 1664s | chips because I was flying around in uh |
| 1667s | asymmetrical |
| 1669s | uh scorpions and I was like I really |
| 1672s | wish it was symmetrical and then when |
| 1673s | they were symmetrical I was like I want |
| 1675s | my asymmetrical scorpion back |
| 1678s | CCP can we make Eve classic and just put |
| 1681s | a new skin on that'd be cool uh |
| 1684s | so so I created Max singularity in March |
| 1687s | of 2009 as an alt |
| 1691s | and I started role playing him I even |
| 1693s | catfished my own Corp so I had I had him |
| 1697s | come in and they would say hey Max get |
| 1699s | on comms because no my kids and wife |
| 1701s | don't want me to do cons so I would chat |
| 1704s | with them and my brother was like oh man |
| 1706s | that Max guy is really cool and and I |
| 1710s | and a year later I I outed myself I'm |
| 1713s | like I'm really mad it's like BS yeah |
| 1714s | Max is cool you're an ass |
| 1720s | one of our members who lives in Alaska |
| 1723s | he actually quit in in Madness for a |
| 1725s | year and it was like a year later like |
| 1727s | are we still friends he's like yeah |
| 1728s | whatever |
| 1730s | uh so that's a little bit part of it uh |
| 1734s | but there I did not get make myself the |
| 1736s | space Pope I was trolled |
| 1740s | somebody made a meme that said uh we |
| 1743s | would use in my face do you know who I |
| 1744s | am on the F in space pope of new Eden |
| 1746s | and I was like |
| 1748s | that's funny uh |
| 1751s | there's a cosplay contest and I already |
| 1753s | had my costume as an admiral |
| 1755s | and and uh I can't sell worth being but |
| 1758s | I have a friend who really does who |
| 1759s | works for Hollywood Studios I said can |
| 1761s | we make a pope outfit real quick because |
| 1763s | it's a three-day contest it goes yeah so |
| 1766s | we put together multiple Pope outfits |
| 1769s | and I showed up as the Admiral |
| 1772s | everybody's like oh there's Max on the |
| 1773s | second day I showed up in my poke |
| 1775s | costume I've told that story otherwise |
| 1777s | about the eve the Iceland police so I'm |
| 1780s | not going to tell it again |
| 1782s | uh but I made it to the harpa and oh my |
| 1785s | God everybody lost their mind it's like |
| 1786s | he is the quizzots had Iraq |
| 1796s | it can be undone in a heartbeat but oh |
| 1798s | well I'm not going to do it one of my |
| 1801s | things my gimmick back then was I read |
| 1804s | the Chronicles and I read all the |
| 1806s | Chronicles and I was like that guy that |
| 1808s | Meme where you know the make an old |
| 1811s | thinking all the dots fixed I figured |
| 1813s | out Jamel sorum was illegally the |
| 1817s | Empress of the Amari Empire she actually |
| 1819s | killed the theology Council there they |
| 1822s | didn't say she did a track but if you go |
| 1824s | back and read them you'll see evidence |
| 1825s | that the theology Council immediately |
| 1828s | disappeared just before she Rose to |
| 1830s | power he's like that |
| 1834s | it's like who is the only person who can |
| 1837s | launch an Inquisition |
| 1839s | Pope |
| 1842s | so in 2015 I was like I have some new |
| 1844s | business |
| 1845s | Jamel sorum is a threat to the new Eden |
| 1848s | cluster and a heretic of the Omar Empire |
| 1851s | everybody like |
| 1854s | what |
| 1855s | yeah that happened |
| 1857s | so that was my role play beginning and |
| 1860s | uh |
| 1865s | foreign |
| 1866s | so when I did CCP I've been told this |
| 1870s | CCP actually had long-term plans for |
| 1873s | Jamil they uh they actually had it where |
| 1876s | she was introducing new Stargates in |
| 1878s | that but when I started this uh ccpl |
| 1882s | Falcon and ccpc goal were very much into |
| 1884s | the role play and Nick Nick Berkeley as |
| 1887s | well they were like |
| 1889s | let's play |
| 1891s | and you'll see in the eve documentary |
| 1893s | they mentioned we have changed because |
| 1895s | the players have launched things inside |
| 1898s | the game and we just ran with it well it |
| 1900s | was one of the things they ran with so |
| 1901s | they created a Jamel character they |
| 1904s | undocked a Titan in the safizon system |
| 1907s | and she supposedly the story is it was |
| 1911s | Falcon who was flying Jamil uh at in |
| 1914s | Iceland and I was flying my beloved |
| 1917s | Abaddon and he targeted me and he called |
| 1921s | out to the devs he says hey I got I got |
| 1924s | Max targeted should I fire and in unison |
| 1927s | eight devs went no |
| 1932s | there were no Dev hacks in place to |
| 1935s | prevent Jamel Storm from getting |
| 1937s | concorded |
| 1942s | foreign |
| 1951s | so this is really this is how it started |
| 1954s | and this is how it ended |
| 1960s | by the way you can come visit uh her |
| 1963s | Rack in fafizon system it's still there |
| 1966s | for all you to see Titan fires take a |
| 1968s | long time to burn out |
| 1970s | and a celebration of that Siegel |
| 1973s | actually told me as a result of all the |
| 1976s | role play and a result of all the player |
| 1978s | interactions subscriptions actually went |
| 1980s | up and it taught them a lesson to go |
| 1984s | with the flow of the players and so so |
| 1987s | it was really cool and that winter the |
| 1990s | eve used to give away free Christmas |
| 1991s | gifts and one of the things they you can |
| 1994s | say either they trolled me |
| 1996s | or they gave thanks I can't figure out |
| 1998s | which one |
| 2000s | but they actually created uh an in-game |
| 2002s | thing called uh maximaria because |
| 2005s | paxomaria these are the three fraudulent |
| 2007s | packs packs of Mario those are the Amara |
| 2009s | Bibles but since I'm the Pope |
| 2012s | uh they said I wrote a maximary |
| 2016s | it's available in all trade hubs it's |
| 2019s | limited quantities people actually buy |
| 2021s | it up and those who hate hate me uh |
| 2024s | eject them from their ship and shoot |
| 2025s | them with lasers so that's book burning |
| 2029s | and and those who those who love me uh |
| 2033s | just keep it for themselves and because |
| 2034s | it's a limited quality it costs more |
| 2037s | than a caracal right now |
| 2039s | and it does absolutely nothing |
| 2043s | yes |
| 2048s | send me your kill mail with it and I'll |
| 2049s | send you tennis |
| 2056s | I'm sorry |
| 2060s | I can't hear I can understand |
| 2065s | yes |
| 2068s | nice nice |
| 2070s | also uh to be official in the sixth |
| 2074s | Empire Alliance uh you have to carry |
| 2076s | some uh exotic dancers as well so |
| 2085s | option with CCP has been has been kind |
| 2087s | of this handshake and so forth and as |
| 2090s | some of you know because I I did work |
| 2092s | for NASA my mind was analytical and Eve |
| 2095s | was kind of breaking for me because it |
| 2097s | was like I have an Abaddon and its top |
| 2099s | speed is 230 miles an hour |
| 2102s | that doesn't work in space |
| 2104s | so a space anchor what the hell is that |
| 2106s | how do you anchor something in space so |
| 2109s | I started for five years working on a |
| 2112s | physics model and I came up with the |
| 2114s | power enhanced generator and if you go |
| 2117s | and buy a copy of the frigates of Eve |
| 2119s | you can read chapter 8 where Max |
| 2121s | Singularity is now a part of Canon where |
| 2124s | he he lectures to uh the military school |
| 2129s | of candidates who become capsule Earth |
| 2131s | and you can understand how physics work |
| 2133s | but what was cool about that was not |
| 2136s | about me what was cool was the company |
| 2138s | reaching out to me and interacting with |
| 2142s | us as they've now done with with Ricks |
| 2145s | now too the company actually plays with |
| 2147s | us they're players in a way in a fair |
| 2149s | way uh it's really kind of cool |
| 2152s | so so yeah so that happened oh yeah and |
| 2156s | they also my the second in-game item was |
| 2158s | a damaged Peg so there's kind of two |
| 2161s | in-game items |
| 2163s | I do have an apostle in Amar so it's me |
| 2166s | and kriba that are there what was kind |
| 2169s | of cool about this is it was an archon |
| 2171s | carrier that was assembled with a triage |
| 2173s | model and when that patch came over all |
| 2176s | of a sudden it changed and it was now an |
| 2179s | apostle so I undocked this during |
| 2181s | holidays especially New Year's and |
| 2182s | sometimes Christmas and so if you're |
| 2184s | ever NMR please come and try to gank me |
| 2186s | because I am tanked to hell |
| 2190s | one guy launched 10 tornadoes against me |
| 2192s | and it was like |
| 2196s | uh |
| 2197s | I've had a blast in Eve I've really had |
| 2200s | so much fun and there's a constant |
| 2202s | saying that I I I've had sovereignty I |
| 2206s | was gifted a keep star and Ford is ours |
| 2208s | they've all been taken away they've all |
| 2211s | been snuffed out I guess he could say |
| 2215s | |
| 2218s | no that's how the game is played that's |
| 2220s | that's a that's so so they were gifted |
| 2222s | so it was kind of it was kind of cool to |
| 2224s | see the interaction they chose their |
| 2226s | time well because it was right during a |
| 2228s | war between all the Reds of Reds who |
| 2231s | said they would protect me uh they would |
| 2234s | have all come together as a purple Fleet |
| 2235s | but they were at war with each other and |
| 2238s | so this other Corp was like let's kick |
| 2240s | that sandbox down |
| 2242s | and and it was kind of fun I sat there |
| 2245s | in the chair just laughing like you |
| 2247s | would not believe just watching the |
| 2248s | shields of the keepstar going down so it |
| 2250s | was fun I put the butterfly up there |
| 2252s | because there is a very old Eve video |
| 2255s | called The Butterfly Effect how many |
| 2257s | remember that |
| 2259s | right |
| 2261s | how am I not the living embodiment of |
| 2263s | that promo |
| 2266s | the little things that have done like |
| 2268s | they say has just has just had this |
| 2271s | expense and it really wasn't I wasn't |
| 2274s | trying I wasn't really out to do it like |
| 2276s | that it just was part of the game |
| 2279s | but my transformation from a player |
| 2283s | to the space Pope came when someone in |
| 2285s | game wrote me this message |
| 2288s | my wife and I are due to have a baby |
| 2290s | very soon my ass that is Holiness send |
| 2293s | our family a blessing I was like oh I'm |
| 2295s | going to troll this |
| 2298s | and then I was thinking am I and I told |
| 2301s | this well what's a blessing who who can |
| 2304s | bless and then can I do a real blessing |
| 2307s | because |
| 2309s | I'm an atheist |
| 2312s | I'm the maybe the first atheist Pope |
| 2315s | make a Wikipedia entry uh |
| 2320s | and I looked it up and I researched it |
| 2322s | and I went all kinds of places to figure |
| 2324s | out and you know what |
| 2328s | we're either Angels or demons in this |
| 2331s | heaven right now |
| 2333s | and you all have the power to bless |
| 2336s | or a curse I know a few witches |
| 2340s | and |
| 2341s | it begins with kindness |
| 2343s | and it begins with coming from the heart |
| 2345s | and telling a a full full one oh wait a |
| 2350s | minute I got a note |
| 2352s | I got a yes I'm here |
| 2355s | to do technical issues |
| 2363s | I love those notes those are Chords it's |
| 2367s | like that's really neat |
| 2370s | how long ago do you descend that because |
| 2373s | I was just like in my own world can you |
| 2375s | hear me |
| 2376s | okay uh so so that's the key the answer |
| 2380s | is yes we all have that ability within |
| 2382s | this life right now to be kind or to be |
| 2385s | evil to do that and uh that led me to |
| 2389s | create the sixth Empire with my friend |
| 2391s | uh fairy red and our motto is stay alive |
| 2395s | so we can kill you in game |
| 2398s | don't commit suicide you know just stay |
| 2401s | with us because we lost so many people |
| 2403s | and the story of the sixth Empire is an |
| 2406s | entire hour-long presentation of the |
| 2409s | members themselves and and things that's |
| 2411s | happened in there so I'm not going to go |
| 2413s | too much into the sixth Empire because |
| 2415s | then I'll really cry |
| 2417s | but then people started saying |
| 2419s | will you marry us |
| 2421s | and it was their love that became uh |
| 2425s | Benny and una Chris and Ivy John and |
| 2430s | Bonnie from Burning Man actually and |
| 2433s | holgar and Anna and about four others uh |
| 2436s | that I've done the ceremony for so uh |
| 2441s | so yeah uh there was uh Benny and una we |
| 2446s | was in Las Vegas uh got married and it |
| 2449s | was quite informal we just went out did |
| 2451s | it and uh I can actually legally do it |
| 2454s | in a couple of states |
| 2458s | so there you go the big one which CCP |
| 2461s | actually made a video so if you type Eve |
| 2463s | online wedding you will see uh Holger |
| 2466s | and Anna's wedding there and all the |
| 2469s | omarians of the fixed Empire uh were |
| 2472s | there for that as well so that was kind |
| 2474s | of cool uh |
| 2475s | and then this was Burning Man |
| 2479s | so now I'm in the world of crossover uh |
| 2482s | because I crossed over from Eve to |
| 2484s | Burning Man and then I tried to keep an |
| 2486s | air gap at work I didn't let anybody |
| 2488s | know I was like a pope or an eve player |
| 2491s | until I got a job as a knowledge manager |
| 2494s | and my boss David Ober Hettinger said |
| 2497s | I'd like to introduce to you our newest |
| 2499s | employee a senior knowledge analyst and |
| 2502s | on his slide projector he says oh by the |
| 2504s | way is the pope of new Eden |
| 2519s | yeah then that happened and then one of |
| 2522s | the most fun fantastic Elvis weddings |
| 2524s | ever |
| 2526s | was Chris and Ivy uh look at their last |
| 2530s | name |
| 2534s | they legally changed their name at the |
| 2537s | wedding to Chris and Ivy Singularity |
| 2540s | after me |
| 2550s | how do I deal with this emotionally this |
| 2553s | is me my family's growing so if you want |
| 2556s | to join my family |
| 2558s | applications are available |
| 2561s | and and again how do I deal |
| 2564s | a little more serious with permanent |
| 2567s | transformations |
| 2569s | like these |
| 2571s | these are five people who uh associated |
| 2575s | with the sixth Empire Alliance including |
| 2577s | sancta who is basically a six Empire nun |
| 2581s | you saw a picture earlier and she had |
| 2583s | she spent a week at Chernobyl and so she |
| 2586s | has a Ukrainian gas mask to pay tribute |
| 2588s | to the lives that's were spent saving |
| 2592s | Our Lives |
| 2593s | and and the sixth Empire none that piece |
| 2597s | of tattoo is artwork |
| 2599s | it is detailed like incredible |
| 2602s | uh and then Matt Kramer |
| 2605s | that's huge and I mean that's huge |
| 2610s | Matt has told me if it wasn't for the |
| 2612s | sixth Empire in the friendship he would |
| 2614s | have been gone multiple times that he |
| 2617s | owes his life to us and so that was his |
| 2620s | way of saying I am |
| 2623s | the sixth Empire |
| 2624s | and then there is a uh Eric who has it |
| 2629s | as well |
| 2630s | and then uh Rhiannon the co-founder of |
| 2632s | six Empire she has two of my Logos the |
| 2634s | first logo is the peg you have six pegs |
| 2638s | in every Starship that's how it can move |
| 2640s | and that is Subspace energy coming in |
| 2643s | and that's your capacitor going out |
| 2646s | and so it's unlimited energy that's why |
| 2648s | it comes in slow goes out fast |
| 2650s | but she also has a semicolon because |
| 2652s | what I've covered up in here is one of |
| 2654s | the suicide scars that she cut and and |
| 2658s | she there's like three different scars |
| 2660s | on her that she attempted suicide and |
| 2663s | the semicolon means |
| 2666s | like a a sentence that didn't finish |
| 2668s | she's not done |
| 2670s | and so that's that's the the semicolon |
| 2673s | there and then uh my alliance leader |
| 2677s | right now |
| 2678s | she had a she had a uh a temporary |
| 2682s | tattoo and she put it on her butt and |
| 2685s | then she went to the tattoo parlor and |
| 2687s | said fill it in |
| 2690s | so getting her to show it you have to |
| 2692s | give her about four or five drinks yeah |
| 2696s | and then she'll show it to you so |
| 2701s | with Berlin and there I am right smack |
| 2703s | dab in the middle of all of you uh |
| 2706s | hanging out because it's not just a game |
| 2709s | it transforms us and I'm only talking |
| 2711s | about four stories |
| 2714s | and |
| 2715s | it's actually endless because people |
| 2717s | come to me all the time and says oh yeah |
| 2719s | I did this and I did that and this |
| 2721s | person did this for me and did that it's |
| 2723s | all of you transforming each other |
| 2726s | when pixels become a change in your life |
| 2730s | can we just call it a game |
| 2733s | and we have made a difference with Eve |
| 2735s | online Charities as well |
| 2737s | we've given we've given over 1.2 million |
| 2742s | dollars |
| 2744s | for earthquakes fires covid Wars |
| 2747s | typhoons |
| 2750s | monsoons that's your generosity when you |
| 2755s | bought one of those uh the the passes |
| 2758s | the the pilot passes we raise money for |
| 2761s | ablegamers and other charities |
| 2763s | that's everyone wearing those passes |
| 2765s | whether you paid or not that's all part |
| 2768s | of our generosity that we all pull |
| 2770s | together |
| 2772s | so I didn't choose this |
| 2777s | but but literally I stand before you |
| 2780s | humble |
| 2782s | uh and yes I will always take a selfie |
| 2785s | with you this year I'm doing a thing we |
| 2787s | must touch heads and you have to post it |
| 2789s | on Twitter because I want to flood |
| 2790s | Twitter this year of Pope photos so |
| 2793s | thank you very much |
| 2797s | I think Eve online transforms real lives |
| 2800s | thank you |
| 2820s | thank you |
| 2822s | uh |
| 2824s | I usually like to put so many slides and |
| 2827s | I end so there's no time for questions |
| 2829s | but it looks like I have a couple |
| 2831s | minutes of questions so uh can I ask |
| 2834s | both of you to come join me for a second |
| 2835s | and if anybody has some questions I have |
| 2840s | some silly answers |
| 2843s | yes |
| 2849s | yeah did my boss know I played Dave uh |
| 2853s | I told him in confidence at a lunch time |
| 2858s | Chinese dinner and then because he was |
| 2860s | the chief knowledge officer that's a |
| 2863s | boo-boo because he's got because he |
| 2865s | knows how to do internet research and |
| 2866s | all that stuff too so yeah that was |
| 2868s | quite a surprise to me when he doubted |
| 2870s | me so it was kind of cool yes I have a |
| 2873s | question |
| 2883s | to know people that have problems |
| 2887s | uh do you have anything that you can uh |
| 2891s | tell other people that may have other |
| 2893s | issues related to uh to this |
| 2898s | don't let it stop you |
| 2900s | just keep going |
| 2902s | um the minute you quit it's over |
| 2905s | so just keep pushing |
| 2908s | cool yes |
| 2917s | I uh may be quite the confusing question |
| 2920s | but uh the whole Max Singularity thing |
| 2923s | started as a role play joke but how far |
| 2926s | has it really integrated with you as a |
| 2929s | person how different are child's white |
| 2931s | or Max singularities that's actually a |
| 2933s | very good question uh you can hold |
| 2936s | um |
| 2937s | profoundly |
| 2939s | uh it shifted my my |
| 2942s | not serious about the world at all to |
| 2946s | focus on kindness it shifted it to a |
| 2949s | humility |
| 2951s | because it was like I watched other eve |
| 2953s | players who became Eve famous and I |
| 2956s | watched them crash in flames |
| 2958s | and I know that one misstep I make you |
| 2963s | all take that hat away from me and and I |
| 2967s | know that |
| 2967s | and so it caused me to be much more |
| 2971s | grateful |
| 2973s | thankful and I can say every waking |
| 2976s | moment uh |
| 2979s | I have positive uh feelings about it and |
| 2983s | when I'm asleep I have some nightmares |
| 2985s | about it but yeah no thank you for that |
| 2988s | question because it has that's why I |
| 2990s | came up with this talk my dad told me |
| 2992s | there's two types of people you have to |
| 2994s | listen to someone that has to say |
| 2996s | something they're boring as and |
| 2999s | then someone who has something to say be |
| 3001s | that guy I was like thanks Dad |
| 3004s | sure only two days may I interview you |
| 3007s | whenever you have some free concerts uh |
| 3009s | yes I have six press interviews contact |
| 3011s | uh Anita and she'll line you up with uh |
| 3014s | his Holiness around and try to |
| 3016s | understand what that means |
| 3022s | I can't see lights |
| 3025s | well thank you everyone uh so much uh |
| 3029s | it is literally our pleasure |
| 3031s | thank you for living |
| 3034s | thank you so much and thank you for all |
| 3036s | you do for the community |
| 3049s | have a great Fan Fest everybody |