Just a while ago, an annual charity event came to an end. And this charity event, I would like to call it "electronic torture" once a year.
, a charity event called "Desert Bus for Hope" ( desert bus leading to hope), revolves around "Desert Bus", which is known as "the most boring game in history". Since 2007, the event has lasted for 16 years, raising more than $9 million in accumulative charity funding, making it one of the longest-lasting video game charity marathons in history.
In "Desert Bus", players need to drive a bus from Tucson, USA to and from Las Vegas , the whole journey is 600 kilometers, and it takes 8 hours to go one way. There is no pause and archive provided throughout the journey. In theory, as long as the game is not actively completed, you can keep playing. But there are no beautiful scenery and exciting pursuits along the way, only the desolate desert and only a straight road, allowing players to silently experience the radiance of life, and once they are distracted and deviated, they will be forced to reopen.
This year, the event organizer Loading Ready Run, an online video team, let its members take turns driving the desert bus during the live broadcast, which lasted 166 hours from November 13 to November 20, and eventually raised $1.13 million. All of these donations will be donated to charity Child's Play to help children with major illnesses.
Loady Ready Run team excitedly wrote on the official website:
"Yes, you did it, you did it all, without your generous donation, we can't let this bus travel for so long."
Yes, in fact, people are not gathering together to enjoy this exquisite "electronic torture". The Loading Ready Run team has long used its positive infectiousness to make the significance of this event beyond a boring bus simulator game itself.
People around the world have begun to participate in this charity through their own methods. In the Craft Along section, handicraft artists have mailed their handicrafts to the Loading Ready Run team to raise funds during the live broadcast or as toys to children receiving treatment in the hospital.
These interesting works not only show the author's innocent and kindness, but also embodies the humor and ingenuity of the author, which makes people smile knowingly when they see it.
For example, this warrior pot Alexander, made by ceramic artist, can be used to grow flowers and serve as a storage container. Or just put it simply on the table, let its adventurous spirit affect you, and let players recall the deep friendship they had established with Brother Hu.
Michelle Rapp, sold for US$7500
Bus storage box made of walnut , maple , cherry wood and brass , showing the desert style. The middle partition can hold three sets of RPG dice, or secretly replace them with your favorite candy.
sevenishmagpies, sold for US$3,000
A set of tables and chairs that can turn your home into an Animation Island, all made of wood, and can place small accessories and books. If you put your pet on it and take a photo and post it on WeChat Moments, you will probably be envied by at least 5 friends.
SymphonicLolita, sold for $3003
In addition, there is also cute Pokémon felt painting:
Johanna Iles Art, sold for $9188.5
An exquisite diamond sword made of aluminum alloy and acrylic :
Heroic Replicas made, sold for $53,197.42
purely hand-woven Zelda pixel yarn blanket, etc.
Yalc321 production, sold for US$4500
Although the opening remark of "Desert Bus" reads: "The purpose of our making this game is to reflect the long and boring of life", the Loading Ready Run team connects people together through it, and together with these people who make interesting works, it gives it very positive meaning.
game is just a carrier, and the stories people unfold around it are the most attractive.
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