Minecraft star Stampy Cat to give an RSE Christmas lecture
27 November 2015
YouTube and Minecraft legend Stampy Cat will deliver a lecture to more than 2,000 Dundee schoolchildren.
Stampy - his real name is Joseph Garrett - will give the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Christmas lecture at the city's Caird Hall on Monday.
The creator of the "Let's Play" videos for Minecraft and other games has more than 6.7m viewers on his YouTube channel.
Next Thursday, the lecture will only be available on BBC iPlayer.
BBC Scotland reported that Minecraft fans will have the opportunity to watch Stampy demonstrate how he creates his videos during a discussion with Chris van der Kuyl, Dundee games entrepreneur.
Stampy will go over the process of making his Christmas special and give the audience an insight into his life and career that has seen him become one of the most well-known YouTubers.
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Mr. van der Kuyl said Stampy was the "epitome of the 21st Century digital native" who could inspire audiences regardless of their age.
"Stampy is an inspiration to a whole new generation young people who clearly see that future careers will depend on a unique blend of talents, creativity, technical and design abilities that can be learned by anyone," he added.
The RSE lecture will be screened as part of the BBC Make it Digital initiative to encourage digital creativity amongst young people.
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