SMP servers provide Minecraft players with an opportunity to create their own in-game universe. SMPs often involve established community rules and lore, created entirely by players within the server.

Minecraft SMPs are the hottest trend on YouTube these days. SMP servers like Dream SMP Legacy SMP, Hermitcraft, Empires SMP, and Scicraft have popularized the idea of survival multiplayer servers.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Without as many traditional Internet A-listers as years past, VidCon, an annual social media conference for creators and their fans, seemed unusually quieter this year. That is, ...