The Twitch streamer Veni is known not only for his streams but also for his dedication to charitable causes. He has now created his own event to draw attention to a very special action. In an interview with MeinMMO, he reveals more about the backgrounds.
The Twitch streamer Rafael “Veni” Eisler is primarily known for his Minecraft streams. In addition to Minecraft, he regularly participates in charitable events and wants to raise awareness for the “Wings for Life World Run”.
For this, he plans to recreate it in Minecraft on April 28th from 1 PM, exactly one week before the run, and complete it together with several streamers on Twitch. Among them are also well-known Minecraft streamers like BastiGHG and Let’s Hugo. You can follow the entire event on Veni’s Twitch channel.
How does the event work? In a specially programmed Minecraft world, all participants will start their run simultaneously and flee from a moving game boundary. The goal is to cover the greatest distance, just like in the real run. The game boundary continuously accelerates until the winner is determined.
In an interview with MeinMMO, the streamer reveals more about the backgrounds of the event.
During the Wings for Life World Run, a mobile finish line – the catcher car – chases you. If you get overtaken, your race is over! The registration fee for the run goes towards spinal cord research aimed at making spinal cord injuries curable.
MeinMMO: Could you introduce yourself to our readers?
My name is Rafael Eisler, also known as “Veni” on the internet. I have been involved in social media with a focus on gaming for over 13 years. I would say my main platforms are Twitch and YouTube, and I have been a Red Bull Player and Make A Wish Ambassador since 2023, now also active for the Wings for Life World Run in Minecraft.
Running for those who cannot
You are very active in the charity sector and have your own organization, Charity Royale – what makes the Wings for Life World Run so special for you?
It is special because it is a charity activation in which people can all participate. It is not a classic charity run, but a call to action. The Wings for Life World Run is about running for those who cannot. I have been involved in the Wings for Life World Run every year since 2014.
It creates a unique atmosphere to run together with people, seeing wheelchair users overtake you or being pushed, and people taking turns and giving it their all when the car comes behind them. It is simply a very special event!
How did you come up with the idea of transferring the event into gaming and what challenges did you face?
The idea has been around for a long time. I think for 5 years. But there was always the point that we have to meet certain requirements if we want to officially do something with the Wings for Life World Run. For example, if we say this event should also raise funds, we have to think about how that works and how we implement it.
If we want to do something completely separate, we still have to show a certain similarity. Finding that fine line so that it becomes a cool event for both the participants and the streamers involved, exciting, and at the same time demonstrates the characteristic of the Wings for Life World Run is the challenge.
But we have done quite well with the format we have now.
Veni needs support for the implementation
How did the planning go?
I decided that I wanted to do something for the event. This year, I am also working with Lucas (DerBanko on Twitch), who primarily programs for many other streamers in Minecraft, and with him, I had the idea to implement this run.
Additionally, Maxi (Dweags on X), with whom I already collaborate on other events – the idea was born, and as a trio, we implemented it. However, this is not an official Minecraft, Microsoft, or Wings for Life World Run event. This is from us!
You say that with your project you want to generate attention for the run and ensure registrations. Do you have a special message you want to send to the community?
My main call would be to participate. It doesn’t matter whether at a flagship run in a big city – if you can still get a spot, most are sold out – or in a small community at an app run event (via Wings for Life World Run), because there you can also find groups and people running together in a running group.
You don’t have to complete the full 5 kilometers. It’s about participating and making a statement that you run for those who cannot. That’s what we want to convey to people.
We have registered a gaming team (via Wings for Life World Run) for the German-speaking gaming community at the Wings for Life World Run. We are excited about every member that signs up so we can simply show what a large community gaming is at the actual Wings for Life World Run!
Thank you for answering the questions!
