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90-minute read

This is the last of five thematic reports to be released weekly to monthly starting 26 September 2025. It discusses the lifestyle and ideological orientations of MCSR community members, informed by Census findings.
It consists of 3 chapters:  

• Chapter 1 addresses some data items omitted in previous Thematic Reports, like a follow-up survey item on the marketing and manpower problems in MCSR

• Chapter 2 is about the lifestyle of Minecraft speedrunners. It covers topics from food and drink to hygiene and relationship status, running crosstabs where necessary. This chapter analyses a for-fun section (Section D) in the Census, and I am confident that this will be an entertaining read too.

• Chapter 3 examines responses to Section E of the Census, grouped by four areas - social connectedness, optimism VS pessimism, real-life and in-game political orientations and perceptions of MCSR's lifecycle stage and nature.

50-minute read

This is the third of five thematic reports to be released weekly to biweekly starting 26 September 2025. It discusses the state of content in MCSR, informed by Census findings.
It consists of 3 chapters:  

• Chapter 1 examines the community's entry points to MCSR, how much time they commit to consuming and creating content, as well as tools they use to enhance their experience with different streaming platforms.

• Chapter 2 compares MCSR's interest in different content genres, and looks into the factors that make content engaging to community members.

• Chapter 3 further explores the big-stage potential of MCSR, comparing different event genres and summarising the community's sentiments on tournament prize money, containing a brief intercomparison with the SSBM/SSBU tournament scene. It also uses a points system to find the community's favourite event, and looks further at the potential of in-person MCSR events.

30-minute read

This is the first of five thematic reports to be released weekly starting 26 September 2025. It discusses the geographic and demographic characteristics of MCSR, as indicated by Census findings.
It consists of 3 chapters:  

• Chapter 1 examines the population distribution of MCSR.

• Chapter 2 provides an overview on internationalism in MCSR.

• Chapter 3 acknowledges this internationalism, and attempts to highlight methods to bridge the gaps between timezones, languages and cultures. 

10-minute read

This Infodoc contains some basic information on the Census' objectives, structure and methodologies. It was intended as a short read for members of the public shortly before or after they completed the Census, and introduces the nature and general applications of censuses, as well as the motives behind surveying the MCSR community. It also contains links to a selection of census-adjacent documents.