“One Last Horseplay”: ZeratoR polishes the last ZEvent before a format change

This Friday, September 9, the first day of ZEvent opens, the streaming event now well known by the French, which brings together stars of the Twitch platform for a good cause. On this occasion, Tech&Co was able to debate with its creator, Adrien Nougaret, known by the nickname of ZeratoR.

Dozens of streamers, live for several days in a row, to collect donations, that was ZeratoR’s project. Desormais, le ZEvent n’a plus besoin d’être présenté: between 2016 and 2021, this près de 21 million euros who ont été récoltés, dont 10 million lors de la seule édition 2021, pour l’association Action contre hunger.

“Rocky” beginnings

In 2018, the milestone of the first million euros raised was exceeded. “One of my most memorable moments. It was the first time I had shed a tear live, there was the tiredness, the mental load of the weekend as well, ”he recalls.

Tiredness, we understand: the ZEvent is several days in a row, without interruption, but also months of organization upstream. Despite the age and popularity of the event, streamers struggle to invite viewers to say thank you to “donation goals.”

He himself put his foot in the plate by proposing, two years ago, to edit… a music album. “It was at the time when all the youtubers released singles. I didn’t think the goal would be reached, and suddenly, it lasted for two years (laughs).”

“Our goal is to entertain”

This year, the environment is in the spotlight, through five associations that will collect donations. Despite the popularity of the event, ZeratoR does not turn a blind eye to the problems that may be related to it.

Latest edition as is

A good cause, which also accompanies a renewed future: “we plan to change the ZEvent formula in 2023, so to make one last big ZEvent, one last big clown, we had to take on an important topic, and what better than the environment What concerns us all?

Looking ahead, the ZEvent seems destined to change its format, according to the organizer. “We have forced ourselves not to think about it at the moment, we want to give ourselves time,” tempers the streamer. The appointment, therefore, is made for next year, but above all, for this Friday, September 9.