This is Minecon - the global convention for the players and creators of Minecraft - a video game set in a world made of blocks that, in just a couple of years, has become a worldwide sensation.

BBC: Minecraft fans gather for Minecon in Paris

Minecon, held at Disneyland Paris in 2012, is where the game's 4, 500 biggest fans gathered to meet the other faithful, see in person friends they only know via the game, dress like the creatures and people found in the game and see and talk to Minecraft's creators.

BBC: Minecraft fans gather for Minecon in Paris