Michael Reeves (YouTuber)

Michael Reeves (born November 20, 1997), is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer, best known for his robotics-focused videos.[1] He is a member of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.

Michael Reeves
Reeves in 2019
Personal information
BornMichael Reeves
(1997-11-20) November 20, 1997
Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017-present
Genre
Subscribers5,710,000
Total views273 million
Associated actsOfflineTV
100,000 subscribers 2017
1,000,000 subscribers 2018
Updated: February 4, 2021

Early life

Reeves was born in 1997, to an American father and a Filipino mother, he was born in Hawaii and spent most of his early adulthood there. While at high school, Reeves conveyed a disinterest in the school system and began coding to secure a job in order to improve his academic merit.[2] He later attended Northern Arizona University and took up a degree in computer science but dropped out to focus on work. At the time, he was working for the U.S. government as a software contractor.[2]

Career

While Reeves was attending university, he released his first video on YouTube named, The Robot That Shines a Laser in Your Eye, in 2017 which went viral.[3][4][5] His subsequent video ideas included a Roomba that screamed upon hitting an object, a taser camera that electrocutes subjects upon taking a photo, and a Twitter bot that purchases items from the replies that receive the most likes.[6][7][8] Newsweek described Reeves as an "internet edge lord and coding genius."[9]

In December 2019, it was announced that Reeves had joined OfflineTV, a collective of Twitch streamers creating content and living together in Los Angeles, California.[10] In his first video with the group, Reeves created an iteration of laser tag titled "taser tag" where players get shocked by a taser after being shot.[11][12] In February 2020, he began dating fellow OfflineTV member, LilyPichu.[13]

In June 2020, Reeves began streaming on Twitch, where he streams both video games and technology work. His debut stream attracted over 30,000 concurrent viewers.[14]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
202010th Streamy AwardsTechnologyNominated[15]

See also

References
  1. Lopez, Jalen (6 July 2020). "OfflineTV member Michael Reeves creates power drill that's controlled by his Twitch Chat". Dot Esports.
  2. Andrew Amos (December 11, 2019). "Michael Reeves joins OfflineTV as seventh member". Dexerto. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. Chris Matyszczyk (April 18, 2017). "Teen builds robot that shines laser into his own eye". CNET. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. James Vincent (April 18, 2017). "Genius human teaches robot to shoot lasers into his eyes". The Verge. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. Matthew Hart (April 18, 2017). "This Pizza Box Robot Lasers Your Eyeballs No Matter Where Your Face Moves". Nerdist. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. Kraus, Rachel (5 May 2019). "This modded Roomba screams in mortal pain when it runs into things". Mashable.
  7. Parker, Paul (18 October 2019). "Hack Your Camera and Taser Your Subjects, Yes Really". Fstoppers.
  8. Anderson, Ruby (11 October 2019). "Guy Allows Twitter to Decorate His Room, Results Are Awkward". Thrillist.
  9. Asarch, Steven (27 March 2020). "6 YouTube channels to keep you sane while you stay inside". Newsweek.
  10. Tyler Esguerra (December 10, 2019). "YouTuber Michael Reeves officially joins streaming group OfflineTV". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  11. Hart, Matthew (16 December 2019). "'Tazer Tag' Is Laser Tag, but with Painful Electrocutions". Nerdist.
  12. Coward, Cameron (14 December 2019). "Tazer Tag Has Much Higher Stakes Than Boring Old Laser Tag". Hackster.io.
  13. Scott Robertson (March 4, 2020). "LilyPichu's room makeover stream nearly ends in disaster". Dexerto. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  14. Penney, Andrew (2020-06-18). "Michael Reeves Hits 30,000 Viewers In Twitch Debut". TheGamer. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  15. ETonline, Staff. "2020 Streamy Awards: The Complete Winners List". WUSA 9. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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