Bloodshedder Posted December 6, 2008 Please post here if you would like to be involved in the story about Doom's 15th anniversary. You might want to include some information about what would make you the ideal person to appear in the story. I will direct Manny Tsigas to this thread so he can look over the replies. Any other questions or concerns can be posted here as well. 0 Share this post Link to post
deathz0r Posted December 6, 2008 I'm in Melbourne, but sure I'll gladly do it Credentials eh? Well I've been playing Doom since early 1994, I've made plenty of maps since late 1994, some of which have been used in deathmatch tournaments and leagues, I reviewed /newstuff for years, I'm a staff member of Odamex, I've been a tournament administrator and a forum moderator for ZDaemon for years, I've been a moderator for Doom Connector, I have a lot of knowledge of the Doom engine quirks and a good portion of the history of the Doom community. Despite the fact that real life commitments have bogged me down this year, deep down I'm still passionate about Doom. Don't like Doom 3 though. If you want my email address or my mobile number, I'll pass them on to Bloodshedder. 0 Share this post Link to post
Joshy Posted December 6, 2008 I'll be looking forward to see Deathz0r on Australian television, I'll say to my family, I'm on the same forums as him!! :P 0 Share this post Link to post
Bloodshedder Posted December 6, 2008 This isn't exactly what I expected... while I do think deathz0r would be a great choice, can he travel the roughly 500 miles or so? I guess what I'm trying to say is let's not just leave it at that - anyone else who would like to speak up is free to do so. 0 Share this post Link to post
deathz0r Posted December 6, 2008 Bloodshedder said:This isn't exactly what I expected... while I do think deathz0r would be a great choice, can he travel the roughly 500 miles or so?Not on short notice, mainly because I don't have the money at the moment to travel However, I would assume the Melbourne office of SBS is equipped to do a video link if that's what is required, and it's an extremely easy office to find in Melbourne so I wouldn't have trouble getting there 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted December 6, 2008 I think Ajapted's in Tasmania - which brings us back to the tyranny of distance. I'm on that rocky little island and don't consider myself qualified to be the public face of Doom in Oz. 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted December 6, 2008 Is Tasmania-Sydney really a more difficult journey than Melbourne-Sydney? Jetstar have some dirt cheap flights. (I know because I'm flying Launceston-Sydney in January.) Anyway, where is B.P.R.D? He'd provide a very interesting perspective on things, I'm sure. He's Sydney-based according to his profile. I've e-mailed him on the addresses I have, pointing him towards this thread. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted December 6, 2008 I'm not Australian myself, but deathz0r is clearly the most qualified for this job. 0 Share this post Link to post
EarthQuake Posted December 6, 2008 How much would a round trip cost? I wouldn't mind sparing 20 bucks or so to help fly him there. Grazza said:Anyway, where is B.P.R.D? He'd provide a very interesting perspective on things, I'm sure. He's Sydney-based according to his profile. I've e-mailed him on the addresses I have, pointing him towards this thread. Another good candidate, but it seems he's rather sparse nowadays. It might be too short of a notice. 0 Share this post Link to post
Joshy Posted December 6, 2008 A return trip from Melbourne to Sydney via plane should cost around $100-150 in Australian dollars roughly. Prices varies a lot, it could even cost around $70 at certain times. 0 Share this post Link to post
Planky Posted December 7, 2008 If cost is an issue, I don't mind donating some money towards tickets. 0 Share this post Link to post
andrewj Posted December 7, 2008 GreyGhost said:I think Ajapted's in Tasmania - which brings us back to the tyranny of distance. I'm on that rocky little island and don't consider myself qualified to be the public face of Doom in Oz. Same here, in Tassie and not qualified. 0 Share this post Link to post
pcorf Posted December 7, 2008 Another Australian here. I would have loved to have done an interview. But since I'm from Tasmania it aint that easy. I'm happy enough to have my own say about Doom in an article though, or an interview via email. Just email me and I'll get back to you about the possibility of writing an article. But I'll have my quick say anyway. I think in my 13 years in front of the grid (in the level editor), WAD making has been a great hobby and pleasure for myself. Despite newer more hi-tech games, the ancient Doom engine will still live on for many more years. Its the easiest and most simple to edit and will benefit many more games for years to come. Over all the years with the thousands of releases, we've seen legendary, we've seen good, bad and ugly. We've seen downright bizzare addons. A huge thanks to the [id] crew in Texas for developing such a great game and others. It wouldn't have been possible without the likes of Carmack, American, Sandy, Romero, Willits, Tom Hall, Shawn Green, Dr Sleep and others. 0 Share this post Link to post
Khorus Posted December 7, 2008 From Perth, Western Australia here. Dooming since '94, online for 3.5 years. Numerous .WAD releases, member of Team Future (under the name Homer). I'm mostly interested in source port development these days from the upcoming Chocolate Hexen/Heretic to Doomsday beta6 and the next jDRP. I think Doom 3 was fine too. :p 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted December 7, 2008 We haven't heard from Captain Red yet. If he's another Tassie I'll scream. 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMAD Posted December 7, 2008 GreyGhost said:If he's another Tassie I'll scream. Seems to have more Doomers per square mile than anywhere else on Earth, heh. 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted December 7, 2008 DooMAD said:Seems to have more Doomers per square mile than anywhere else on Earth, heh. I'd guess Prague has that honour. 0 Share this post Link to post
Captain Red Posted December 8, 2008 GreyGhost said: We haven't heard from Captain Red yet. If he's another Tassie I'll scream. Sorry lads, I was on holiday. Alas, while I'm not a Tassie mutant, I hail from far away Brisbane and simply lack the means to attend :( 0 Share this post Link to post
GooberMan Posted December 8, 2008 No doubt too late now, but I'm an Aussie Doomer. Brisbane based though. The only real advantage I have over deathz0r is that I have a job in the games industry, but I vote for him to do the interview anyway. 0 Share this post Link to post
Craigs Posted December 8, 2008 Shouldn't we get someone to record the interview so that we can put it in the 2008 cacoawards? This seems like a pretty big thing and it just seems right that we should have a video or something to remember it by. 0 Share this post Link to post
Creaphis Posted December 8, 2008 You heard him, Aussies. Set your DVD-Rs. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted December 8, 2008 I will once I know when to start recording - presumably on the 10th. 0 Share this post Link to post
iceman57 Posted December 8, 2008 If required, I still have an online server admin e-mail from Gamearena (http://www.gamearena.com.au/). If there are not true volunteers, may this help to solve your issue ? 0 Share this post Link to post