Real name: Darthuck Norris Vader IV

Location: Melbourne, Victoria. But a different reality plane - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse.

Role at MyMedia: The boss at Stage 10, you have to be at least lvl 999999 to fight me

Outside of MyMedia what do you spend your time doing?
Wanna be writer / painter / musician / cook / travel full time, but never had the time to do any of them since I'm hoping to be Boss Stage 11 soon, it's hard work you know. I need to bench at least 70MBs to even get to chat with the Boss interviewers. (Guyver can bench 100KG :P) So yeah, we are planning for MyMedia sites 8.0 at the moment, it will be really cool.

What are you currently playing?
I have this crazy personality, if I play a game, and it is a decent game, I have to finish it on the hardest level. I am playing Red Faction, the last stage is almost impossible, it's taking me forever. I'm really looking forward to Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare 2. My PS3 console is broken at the moment, keeps on flashing this yellow light and doesn't switch on. In our family, we play Boom Blox quite a bit, it's awesome fun.

If you were trapped on a deserted island with anyone, who would it be and why?
Blake Lively.... Coz I think Darth Vader and Blake Lively have a lot in common, girls and laser you know, you can't get it wrong.

What is your most played game of all time?
Gran Turismo 2 on PSX. Been waiting for Gran Turismo on PS3 for like decades.

What is your least favourite game of all time and why?
The gaming publishers forbids me to answer this question, sorry folks.

What upcoming game are you most anticipating?
Blake Lively... sorry what was the question?

Where do you think gaming will be in 15 years?
Cool question, I thought about this long time ago... I hope one day we can go to the cinemas, instead of watching a movie, everyone will be participating in a FPS but multiplayer. The big screen will be showing something like COD4 the Normandy stage or something, where each one of the audience is a participant against some evil japanese robots. Imagine the fighting scenes in Lord of Rings / Star Wars / Smurf vs Gargamel, and there will be more thoughts placed on Roles and Classes, where a Medic is almost as important as a heavy gunner, like in real life.

If an ambulance is on its way to save someone, and it runs someone over, does it stop to help them? If you are on a train carriage full of cute puppies and school children, and blake lively, and had to kick someone off to save the old lady crossing the train tracks, what will you do? The answer: Chuck Norris...

Real name:Gaetano Prestia

Location: Victoria

Role at MyMedia: Coffee Maker/envelope licker

Outside of MyMedia what do you spend your time doing?
Writing and travelling. Both are a passion. If I'm not doing either, I'm probably causing trouble in Melbourne somewhere.

What are you currently playing?
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

If you were trapped on a deserted island with anyone, who would it be and why?
Jennifer Aniston. I think we all know why.

What is your most played game of all time?
Definitely NBA Live. I don't know why, but every year I just seriously play the crap out of NBA Live. I am an NBA fanatic, and a big Live fanboy, so I play full seasons and heaps of online.

What is your least favourite game of all time and why?
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. My first ever game on Playstation 2. What a terrible choice.

What upcoming game are you most anticipating?
Alan Wake

Where do you think gaming will be in 15 years?
Digital distribution definitely in 15 years time. I think we might see another big player in the console market...if consoles are still around. I can definitely see Apple joining the fold eventually. I hope genuine controllers stay around. I'm not really a classical, traditional sort of gamer, but motion control for me is something that takes away a sort of essence from gaming. It tries to add a sense of realism because of the movement that I think blinds us from the fact that games are just that...GAMES. It can be fun (Wii Sports for example), but I don't want games like GoW or Halo etc. to go down that path. They are what they are. So will motion control be the standard in 15 years? I think it will be heavily used, but not the standard.

If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Real name: Matthew Armitage.

Location: Melbourne.

Role at MyMedia: The bringer of sweet mojo vibes! .....Community development.

Outside of MyMedia what do you spend your time doing?
My days are pretty chocks block these days so things usually turn into a basic routine of "work, gym, work, sleep. Wash, rinse and repeat" any spare time I get I spend with family, messing around with cars or computers.

What are you currently playing?
Ok the current list is, Conduit on the Wii which has finally brought my attention back to the Wii after a long stint of inactivity, Street Fighter 4 on PS3 and the occasional game of COD4 with mates, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead and Prototype on PC, the occasional game of Pokemon Platinum on DS and I have no idea where my PSP went..

If you were trapped on a deserted island with anyone, who would it be and why?
Mystique from X-Men, she's a shape shifter 'nuff said :p

What is your most played game of all time?
Oh dam that's hard one when you really think about it, I've been gaming since the days when you could count the amount of pixels that were on screen at once. That's right PIXELS! not polygons. A few favorites I can think of is Donkey Kong Country on the SNES, for some reason I could not keep my eyes of this game it just looked so good on the old SNES. Golden Eye on the N64 received hours and hours of game time especially in multiplayer mode. Street Fighter series in the arcade, I swear I could have a Porsche right now with all the money I pumped into that game. Call of Duty 4, the worst thing is to get fixated on prestige levels with this game because it will absorb all your spare time.

What is your least favourite game of all time and why?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on the 2600, thank you Atari you pretty much destroyed the gaming industry with that lump of ass. I had the unfortunate experience of actually owning this game.

What upcoming game are you most anticipating?
Modern Warfare 2 on PC, Left 4 Dead 2 on PC, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on PS3, Red Steal 2 on Wii, there's probably more but those are the ones I'm itching for.

Where do you think gaming will be in 15 years?
Hopefully the motion control fad will die off and we can play games normally, at some point all the casual gamers will get bored and developers will have to start to cater to the people that have supported them for decades. Now I don't mind some of the games that feature motion sensing and I have enjoyed some of them but it's gotten to the point where I can not be stuffed waving my arms around just move my onscreen character. If developers wish to drag this motion sensing fad out longer at least offer multiple control options with ALL games....that turned into a rant didn't it?

I do think digital distribution will eventually take over but ISPs need to get involved and offer un-metered high speed downloads for all services such as PSN, live etc. The only thing I don't like about this is lack of game boxes to add to my collection, a shelf full of game boxes has a better impact that a long Steam list.

Why do ballet dancers always dance on their toes? Wouldn't it be easier to just hire taller dancers?
I would like to see ballet dancers be a little more freestyle with their routines, start off with some typical tippy toe moves then bust out into some capoeira moves followed by the chicken dance.

Real name: Ben Salter

Location: Adelaide, South Australia.

Role at MyMedia: Self proclaimed bachelor of the year, contributor, reviewer, news writer/editor, random idea generator.

Outside of MyMedia what do you spend your time doing?
I'm currently at Uni completing a double degree for a bachelor of Media/arts. With that comes the various social activities, including joining any and every club just to go on their pub crawl. This seems to take up a lot of my time.

What are you currently playing?
Battlefield 1943 on 360 is awesome, it reminds me of the joy of online gaming that I discovered with the original title. Wii Sports Resort is also still in my Wii, the family seem to really enjoy that one.

If you were trapped on a deserted island with anyone, who would it be and why?
Why do I ask such stupid hard hitting questions? I would normally just say Chuck Norris, but I'm going to have to go with hermione. Hot and think of all the things we could do with those spells. It's probably also be good for survival and what not, I guess.

What is your most played game of all time?
Goldeneye on the 64. I played that game until my controllers gave in, and it's basically the reason I bought a Nintendo 64 and really got into gaming. There would probably be a tie for second. Both Animal Crossing and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle both got ridiculous amounts of play time on the Cube. Looking back, I'm not too sure why the latter was so popular in my house, I guess because there was so much to do which was amazing at that point in time.

What is your least favourite game of all time and why?
Superman 64. My friend gave it to me for free and I still consider that a terrible deal on my part. I spent ages trying to get past the tutorial, but never did as it was ridiculously hard and made little to no sense. Worst game I have ever played.

What upcoming game are you most anticipating?
COD: Modern Warfare 2 is going to get some considerable playtime from me. This year I'm also looking at New Super Mario Bros on Wii, and Scribblenauts on the DS. Both of those look really cool, but besides that there isn't too much on the radar this year.

Where do you think gaming will be in 15 years?
I think Digital distribution will be starting to find its feat as a serious medium and some publishers will start discontinuing disc based releases. However, I don't believe it'll be the only way to obtain games. I think the same for movies, digital distribution will be massive, but DVDs (or BluRay) will still be available for those who want it.

I think Microsoft will have entered the handheld market, but it will still be dominated by Nintendo and also Apple by this stage. I think Motion control will be standard for novelty games on more than one console, but the serious titles will make use of a traditional controller.

Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
There's a reason you have to ace your school studies to get into medicine; the ability to label failures as a 'practice' is ingenious. At least they aren't lying to us, it's kind of like The Advertiser, we have an advertiser in SA - rather than a newspaper - but at least they admit that in their title.

Real name: Steve Heller

Location: Victoria

Role at MyMedia: Contributor, Podcaster, Forum Goer

Outside of MyMedia what do you spend your time doing?
Music plays a huge part in my life. Currently my band The Broadway Heist is recording our debut release. We have been playing shows across Gippsland and Melbourne and are currently looking to head interstate to build up a fanbase. I also enjoy writing and making movies.

What are you currently playing?
Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (PC)
Legend of Zelda The Phantom Hourglass (DS)
Red Faction Guerilla (Xbox 360)
No More Heroes (Wii)
Team Fortress 2 (PC)

What is your most played game of all time?
Super Mario World on the SNES. I've come back to the game so many times and it's so much fun! That or the original Mario Kart :P

What is your least favourite game of all time and why?
Diakatana on PC. Man that game had so god damn much hype, big budget, was going to be the next Wolfenstein and boy did it suck tenfold! Bad design, bad story, worst gameplay ever, god I hate that game so MUCH!

What upcoming game are you most anticipating?
Scribblenauts is high on my list for this year, but of course Modern Warefare 2 is right up there. I was looking forward to Bioshock 2 before it got pushed back **shakes fist**

Where do you think gaming will be in 15 years?
When we think back to home consoles in the eighties and the huge jump they have had since the NES to the N64 days it is simply mindblowing. Then we went from the PSX and the N64 to what we have now and that is simply amazing. Over the next few years we will see a rise to Motion Control in an effort to immerse gamers realistically into the gaming worlds. Where will gaming be in the next 15 years is simply a mystery that I am am excited to see unfold.

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Well personally I thought Michael Jackson was quite an icon and deserved "assasination" status but only murder charges are being investigated. Going on past experience I'd say presedential status warrants assasination.

Real name: Jeann

Location: QLD

Role at MyMedia: Wiiware reviewer

Outside of MyMedia what do you spend your time doing?
Working my way up the corporate ladder, spending time with my bf, eating yummy food and buying pretty things.

What are you currently playing?
DS: GTA Chinatown Wars
Wii: Have been trying to finish No More Heroes for ages
PC: Left 4 Dead

If you were trapped on a deserted island with anyone, who would it be and why?
It would have to be my bf, because at least I know we won't kill each other as the only survivors on the island :p

What is your most played game of all time?
Left 4 Dead, I play it almost everyday with the MyFrag crew.

What is your least favourite game of all time and why?
CS, the two times I ever played it were complete fails.

What upcoming game are you most anticipating?
Left 4 Dead 2, it will be such a refreshing change from the first one! I can't wait to see what it's like with the melee weapons and new maps. The first one is a little repetitive and you get used to the camping spots.

Where do you think gaming will be in 15 years?
In 15 years I think your entire home entertainment system will be merged together (eg. PC, DVD player, and TV all in one). Gaming will find a way to integrate everything like speech commands, touch, motion, smell.

If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth?
No, the earth belongs to nature. A person can only decide what they want to put on top but if this pollutes the land then it's no excuse!

Real name: Jerry Hu

Role at MyMedia: Web Programmer & iPhone Developer (Remember to check out MyMedia's iphone app MyPaint 2!) I Work on all the MyMedia sites by adding new features, fixing bugs and making everything work.

Outside of MyMedia what do you spend your time doing?
Surfing the internet provides some entertainment. I like hiking and playing badminton, as well of swimming, all of which my friends also enjoy. I also try to do some Pilates every week to save my neck and back.

If you were trapped on a deserted island with anyone, who would it be and why?
An elephant so I can kill and eat it if I run out of food...

Wait how will I kill it?

If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Both I think.
You didn’t achieve the desired objective, so you failed.
On the other hand you have completed what you intended to do by failing which is a success!
Otherwise, you run into a dead loop, succeed, fail, succeed ,fail… it'll never end.

Thanks to everyone who participated! We'll have MyWii's interviews up next, on Thursday.

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