This week we have the pleasure of Will, otherwise known as Distilled Will, an occasional writer for Talk Tyria and more regularly his own blog, Very Distilled. We chat about what its like to write for 2 venues, what he loves about Guild Wars and he teaches me about new ways to waste my day. This one ended up being a longer interview than planned, so excuse (or celebrate) the slightly longer download.
Fellow Brit Cornish joins me on The Guild Meeting on Split Infinity Radio to chat about his experiences blogging, convention expectations and his experiences of the Massively Overpowered guild. Cornish is the human brain behind “I Move Like A Dwarf“, a Guild Wars blog where he’s joined by Blogg, the Flaming Asura and other characters to share their experiences around Tyria.
This week I’m joined by Nox, the brains behind a number of Guild Wars related websites. His blog, Conjure Phantasm (previously I Love Guild Wars) often includes vivid diagrams and images to help him get his point across. In this interview for The Guild Meeting, we talk web development, mesmers and Aussie PvP.
Gotta love having artistically inclined friends. Thierry De Wolf is one such person, who is not only a great gamer and saved my butt in game a few times over the year, but also quite a talented cartoon artist. He drew my current main Twitter avatar pic (for which I still owe him a few beers), but he also drew a poster for my Friday night radio show which apparently helps him to work better. Can’t say thank you enough for the work you’ve done and sorry for the work I’ll probably make you do in the future.
*cough* Thanks for the waistline reduction...
If you want to get an avatar done yourself, visit his webpage or contact him on Twitter.
As an added feature to The Guild Meeting, I’m aiming to get some interviews with various members of the Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 community. First up is fellow Relics of Orr host Tigerfeet, who is (better?) known for the blogging and artwork she posts on her site Secret Agent Cat, who spoke to me about her influences and what motivates her, as well as the bits she’s looking forward to in Guild Wars 2. If you weren’t able to make it to listen live on Split Infinity Radio today, there’s an opportunity below to listen again or download the audio for your further use.
If you have a Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2 site, or work on one, and would like 15 minutes in the spotlight please email me at tasha <at> siradio.fm
After a few weeks away, I’ll be making a return to Split Infinity Radio on Friday 20th May when Dancefloor Fillers will be resuming at its usual Fridays 8-10pm (9-11pm UK, 4-6pm EDT) home. The focus here is on the music – all kinds of electronic and party tunes designed to get listeners in the weekend mood. Its also my way of showcasing the music I’m really into which doesn’t fit into the usual faire of my other show. Whether you’re in Europe looking to game to some party beats or USA looking forward to clocking off, tune in!
But I’m guessing more people are interested in my show all about Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, The Guild Meeting. It used to be on Wednesdays but from this week on will be moving to Sundays at 8-10pm GMT (9-11pm UK, 4-6pm EDT), and be shifting format a little. It’ll still contain the usual in game giveaways, your requests, record of the week and alike, but I want to get more voices on the air and a discussion going so I am aiming to make open lines a regular thing.
I’m also lining up interviews (pre-recorded or live) with bloggers, admins, artists and other members of the Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 community to give listeners their vision of the game, how to get started and tips for their method of contribution. Tigerfeet from Secret Agent Cat, who is a blogger and artist, will be up first on Sunday 22nd May. I’ll be contacting project owners and community members as and when, but if you are especially keen to be interviewed please contact me at tasha<at>siradio.fm.
I hope to see some of you in the audience for a future show or more. You can tune in to the station through a variety of audio players via the main page and also join IRC to chat with the on air djs and fellow listeners 24/7. You can keep up to date for when I’m on air by following my dedicated DJ twitter account, @SI_DJTasha