| After taking member submissions
for our next Honorary Oakley Violets name
was hurled about by UKers. Although perhaps
not famous outside the UK, Violet is a
gaming institution therein. She's been
the face of female gaming for many a year
and continues to be so today! This is
why we feel she is a great addition to
the the Honorary Oakley listing. Violet
Berlin is a role model for many girls
/ women wanting to break into the games
industry and this is why she is Thumb
Bandits Honorary Oakley for the month
of August 2004.
Let's take a closer look at the woman
herself.....
 Violet Berlin - A quick bio:
Name: Violet Berlin
Birthdate: Hmm we believe
around 1969
Birthplace: Zonguldak,
Turkey
Raised: the Midlands,
Sussex and West London
Presently Resides: North London with her partner Gareth
Jones and children
Looking at Violets resume of work it's
easy to see she's a smart and talented
lady. Some of her Television work includes:
The Big Bang (ITV) Just completed its
6th year. Violet builds working machines
from scrap and grows entities with a
life of their own from household chemicals.
Also, dramatic moments from history
re-enacted, plus an interactive quiz.
Tech (Network Of The World) Through
2000 and 2001, Violet presented this
daily technology magazine looking at
all aspects of the New Media Age. Game-Pad
(Bravo). Peak-time interactive entertainment
magazine, currently airing on Bravo.
Follow-up to Game-Spot, Violet's hit
video games series shown in 2000. One
Small Step (Channel 4) Alongside Jon
Snow, Violet hosted the 4 hour live
re-enactment of the moon landing at
its 30th anniversary. Bad Influence!
(ITV) (1992-1996) Hi-tech youth magazine
show. A “Tomorrow's World” for teenagers.
Lead to a spin-off series for children:
Bad Level 10 (TCC). The Great Computer
Challenge (YTV). Family guide to computers,
ran for 2 years. The Making Of Inferno
(Retail video) Documentary on making
a computer game.
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Violet has presented: the CITV
Live Links for ITV in the afternoons;
natural history show WildBunch (BBC1);
live kids magazine, Saturday Disney
(ITV); a weekly kids computer strand
on GMTV (ITV); regular slots on
This Morning (ITV); live youth magazine,
Ouch! (TCC); live youth magazine,
Cool Cube (Sky). Also, an educational
retail video for young children,
sKIDoo. Plus, Head To Head; The
A-Z of Computer & Video Games; CheatFlash!
All devised by Violet for TCC &
produced by Violet's previous TV
company, Curious TV.
WOW!. |
| As you can tell from her list
of work she's a bit of a gaming
and technology guru and it is with
this in mind that we have chosen
Violet Berlin to be represented
in our Oakley hall of fame! Violet
herself let us know that one of
her favourite films is Annie Get
Your Gun and we liked this tie in
also.
Violet can be seen hosting Gamepad
4 at present, a show all about
gaming. The great thing about
this is, she's not JUST eyecandy
(although she is nice to look
at - very cool), she actually
knows about gaming and this comes
across extremely well even to
someone who may not have heard
of her before (ie a non UKer as
I was). |
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For all the reasons above and more we
have chosen Violet Berlin, Presenter,
Writer, Producer and all round cool female
gaming guru to be our Honorary Oakley
for the month of August 2004.
Violet Berlin we salute you!
And that is why Violet Berlin is
Thumb Bandits Honorary Oakley for
the Month of August 2004!
Links of Interest:
Violet
Berlins Homepage
Bravo
- Gamepad Website
Violet is also taking our Thumb Bandits
Q&A which we hope will be appearing
shortly! |
