Stephanie Bendixsen

Stephanie Bendixsen

Bendixsen at the Melbourne Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2012
Born (1985-03-31) 31 March 1985
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Television Presenter
Years active 2009–present
Known for Good Game
Website http://www.stephaniebendixsen.com/

Stephanie Bendixsen (born 31 March 1985) is an Australian television presenter, actor, director, and an author best known as one of the presenters of the video game shows Good Game and Good Game: Spawn Point, where she goes by the gamertag "Hex". Both shows are produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for their channels ABC2 and ABC3(Now ABC ME).

Early life

Bendixsen was born in Sydney, Australia to an Argentine father Axel Bendixsen and a Danish mother.[1] As a child she moved with her family to Auckland, New Zealand where she lived until the age of nine, when she moved back to Australia.[2] In adolescence, her parents refused to let her play any form of video games, and as such, she would sneak out of home to her friends' places to play games with them.[3][4]

Career

Good Game

In 2009, the ABC ran a nationwide search for television presenters to host a new kids channel, ABC3, and Bendixsen auditioned for one of the positions. While shooting her audition video she discovered that the ABC2 video game review show Good Game[5][6] was also looking for a presenter. Bendixsen was approached by the ABC for the Good Game presenter role after auditioning for the role of a judge on ABC 3's talent search Me on 3. Being a long-time fan of the show herself,[7] she applied for and won the role, replacing former host Jeremy Ray.[8] Bendixsen also became a co-host for the show's spin-off Good Game: Spawn Point, on ABC3 aimed at younger audiences.[9]

On 26 October 2009, she made her debut for Good Game[5] and subsequently Good Game: Spawn Point on 20 February 2010[10] alongside current host Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell.

Good Game controversy

In 2009, Stephanie replaced the former Good Game co-host Jeremy "Junglist" Ray, even though originally she was planned to join the two hosts.[11] Due to this incident, Stephanie endured cyberbullying from the viewers of Good Game who were infuriated by Ray's forced departure from the show.[1]

Other

Bendixsen writes a monthly gaming column for Dolly magazine,[12] and acted in an online mini-series called People You May Know.[13]

In 2009, she played a minor role in a film called Braille.[14]

In 2011, she played a minor role in a tv show called The Bazura Project.[14]

In 2014, she appeared in the second series of a tv show called My Great Big Adventure.[14]

In 2016, Stephanie created and present her own show called How To Be A Fan With Hex.[15] For the show, she also directed a fan film called Dangerous Night, which pays homage to the 1982 film Blade Runner.[16] Moreover, she has co-written two children's books with her Good Game co-host Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell called Dig World[17] and Dragon Land.[18]

Personal life

Bendixsen's Gamertag "Hex" came from her love of spellcasters in role-playing games, and their common attribute in a spell called "Hex", whereby an enemy would be afflicted by a curse which usually would cause damage or immobilize its current state. Hex now plays more stealth-based characters, such as a Rogue or Thief, but chooses to keep the name as a nickname.[4] She states that her favourite video game is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.[19]

In 2012, Stephanie started a relationship with Good Game's production co-ordinator Peter "Pierreth" Burns.[20][21]

Credits

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2009 Braille Stephanie Independent film
2016 Dangerous Night - Director

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–present Good Game Herself Co-host
2010–present Good Game: Spawn Point Herself Co-host
2011 The Bazura Project Space Cheerleader Queen -
2013-2014 Good Game: Pocket Edition Herself Co-host
2014-2015 My Great Big Adventure Herself Co-host

Web Series

Year Title Role Notes
2012 People You May Know Dylan -
2016 How To Be A Fan With Hex Herself Host

Bibliography

Year Title
2016 Dig World
Dragon Land

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.playerattack.com/news/2016/08/29/90815/game-hugs-podcast-episode-34-stephanie-bendixsen-good-game/
  2. ↑ "Good Game Spawn Point: About Hex". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Fox, Tiffany (11 December 2009). "Geek lands dream job". The West Australian. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Good Game: Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Good Game – Browse by Date: 2009". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mornings with Zan". 2015. 2015-05-15. 1:05 minutes in. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Triple J.
  7. ↑ "Stephanie Bendixsen Personal FAQ". Tumblr. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "TechnologyABC trashes sacked Good Game presenter". news.com.au. 30 October 2009.
  9. ↑ Bodey, Michael (22 October 2009). "ABC to launch new kids digital TV channel ABC3". The Australian. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "Good Game Spawn Point – Series 1 Episode 1". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-10-30/abc-bites-back-over-good-game-sacking/1123786?section=entertainment
  12. ↑ "The role of the reviewer in the age of Twitter" (19 September 2011). News, University of Sydney. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "People You May Know - Episode One". Youtube. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3618719/
  15. ↑ http://iview.abc.net.au/collection/hex
  16. ↑ http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/how-to-be-a-fan-with-hex/LE1520H008S00
  17. ↑ https://books.google.lt/books/about/Dig_World.html?id=lG9HjwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  18. ↑ http://www.booktopia.com.au/dragon-land-bajo-hex/prod9781760275662.html
  19. ↑ http://theloadedgamer.com/2016/02/qa-with-stephanie-hex-bendixsen/
  20. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QddN-2AqIvg
  21. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BIOvoNoB031/?taken-by=hexsteph

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