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Stephanie Bendixsen
Bendixsen at the Melbourne Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2012
Born (1985-03-31) 31 March 1985 (age 39)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality (legal)Australian
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active2009–present
Known forGood Game
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Websitestephaniebendixsen.com

Stephanie Bendixsen (born 31 March 1985) is an Australian actor, author, and is best known as one of the former presenters of the video game shows Good Game and Good Game: Spawn Point, where she went by the gamertag "Hex".

She is currently a co-presenter on a video game TV show on Channel Seven called screenPLAY.

Early life

Bendixsen was born in Sydney, Australia to an Argentinian father Axel Bendixsen and a Dutch mother.[1] When she was two years old,[2] she moved with her family to Auckland, New Zealand where she lived until the age of nine, when she moved back to Australia.[3] When she was a child, she wanted to be an equestrian, as the result of her fascination with horses.[4] In adolescence, her parents refused to let her play any form of video games, and she would sneak out of home to her friends' places to play games with them.[5][6] When she was fifteen years old, Bendixsen stumbled upon a Multi-User Dungeon video game titled Lensmoor, and she became addicted to it. Moreover, Bendixsen influenced her peers to also play the game, thus causing her to play the game during nights and passing out during class. This addiction ended when her teacher notified her parents, and she was sent to therapy.[7]

Bendixsen became interested in arts, as they provided her with some degree of escapism. She studied acting in Western Sydney University,[8] with a goal to obtain a basic arts degree.[9] However, Bendixsen did not finish her studies and worked full-time in a call center.[10]

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[11][12] 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,[13] she applied for and won the role, replacing former host Jeremy Ray.[14] Bendixsen also became a co-host for the show's spin-off Good Game: Spawn Point, on ABC3 aimed at younger audiences.[15]

On 26 October 2009, she made her debut for Good Game[11] and subsequently Good Game: Spawn Point on 20 February 2010[16] alongside host Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell. In January 2017, Bendixsen announced her departure from the show, resulting in its cancellation.[17]

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.[18] Due to this incident, Stephanie endured cyberbullying from the viewers of Good Game, who were infuriated by Ray's forced departure from the show.[19]

screenPLAY

In June, 2017, it was announced that Bendixsen was joining a new video game show called screenPLAY on Channel Seven. The show launched online on June 19.[20]

Other

Bendixsen wrote a monthly gaming column for Dolly magazine,[21] and acted in an online mini-series called People You May Know.[22]

In 2016, Stephanie created and presented her own show called How To Be A Fan With Hex.[23] For the show, she also directed a fan film called Dangerous Night, which pays homage to the 1982 film Blade Runner.[24] Moreover, she has co-written three children's books with her Good Game co-host Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell called Dig World[25] and Dragon Land[26], which were released in 2016, and Speed Zone, which was released in 2017.[27]

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.[6] She states that her favourite video game is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.[28]

In 2012, Stephanie started a relationship with Good Game's former production co-ordinator Peter "Pierreth" Burns.[29][30]

Credits

Film

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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–16 Good Game Herself Co-host
2010–16 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
2017–present screenPLAY 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
2017 Speed Zone

References

  1. ^ Jessica Citizen (29 August 2016). "Game Hugs Podcast - Episode 34 - Stephanie Bendixsen (Good Game)". playerattack.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ Guy 'Yug' Blomberg (29 August 2016). "Game Hugs". gamehugs.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 4:16. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Good Game Spawn Point: About Hex" Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ^ Guy 'Yug' Blomberg (29 August 2016). "Game Hugs". gamehugs.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 4:33. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ Fox, Tiffany (11 December 2009). "Geek lands dream job". The West Australian. Retrieved 16 December 2014. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  6. ^ a b "Good Game: Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Q&A with Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen". theloadedgamer.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. ^ Guy 'Yug' Blomberg (29 August 2016). "Game Hugs". gamehugs.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 19:26. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. ^ Guy 'Yug' Blomberg (29 August 2016). "Game Hugs". gamehugs.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 17:16. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  10. ^ Guy 'Yug' Blomberg (29 August 2016). "Game Hugs". gamehugs.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 21:01. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Good Game – Browse by Date: 2009". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Mornings with Zan". 2015. 15 May 2015. 1:05 minutes in. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Triple J. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ "Stephanie Bendixsen Personal FAQ". Tumblr. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  14. ^ "TechnologyABC trashes sacked Good Game presenter". news.com.au. 30 October 2009.
  15. ^ Bodey, Michael (22 October 2009). "ABC to launch new kids digital TV channel ABC3". The Australian. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  16. ^ "Good Game Spawn Point – Series 1 Episode 1". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Stephanie Bendixsen on Instagram". instagram.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  18. ^ Sarah Collerton (30 October 2009). "ABC bites back over Good Game sacking". abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  19. ^ Jessica Citizen (29 August 2016). "Game Hugs Podcast - Episode 34 - Stephanie Bendixsen (Good Game)". playerattack.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  20. ^ Reilly, Claire (15 June 2017). "Good Game's Hex and Nichboy return to TV in 'screenPLAY'". cnet.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  21. ^ "The role of the reviewer in the age of Twitter" (19 September 2011). News, University of Sydney. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  22. ^ "People You May Know - Episode One". Youtube. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  23. ^ "How To Be A Fan With Hex on iview". iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  24. ^ "How To Be A Fan With Hex: Episode 8 on iview". iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Dig World on Google Books". books.google.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  26. ^ "Dragon Land on Booktopia". booktopia.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  27. ^ "Speed Zone on Goodreads". goodreads.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  28. ^ "Q&A with Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen". theloadedgamer.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  29. ^ Stephanie Bendixsen (10 August 2016). "Europe Quest". YouTube.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  30. ^ "Stephanie Bendixsen on Instagram". Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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