News-Miss video Game Update

If anyone is following the Miss video game contest they may want to visit the MVG forums that opened up two days ago.
The forums give voters a chance to talk with the contestants and ask them questions that may help them decide who they think should be Miss Video Game 2007.

There has been a lot of static about this contest across the boards
Some people think the contest is dangerous and should be avoided.
Some think it’s a scam to get photos and emails of ½ naked girls.
Other people think the contest is just a harmless unorganized beginning of what could be a good thing in the future.
And there are a handful of people that just don’t give a flip either way (They are making “Myspace” friends galore!)

Personally I hope it’s the unorganized beginning of a good thing! I don’t see anything wrong with a Girl Gamer contest I only wish that the visual “Based on looks” part of the competition was last.
Either way I don’t think the winner is going to “Change” the world of video games.
They will probably get a crown, some flowers, a Tee shirt, they say a game console and some cash oh and the trip!

I witnessed the WSVG competition (because I was in it :P ) and it was basically a popularity contest no gaming at all and questions like “what’s your gaming name? And to the finalist “If you were going to off you opponent how would you do it?”

So I am pleased that there is at least going to be gaming in this competition!
Nana~

Here are some of the questions I asked Mark Donovan in an email last week.

Q. It seems that things have been updated, I mean like I don’t recall reading about the photo shoot when I signed up (awhile ago) but now there is info about this shoot. Can you give me more info on this? Is it Mandatory? What are the photos for? What do you have to wear? I mean is it a beach shoot type thing or a Basic wear what you want kind of shoot? Where will these photos go and what will they be used for?

A. The photo shoot has been up since the beginning of the competition. The photo shoot is for promotional materials for the MVG contest - they would go on the site for next year and other official MVG releases and only official releases. As for the location of the shoot - that will be up to the winner and the photographer to establish. If you are not comfortable having the shoot on the beach we would never pressure you to do so. The photos will be taken so that people can put a face to the name of the winner.

Q. The “Must like the beach” comment that caused so much stir over the net
I see it has been changed to “4. Loves a free vacation to the beach” *
First off I’m happy you changed it because I don’t love the beach I
hate the sun and hot sand! However I do like the beach at night! Cool
sand, big moon, glassy waters, and maybe even a bonfire! Does this
count?

A. LOL, that was a joke that didn't go over very well. But seriously, some
people had a real problem with that wording, so we changed it. The trip
is there for the winner to enjoy any way she and her guest choose- we
hope that whoever the lucky people are enjoy it very much.

Q. A question about the Gaming part and I'm not sure what you can tell me
about this but mainly I'm wondering how the online part will work.
Can you tell me about how the setup will work and how you’re going to
keep track of contestants?

A. I think I answered some of these questions in the interview with Becky,
but I will tell you that we will be using a new online video game
software that is currently in development. The software will take care
of keeping track of all aspects of the tournament, including winners,
scores, brackets, etc. We will provide more details on the software to
contestants before the tournament begins so that they will be familiar
with the system before the tournament begins. It is not in our interest
at this time to reveal the feature set or functionality of the platform,
but contestants will have a first hand view of it before we ask them to
play on it.

Q. Are you working with another site? Or once the contest is ends will we
not see you again until MVG 2008? *
I'm asking because I see this site, but the only info about MVG I see
elsewhere on the net is on people’s blogs or on a few gamer forum
type-sites.

A. We will be adding much more functionality to the MVG site over the
upcoming months to make it a place for gamers to stay and participate
year-around. We will roll the features out in beta as they are ready and
look forward to feedback and help from the community to make them
better. After all, the people in the community are the ones using it.

I hope that I have answered your questions as much as you wished. Of
course, I would very much like to stay in contact with you and you're
more than welcome to post the questions and answers on your blog, I
simply as that you provide me with a link to the post.

Thanks again for your questions and I hope to hear from you soon,

-Mark.