I listen to anything, although you will most often find me listening to a book on tape or a video game podcast. Most of my favorite music come from video game OST. I am a sucker for Final Fantasy music. Otherwise, I love Enya, Enigma, Delirium, Weezer, Cake, Switchfoot, Queen, My Chemical Romance, U2, Alica Keys, Incubus, Josh Groban, Lauren Hill, Lincon Park, Korn, Mettalica, Nickleback, Nora Jones and anything by Nobou Uematsu!
Movies
I love to watch movies, however I have notoriously bad taste in them. I guess it is not simply bad taste, but rather that I am not picky. Knowing that explains why I love the rash of horrible comic to movie titles over the last few years. Some of my favorite movies include: Memoirs of a Geisha, the Harry Potter series, Back to the Future I-III, Grandma’s Boy, The Wizard, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, What Dreams May Come, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil I-III, X-men trilogy, The Sweetest Thing, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix trilogy, Collateral, Underworld I & II, Short Circuit, Troy, The Island, Minority Report, Crash, Batman Begins, Memento, Interview with a Vampire and the Spiderman trilogy.
Video Games
Currently Playing / Just Purchased (I don't Update this as often as I should...)
Halo 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Final Fantasy Chocobo Tales, The Darkness, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Mario Galaxy and Orange Box
For the most part I will play any type of video game, so my tastes are quite eclectic. Some of my favorites include the following: Fatal Frame I-III, Resident Evil 4, Kingdom Hearts I & II, the Tomb Raider series, the Zelda series, the Final Fantasy series, Lemmings, God of War, Mario Kart, Drakengard, Guitar Hero, Taiko, Halo I-III, Beyond Good and Evil, early Sonic games, Pac-Man, early Crash Bandicoot games, Legend of the Dragoon, Animal Crossing, Pokemon Snap, Rampage, Mario Party games, Donkey Konga, Baten Kaitos, Goldeneye, Gears of War, Shadow of the Colossus, Rock Band, Katamari Damacy…and many more!
Television
I regularly Tivo a strange array of television titles as well. Some of my favorite TV shows include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Daily Show, Family Guy, Alias, Sex and the City, Law and Order SVU, CSI, Extreme Home Makeover, Americas Next Top Model, Arrested Development, Smallville, Heroes, America’s Got Talent and The Office.
Anime
I am a new anime watcher who is quickly developing an addiction. Some of my favorites include: Fruits Basket, Princess TuTu, Trinity Blood, FLCL, Witchblade and Chobits.
Cosplay
Cosplay has been taking up a large amount of my time (and money) lately. The costumes I have under my belt include: the Tomb Raider Legend default costume, the Tomb Raider Legend Tokyo Dress, Lara Croft’s Catsuit, Jill Valentine, Wonder Woman, Aphrodite IX, Chi from Chobits and a Warrior Geisha. I still have to shoot a few of the above professionally, which is why they are missing from my cosplay album.
The costumes I am currently working on include: Zatanna, Witchblade, Grace from Soulfire, Sydney Savage, Elektra, Jade from Beyond good and Evil, Mamimi from FLCL and Tifa from Final Fantasy VII. I can’t wait to create more! I love to travel and want to cosplay in Japan more than any place in the world. I also hope to attend more conventions this year, such as Dragon Con.
Books
I love to read, primarily fantasy novels or something revolving around mythology. Some of my favorite books and book series are: Memoirs of a Geisha, Harry Potter series, The Anita Blake- Vampire Hunter Series, The Black Jewel Trilogy, The Wheel of Time Series, Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Amber Room, Prey, The Messiah Code, The Historian…and anything with vampires in it!
Comics
I have been reading comics since I saw my first Tomb Raider cover drawn by Michael Turner. I am a Top Cow and Aspen fangirl at heart, so some of my favorite titles include: Tomb Raider, Witchblade, Fathom, The Necromancer, Soulfire, Soulfire: The Dying of the Light, Soulfire: Chaos Reign, Shrugged, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the Anita Blake comics. I sometimes pick up The Magdalena, Aphrodite IX, The Darkness and other comics with great art. I am a sucker for a pretty face.
Heroes
My parents first and foremost. They are the epitome of strength and understanding. I don’t know where I would be without them. Also, I have a great appreciation towards celebrities and people in the public eye who choose to give back to the world in a big way. Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Bono and Bill Gates are among many others who are trying to make a positive change on a global scale. I hope I have the opportunity to do the same someday.
I have been modeling for almost 4 years now and love it, if you need me for anything, feel free to contact me!
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Game Informer Minneapolis, Minnesota US Associate Online Editor
March 2008 - Present
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Meagan "VirtualGirl" VanBurkleo Just updated http://lnk.ms/1rG1t with pictures from my Magdalena cosplay shoot! Check it out! Posted at 2:08 AM Oct 13 view more
About me: Just a quick note about me in case you don’t want to read all the other junk I posted throughout my page. Read the scrolling text box below to find out more about me and my geeky ways. You will also find links to websites I write for, links to some of my video game related art and my XBL gamertag in the section below. Please check my blogs and videos for life updates...that is the best way to learn about me. Also, I get pretty busy at times so if it takes me a few days to get back to your email, please do not be offended. Ultimately, the primary reason for this intro blurb is to clarify that I AM MARRIED! I get frustrated when people hit on me without taking the time to read my profile, so this should remove any doubt! Also, I don't cheat on my hubby, thanks for asking. For all you other guys and gals out there, thanks for being so respectful and nice! I always want to make new friends and I look forward to talking to you!
Hey guys! My name is Meagan VanBurkleo. I am 22 years old and just finished my degree at the University of Minnesota - studying Graphic Design and Journalism / Mass Communications. I was also recently hired on as a staff member at Game Informer Online! I can't say how excited I am to be a GI staff member and I look forward to going into work every day. You can read some of my stuff at Gameinformer.com!
My non-professional goals are to create art in any way possible. I used to think that I did not know what I wanted to do with my life until I started college. I look back now and I realize that I have always been in love with the aesthetic in life; I just needed school to show me what direction to take. I love painting, drawing, scrapbooking, photography, sculpting and writing. My artistic goals in life are to create, inspire or commission art.
Modeling has also been an artistic outlet for me over the last few years. It is an amazing experience that lets me be things I could never be in reality! Fantasy themed photo shoots such as my Ice Queen adventure also greatly prepared me for the world of cosplay. Modeling is a passion of mine, and I hope you can tell from my photos!
More about me - if you can’t tell already, I am a geek at heart. I really only came into my nerdy self over the last few years. Up until the 2007 Game Developers Conference I was a solo gamer. Becky “Aktrez” Young found me through a video game group on Myspace, but other than that I had never joined a forum, used a website to check a review, or really participated in an online community. I had no idea what I was missing out .. that, my gaming routine consisted of playing games with my brothers and a weekly game night with all the guys. It was not because I was not interested in an online community; I simply did not know they existed to the extent that they do.
When I was introduced to the larger online “geek culture” I went crazy. I am now extremely active in many online communities and I am very lucky for all of the opportunities that have come out of them. I am the “Video Game Vixen” for the
Girls Entertainment Network, a website that I write for regularly. I also write a weekly cosplay blog for Japanator.com, a great website about otaku culture.
Other nerdy facts: I collect comics (Top Cow and Aspen primarily), watch anime and cosplay. I also can’t get enough vampire novels (even the trashy ones) and eagerly await any geek convention that comes to town. I have a DS autographed by Miyamoto himself. I get way too excited whenever I see anything Final Fantasy related. I worked at Game Crazy just for the perks. I almost cried listening to the music during the Video Games Live concert. I love female game characters that are hot and kick ass. I have three cats: Donut, Church and Tex. If you area Halo fan you will get the names. I also have a dog named Kairi, which should be semi self-explanatory. My hubby and I have an entire room dedicated to video games, with 16+ systems and over 400 games. You can check out some pictures of it here.
I turned every project in school I could get my hands on into something about video games or comics, you can check out some of the links below.
In the end I am an uber nerd and I love it. I would never have it any other way even if that means that I am not always understood. I hope you like my Myspace page and I look forward to getting to know you better! If you want to get to know more about me, click on my banners below and they will lead you to my other profiles!
Who I'd like to meet: Other geeks and nerds! Cosplayers, comic collectors, video game enthusiasts and anyone in the gaming / comic industry! Also, artists, photographers, makeup artists, hair stylists and other models looking to shoot some quality images!
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Meagan "VirtualGirl" VanBurkleo's Friend Space (Top 37)
Anime Secrets is hosting the second annual Halloween Cosplay Contest! Also returning to help us pull off this event is Funimation, who were our sponsors last year, and provided boxsets to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The contest is fairly simple. Email you in your cosplay no later then November 15th, 2009, and wait for results. You have nothing to lose but everything to gain!
Hi Meagan "VirtualGirl" VanBurkleo, Heaven & Earth is on hiatus now as Stuart Smith and Richie Onori have joined forces with bassist Steve Priest to reform "Sweet". For those of you unfamiliar with the band, Sweet originally formed in the early 70s and went on to sell over 40,000,000 albums with 11 International Top Ten Hits such as "Ballroom Blitz", "Little Willy", "Love is Like Oxygen", "Fox on the Run", "Teenage Rampage", "Action", "Blockbuster", "Hellraiser" and many others.
This reincarnation of the band reformed last year, playing their first show in June, and went on to play festivals throughout Canada and the States and had played to over 300,000 people before the year was out. During this tour last year they recorded a live CD available on Amazon entitled "Sweet, Live in America" which has received rave reviews - pick up a copy and please Add Sweet As Your Friend On Myspace!
Anime Secrets Halloween Cosplay Contest for a second year! Also returning to help us pull off this event is Funimation, who were our sponsors last year, and provided boxsets to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The contest is fairly simple. Email you in your cosplay no later then November 6th, 2009, and wait for results. You have nothing to lose but everything to gain!
The following roles are available to volunteers for upcoming comic book:
Musicians that play brass instruments or an upright bass Men in Suits or Tuxedos Women in Classy Dresses... Read More Two mob thugs Strippers for classy mafia club Two doctors One nurse Cyrus Booker (thug) Prisoners escaping alien holding cell (requires tattered clothes) Mindless Cyborgs (like zombies) requires tattered clothes
Let me know if you are interested! I'll start shooting in about 2 weeks and I'll keep u posted!
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We have a show WEDNESDAY NIGHT (the 23rd), at the Uptown on 3018 Hennepin, it's a FREE SHOW and the doors open at 8:30, Bradford will deliver a religious experience with a couple other bands opening for us. It's gonna be a great party. Let us rock your world... and Your Body too... It's gonna be magical. You gotta come.
I need your help on something for my top friend, Ciciley:
Vote for her in the DEAN GIRLS CONTEST, which ends on September 30th (Cici's 23rd birthday). She needs all the help she can get to win, and it'll be an awesome birthday present for her! ^_^
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