Note: When new interviews go live, this compendium will also be updated.
These are the persons who have kindly agreed to be interviewed for this project. While all of them are gamers, each person represents a different aspect of gamer/speedrunning culture.
DraQu: A Twitch streamer and FPS
speedrunner, and one of the first players to complete the game on Ultra-Nightmare. He also likes 90s pop music.
Under the Mayo: A
YouTuber. His channel normally covers games like Mortal Kombat 9, but has expanded to include Doom Eternal.
Byte Me: The current world
record-holder for Doom 2016's
UN 100% Classic and several other categories, Byte Me is moving his unique approach to
speedrunning onward, to Doom Eternal.
The Spud Hunter: An arena
combat specialist, the Spud Hunter enjoys Doom Eternal for
Ultra-Nightmare, and the game's exclusive multiplayer battle mode. His Slayer
helmet gives him power.
Your Mate Devo: An Aussie
speedrunner and software engineer.
Click here to read Your Mate Devo interview.
Click here to read a second interview with Your Mate Devo, which covers the game's patches and how they affect speedrunning overall.
FrostyXen: The current WR Holder for UN 100%.My Doom-exclusive Posts
"Spectating FPS Speedruns: Potential Pitfalls Exemplified by Doom Eternal": An examination of FPS speedruns from a spectator's perspective, and why I think Doom Eternal isn't the best example of an entertaining speedrun to watch."Doom Eternal: Made for Speed... but Speedrunning?": The article whose title question launched this Speedrunning Q&A Project.
"Doom Eternal (2020) Review": My personal review for Doom Eternal.
"Post-colonialism in Doom": An essay where I analyze the Doom franchise, including Doom Eternal, through a post-colonial lens.
Other Links
Summoning Salt: Perhaps my all-time favorite source for well-documented speedrunning history.
Karl Jobst: Another excellent source for YouTube videos about speedrunning history.
Pop-culture Weapons Analysed: A video by historical weapons expert, Shadiversity, analyzing the Crucible from Doom Eternal
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