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Subject: Community Joe Interview - camo m0nkey

camo m0nkey
Welcome to the fourth installment of Community Joes of 2012. We're starting off the month of March with a gamer who has been a fan of Halo since the beginning.

Q: Who are you and where are you from?A: My name is Hunter, and I am 18. I am from a town just north of San Antonio Texas. I will be attending the University of Texas at Austin next year.

Q: Texas, Eh! Is there a particular course that you will be taking?A: I am going to be majoring in computer science. My dad is a website developer, and computer engineer, and it would only be fitting to follow his footsteps.

Q: What do you do for a living?A: Haha, I thought about answering that one in the last question, but didn't know if you cared.. This summer I will work as a manager at the city pool, where I have been working for three years. Pretty easy, and I get to chill at the river and watch drunk people make fools of themselves.

Q: Haha, Those fools! Let's ask you about that user name/gamertag, Where did it come from?A: Ooo, well when i got my Xbox, 12? I was a HUGE monkey fan. So it only made since to include them in my gamertag. I was also a big halo/shooter fan at the time, and camo was really cool to me. Naturally I put the two together and bam! Personally I would like to change my gamertag to Kid_Woody after my last name/what people call me but I can't change my b.net username so I have just kept it camo m0nkey.

Q: How can you be a fan of monke...Ah, never mind, but What was the original Bungie title you picked up and how did you get into it?A: Well, I used to have a Nintendo 64, until a storm came and short circuited it. My parents then got me an Xbox for my birthday, not knowing it didn't come with a game? So my dad took me to the local Target and the first thing I saw was Halo "Game of the year", so my Dad bought my 7 year old self a M rated title. I became a huge fan of the game, and have loved the game ever since. With Halo: Reach as an exception.

Q: Yeah, that sucks, I still have one of those, but this isn't about me. What aspects of gaming do you enjoy the most?A: I would nowhere near be the gamer I am without the introduction of Xbox live, the ability to chat with people, and play with others is awesome. I have always been a huge pc game fan, but I can never play for the amount of time I do on Xbox just because no one talks. I am a social person, and being able to communicate is huge for me.

Q: Silence is deafening. What are your other hobbies/interests aside from gaming?A: Well, this year I played varsity football. We had a heartbreaking loss in the first round of the playoffs, after getting seeded high. My main sport though is Track, I run the quarter, and the mile relay, and I actually have a shot a going to state this year if I get my time below 50 seconds for the lap.

Q: I was in track. I'm not much of a runner, sucked. There were things to be thrown so I throw people. So, tell me why Bungie? What made them appealing to you?A: I think when I came here, I loved how the community was so open. It was nice, in a sense. Really the first video game forum I had ever visited, so I made my home here. Of course they have a great site layout which I love. I think what made me keep coming back though was how involved they were in the community. I could go to any other game developer site, and not see the devotion displayed here. And I guess I also stayed because I loved halo 3 screenshots.

Q: Screenshots! Do you still take them? If so, who do you share them with?A: I love screenshots. Sadly I don't take them anymore. Halo: Reach didn't carry the screenshot capabilities most of thought it would. But in Halo 3, shots were pure gold. I ended up making Bungie Favorites twice, once with Epic Pic, and with my current group Mythic Photographers. I made a lot of great relationships through the screenshot community though. After the fall of Epic pic and the formation of MP, we hit a high within the community, our members constantly getting spotlighted, videos of us being made, screenshot nights, Bungie Favorites, everything. Although once Reach hit, the spark died, old photographers tried, but had suddenly lost their spark. It was really disappointing for the screenshot world as a whole.

Q: Aw, that must have been bad for the group. I saw a lot of great screenshots in the bungie favorites. Were there other people who you associated with online, because of these events of Halo 3?A: Wow, there are quite a few. MarineManiac, who actually started MP, The U2 RoKKeR, Spade193, DomDaBomb, Xizor17, COL0NEL SANDERS, Commander GX, Stealthsniper, Munchie, Hellraiser...and there's alot more that I just can't remember.

Q: Yikes, that is a lot! So, if there are halo photographers that want to take screenshots, where do they go? Are they people that would like to the time to help and teach them?A: I would suggest going to the many screenshot groups around Bungie.net; Mythic photographers, Epic Pic, Point and Shoot to name a few, and there are plenty of others. Groups are the best way, as you have a lot of different minds working together to give the best opinions, not just one person.

Q: Yeah, those are all great screenshot photographer sites! Well, I'm going to wrap this up. Is there anyone you would like to shout out to?A: Ah, well to the awesome stuck up guys at the Mythic Group, where its cool being better than everyone else, and everyone in Bnet Regulars. Great bunch of guys in there, a lot of friendships, and good times.

Interview by MetalxTongue | Community Joes | Interviewer

[Edited on 03.02.2012 10:52 PM PST]

  • 03.02.2012 10:45 PM PDT

Hey I know a few of those guys!


Pretty cool interview, fairly certain I've played Halo with you before waay back in the day.

  • 03.02.2012 10:48 PM PDT

At first, I read that as "Manager of a kitty pool" and it made it way creepier.

Fun read, I had the constant vision of Sandy the Squirrel in my head from the whole Texas thing.

  • 03.02.2012 10:49 PM PDT

Nice interview!

  • 03.02.2012 11:00 PM PDT

Cool! Thread saved

  • 03.02.2012 11:01 PM PDT

Once again great interview. Nice job. I loved being a part of the whole screenshot community back in the day. Halo 3 screenshots were the best! I remember spending hours with some of those guy just trying to get the perfect effect. It is a shame that I have stopped making them. Hopefully one day I will get back into it.

[Edited on 03.02.2012 11:09 PM PST]

  • 03.02.2012 11:06 PM PDT

@trueunderdog

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I will be attending the University of Texas at Austin next year.


Banned forever.

  • 03.03.2012 8:28 AM PDT
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Ah, the nostalgia of Halo 3 screenshots. That was some of the most fun I've had on this site.

  • 03.03.2012 8:34 AM PDT

@spawn031

"So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories." John Williams

Nice interview! Always good to read about another regular.

  • 03.03.2012 8:37 AM PDT

Another good read, it is nice to read about regulars.

[Edited on 03.03.2012 8:39 AM PST]

  • 03.03.2012 8:39 AM PDT

Known by some, but not by all.
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Nice read. Good luck with your monkey business! Good luck with college.

~Delta

  • 03.03.2012 8:48 AM PDT
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***Aberrant Designs***

Finished the fight on September 26,2007, 10:49pm EST
Remembered Reach on September 15th, 2010 9:30pm EST

I miss Halo 3.

  • 03.03.2012 8:49 AM PDT

Another awesome interview!

  • 03.03.2012 10:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: ARBITOR 5
Another awesome interview!
Keep em comin!

  • 03.03.2012 10:25 AM PDT

Cammalamm is the best.

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Very cool

  • 03.03.2012 10:27 AM PDT

Join Mythic Photographers We are amazing at taking screenshots.

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Thanks for the interview man.

  • 03.03.2012 10:53 AM PDT


Posted by: camo m0nkey
Thanks for the interview man.
:D No problem, MetalxTounge did 95% of the work so nice one metal.

The next one will be in a fortnight as usual.

  • 03.03.2012 11:30 AM PDT

Oh my God it's camo! Me and him go way back. Right camo? Camo....

  • 03.03.2012 3:21 PM PDT

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Posted by: ARBITOR 5

Posted by: camo m0nkey
Thanks for the interview man.
:D No problem, MetalxTounge did 95% of the work so nice one metal.

The next one will be in a fortnight as usual.
It was fun! ^_^

LOL@ True Underdog

[Edited on 03.03.2012 3:28 PM PST]

  • 03.03.2012 3:28 PM PDT

I am forever noob!

Very good read. :)

  • 03.03.2012 4:56 PM PDT


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I miss Halo 3.

  • 03.03.2012 5:03 PM PDT
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Great read!

  • 03.03.2012 9:25 PM PDT
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The really good part of it? Is that if you are having fun while posting well and enjoying your time here, not only is your trust rating improving (and the title as a result), you begin to realize/understand that the REAL reward isn't a title or a colored banner. The real reward is that you're actually enjoying your time here and your interaction with other members of the community. -Recon Number 54


Posted by: True Underdog
Posted by: ECOH Cam
I will be attending the University of Texas at Austin next year.


Banned forever.


I sense an Aggies fan.

  • 03.03.2012 9:47 PM PDT


Posted by: MLG CTT Shadow

Posted by: True Underdog
Posted by: ECOH Cam
I will be attending the University of Texas at Austin next year.


Banned forever.


I sense an Aggies fan.
I sense a "Gig 'em" incoming.

  • 03.03.2012 9:53 PM PDT
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SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

Nice interview.

Monkeys are annoying and gross though.

  • 03.03.2012 10:44 PM PDT

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