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The '''BTS: Halo Waypoint''' is a [[BTS|behind-the-scenes]] look at the development and features of [[Halo Waypoint]]. It was first released on YouTube and Halo Waypoint on December 17, 2011.<ref>[http://youtu.be/be5Dq2GysoU '''YouTube:''' ''BTS: Halo Waypoint'']</ref><ref>[https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/bts-halo-waypoint/89bfacd0-e176-4ac6-80e3-99d2a58831da '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''BTS: HALO WAYPOINT'']</ref> The video features exclusive interviews with [[343 Industries]] staff.  
The '''BTS: Halo Waypoint''' is a [[BTS|behind-the-scenes]] look at the development and features of [[Halo Waypoint]]. It was first released on YouTube and Halo Waypoint on December 17, 2011.<ref>[http://youtu.be/be5Dq2GysoU '''YouTube:''' ''BTS: Halo Waypoint'']</ref><ref>[https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/bts-halo-waypoint/89bfacd0-e176-4ac6-80e3-99d2a58831da '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''BTS: HALO WAYPOINT'']</ref> The video features exclusive interviews with [[343 Industries]] staff.  
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*'''Doug Hebenthal:''' "Say 2008, we started having conversations about how do we have a presence across all devices. When we first launched Waypoint it was primarily a web product and a console product. Eventually we brought on a [[Wikipedia:Windows Phone|Windows Phone]] app which focused on comparison of you friends, kind of like your pocket companion for how you're doing in Halo. The crescendo is this year, where on November 15 we released stats, and fiction and all your Halo career across all of our screens."
*'''Doug Hebenthal:''' "Say 2008, we started having conversations about how do we have a presence across all devices. When we first launched Waypoint it was primarily a web product and a console product. Eventually we brought on a [[Wikipedia:Windows Phone|Windows Phone]] app which focused on comparison of you friends, kind of like your pocket companion for how you're doing in Halo. The crescendo is this year, where on November 15 we released stats, and fiction and all your Halo career across all of our screens."
[[File:Waypoint Android and IOS.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Halo Waypoint]] on the [[Wikipedia:iOS|iOS]] and the [[Wikipedia: Android (operating system)|Android]].]]
[[File:Waypoint Android and IOS.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Halo Waypoint]] on the [[Wikipedia:iOS|iOS]] and the [[Wikipedia: Android (operating system)|Android]].]]
*'''CJ Saretto:''' "Now we're just releasing the [[Wikipedia:iOS|iOS]] and the [[Wikipedia: Android (operating system)|Android]] versions."  
*'''CJ Saretto:''' "Now we're just releasing the [[Wikipedia:iOS|iOS]] and the [[Wikipedia: Android (operating system)|Android]] versions."  


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*'''Kyle Pointer:''' "And finally with some of the news and social feeds."  
*'''Kyle Pointer:''' "And finally with some of the news and social feeds."  
[[File:Edible Jphn and Thel cookies.jpg|thumb|250px|[[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] themed cookies. These display the opportunity for Halo fans to share their creations across Halo Waypoint.]]
[[File:Edible Jphn and Thel cookies.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] themed cookies. These display the opportunity for Halo fans to share their creations across Halo Waypoint.]]
*'''Jessica Shea:''' "We now have a submit news button. So if you make something, whether it's [[Machinima]], a montage, or cookies in the shape of [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s helmet. There are people on that website who will absolutely love it."  
*'''Jessica Shea:''' "We now have a submit news button. So if you make something, whether it's [[Machinima]], a montage, or cookies in the shape of [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s helmet. There are people on that website who will absolutely love it."  


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*'''Humberto Castenda:''' "We thought what if we gave the users the ability to create their own challenges."
*'''Humberto Castenda:''' "We thought what if we gave the users the ability to create their own challenges."


*'''CJ Saretto:''' "Then you can invite up to [[seven]] of your friends to attempt to complete that challenge with you.
*'''CJ Saretto:''' "Then you can invite up to [[List of "seven" references in the Halo series|seven]] of your friends to attempt to complete that challenge with you.


*'''Doug Hebenthal:''' "See who can complete the challenge first. Kill 100 [[Unggoy|Grunts]] before I do. Let's see how that works."
*'''Doug Hebenthal:''' "See who can complete the challenge first. Kill 100 [[Unggoy|Grunts]] before I do. Let's see how that works."


*'''Humberto Castenda:''' "The more difficult a challenge, the more [[Credit|credits]] they can earn."
*'''Humberto Castenda:''' "The more difficult a challenge, the more [[Credit|credits]] they can earn."
[[File:Atlas Ridgeline.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Ridgeline]] as viewed in the Atlas app.]]
[[File:Atlas Ridgeline.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Ridgeline]] as viewed in the Atlas app.]]
*'''Doug Hebenthal:''' "Halo is a great example of a place where I can have an experience inside of my console. But we didn't really have a connection to my other devices in real-time. So we thought of this notion of Atlas."  
*'''Doug Hebenthal:''' "Halo is a great example of a place where I can have an experience inside of my console. But we didn't really have a connection to my other devices in real-time. So we thought of this notion of Atlas."  


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*'''David McMahon''': "One of the important things about this release for us is that it gives us a solid foundation for Waypoint moving forward."
*'''David McMahon''': "One of the important things about this release for us is that it gives us a solid foundation for Waypoint moving forward."
[[File:Terminal unlock.jpg|thumb|150px|A player unlocking a [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal]] on Halo Waypoint.]]
[[File:Terminal unlock.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A player unlocking a [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminal]] on Halo Waypoint.]]
*'''Doug Hebenthal''': "We did a really cool thing with Halo: Anniversary where we had unlockables, you went to a certain place in the game you got to unlock a video and eventually got a bonus video. That's just scratching the surface of the types of things we can do to reward players who participate in the franchise."
*'''Doug Hebenthal''': "We did a really cool thing with Halo: Anniversary where we had unlockables, you went to a certain place in the game you got to unlock a video and eventually got a bonus video. That's just scratching the surface of the types of things we can do to reward players who participate in the franchise."


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File:CJ Caretto Waypoint.jpg|CJ Saretto discussing the features of Halo Waypoint.  
File:CJ Caretto Waypoint.jpg|CJ Saretto discussing the features of Halo Waypoint.  
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