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{{quote|"The instant I went from Preston Thorne, trying to play a game and answering a bunch of telephones, to Lt. Weephun, crew member of the Apocalypso helping Melissa complete her mission, it was a huge epiphany, and it made the game a lot more fun.|Preston Thorne<ref>http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65365,00.html</ref>}} | |||
[[Image:Weephun.jpg|thumb|200px|Preston Thorne aka Weephun on the left with Elijah Wood at the [[XBOX 360]] Zero Hour launch party]] | |||
'''Preston Thorne''' is a 30 year-old male from Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a player in [[I Love Bees]] as "[[Weephun]]" and was the leader and organizer of Team Boise while living in Meridian, Idaho. He now works as the QA Manager for the UnrealEngine3 at Epic Games. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*For the [[HBO]] [http://nikon.bungie.org/bma/ Blow Me Away]/[[Fight the Flood]] fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina Preston donated an ''I Love Bees'' Commemorative DVD. The I Love Bees staff and actors even signed it and it was sold for $162.50<ref>http://nikon.bungie.org/bma/</ref> | |||
*One of the tasks set was to get pictures of 250 people by the phone. Weephun was short, "We weren't getting anywhere near that. So we headed out to the mall, found a pay phone and got (strangers) to stand around and salute (for photos)."<ref>[http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,65365,00.html Wired Interview]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:04, December 7, 2007
- ""The instant I went from Preston Thorne, trying to play a game and answering a bunch of telephones, to Lt. Weephun, crew member of the Apocalypso helping Melissa complete her mission, it was a huge epiphany, and it made the game a lot more fun."
- — Preston Thorne[1]
Preston Thorne aka Weephun on the left with Elijah Wood at the XBOX 360 Zero Hour launch party
Preston Thorne is a 30 year-old male from Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a player in I Love Bees as "Weephun" and was the leader and organizer of Team Boise while living in Meridian, Idaho. He now works as the QA Manager for the UnrealEngine3 at Epic Games.
Trivia
- For the HBO Blow Me Away/Fight the Flood fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina Preston donated an I Love Bees Commemorative DVD. The I Love Bees staff and actors even signed it and it was sold for $162.50[2]
- One of the tasks set was to get pictures of 250 people by the phone. Weephun was short, "We weren't getting anywhere near that. So we headed out to the mall, found a pay phone and got (strangers) to stand around and salute (for photos)."[3]
