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{{Status|RealWorld}}
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''{{Center|Were you looking for [[Preston Thorne (character)]]?}}''
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[[File:Weephun.jpg|thumb|250px|Preston Thorne, a.k.a. Weephun, on the left with Elijah Wood at the [[XBOX 360]] Zero Hour launch party]]
{{Rename|Preston Thorne}}
{{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>}}
{{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>}}
'''Preston Thorne''', also known by his codename '''[[Weephun]]''', is an American game designer hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina. He played ''[[i love bees]]'' as "Weephun" and was the leader/organizer of Team Boise while living in Meridian, Idaho. He now works as the Engine QA Manager at Epic Games. For [[halo.bungie.org]]'s [http://nikon.bungie.org/bma/ Blow Me Away]/[[Fight the Flood]] fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina, Thorne donated an ''i love bees'' Commemorative DVD. The ''i love bees'' cast and crew signed the shirts. It was sold for $162.50<ref>http://nikon.bungie.org/bma/</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==
==Trivia==
*One of the tasks Thorne set was to get pictures of 250 people by the phone. As Weephun "weren't getting anywhere near that", he "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>
 
*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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