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 ======An Interview with Pingu======
-  * [[http://mpqarchive.pauked.com/index.php?id=showrevsearch&view=save&author=Pingu|Pingu's Multiplayer maps]] at the [[http://mpqarchive.pauked.com/|Multiplayer Quake Archive]].
-  * Search for [[http://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/?filtered=pingu|Pingu's Singleplayer maps]] at [[http://www.quaddicted.com/|Quaddicted.com]].
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-**Could you briefly introduce yourself (age, location...) and tell us since when you are active in the Q1 community?**
+  * [[http://mpqarchive.pauked.com/index.php?id=showrevsearch&view=save&author=Pingu|Pingu's Multiplayer maps]] at the [[http://mpqarchive.pauked.com/|Multiplayer Quake Archive]].
+  * Search for [[http://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/?filtered=pingu|Pingu's Singleplayer maps]] at Quaddicted.
-Now 30 years old, living in Oxford.  Was most active in the Q1 community around 1998 / 1999.
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+<span interview-question>Could you briefly introduce yourself (age, location...) and tell us since when you are active in the Q1 community?</span>
-**How did you get involved in the community?**
+<span interview-answer>Now 30 years old, living in Oxford.  Was most active in the Q1 community around 1998 / 1999.</span>
-Mostly thanks to a T1 internet connection in my room at Uni, tied with a love of making maps (I made a bucket load for Doom) and a desire to be loved by the world.  There were a couple of mapping review sites back then &amp; I became friendly with the guys that ran them, and a lot of the other mappers around at that time.  I also had a couple of friends at Uni that were mad for clan matches, and joined in with those a lot - they were good for getting testing feedback on the layouts.
+<span interview-question>How did you get involved in the community?</span>
-**What Q1 contributions are you best-known for? Which of your works is your personal favorite?**
+<span interview-answer>Mostly thanks to a T1 internet connection in my room at Uni, tied with a love of making maps (I made a bucket load for Doom) and a desire to be loved by the world.  There were a couple of mapping review sites back then &amp; I became friendly with the guys that ran them, and a lot of the other mappers around at that time.  I also had a couple of friends at Uni that were mad for clan matches, and joined in with those a lot - they were good for getting testing feedback on the layouts.</span>
-I think I 'made it big' with A2: Return to Atlantis, which was the first map that actually stuck to a single texture set &amp; had a whole load of curves.  Still love it.  I was also part of the UKPak project, and my map in that (Secluded Store) got a lot of recognition from that. Probably the one I like the most though was P3:A, mostly down to it being completely different from the map I originally showed people (that had gotten completely out of hand) and was set up well for insane FFA.
+<span interview-question>What Q1 contributions are you best-known for? Which of your works is your personal favorite?</span>
-**What was your initial motivation to work for Quake?**
+<span interview-answer>I think I 'made it big' with A2: Return to Atlantis, which was the first map that actually stuck to a single texture set &amp; had a whole load of curves.  Still love it.  I was also part of the UKPak project, and my map in that (Secluded Store) got a lot of recognition from that. Probably the one I like the most though was P3:A, mostly down to it being completely different from the map I originally showed people (that had gotten completely out of hand) and was set up well for insane FFA.</span>
-Just the next step up from mapping for Doom &amp; Duke3D.  Full 3D, fancy lighting, it was too good to be true.
+<span interview-question>What was your initial motivation to work for Quake?</span>
-**Do you have a website/links where we could check out your stuff?**
+<span interview-answer>Just the next step up from mapping for Doom &amp; Duke3D.  Full 3D, fancy lighting, it was too good to be true.</span>
-Turns out http://pingu.planetquake.gamespy.com/ still works, though the links to the files look a bit broken, no idea where gamespy have put stuff these days...
+<span interview-question>Do you have a website/links where we could check out your stuff?</span>
-**What are your best memories about this community?**
+<span interview-answer>Turns out http://pingu.planetquake.gamespy.com/ still works, though the links to the files look a bit broken, no idea where gamespy have put stuff these days...</span>
-The people in it, and seeing someone elses map and thinking 'how the hell did they do that?' and firing WC up and trying to better it.
+<span interview-question>What are your best memories about this community?</span>
-**Are you regularly playing Quake? Are you trying out mods, maps and engines?**
+<span interview-answer>The people in it, and seeing someone elses map and thinking 'how the hell did they do that?' and firing WC up and trying to better it.</span>
-Haven't played Quake for a while.  Busy with real life these days (making games as it turns out... :)
+<span interview-question>Are you regularly playing Quake? Are you trying out mods, maps and engines?</span>
-**Have there been other games you have been playing a lot?**
+<span interview-answer>Haven't played Quake for a while.  Busy with real life these days (making games as it turns out... :)</span>
-Lots of games, though bar counterstrike no other FPS has had anywhere near as much attention as Quake did..
+<span interview-question>Have there been other games you have been playing a lot?</span>
-**How would you describe the Q1 community right now? Is there any contribution that really impressed you in the last couple of years?**
+<span interview-answer>Lots of games, though bar counterstrike no other FPS has had anywhere near as much attention as Quake did..</span>
-Can't comment, I'm out of it these days (damn real life).
+<span interview-question>How would you describe the Q1 community right now? Is there any contribution that really impressed you in the last couple of years?</span>
-**How do you picture the future of the community? Do you (objectively) think that people will still be modding/mapping for it in, say, 10 years from now?**
+<span interview-answer>Can't comment, I'm out of it these days (damn real life).</span>
-I'd say so, it's hardcore but it'll keep going.
+<span interview-question>How do you picture the future of the community? Do you (objectively) think that people will still be modding/mapping for it in, say, 10 years from now?</span>
-**Your #1 secret special ingredient to a good map (imagine a newbie asking for your advice)?**
+<span interview-answer>I'd say so, it's hardcore but it'll keep going.</span>
-Keep it simple.
+<span interview-question>Your #1 secret special ingredient to a good map (imagine a newbie asking for your advice)?</span>
-**What is the question you would have like to be asked (but weren't), how would you have answered it and how pissed are you for me not thinking about it?**
+<span interview-answer>Keep it simple.</span>
-Why is the sky blue?\\
+<span interview-question>What is the question you would have like to be asked (but weren't), how would you have answered it and how pissed are you for me not thinking about it?</span>
-- 'cause it's pretty that way.
+<span interview-answer>Why is the sky blue?\\
+- 'cause it's pretty that way.</span>