I am on a roll today. Here is another interview of kami from banzai maps click here.

HLGaming.com: What is your favorite HL mod and why?
Kami: TFC by far because it is quite tongue-in-cheek and has a great atmosphere. TFC was the initial mod that hooked me to online game play and I’ll never forget that. I suppose i also like the cartoon aspect of it in that the characters don't have to look realistic or have realistic attributes, everyone's just there to have fun. i also love the team-based game play of TFC... i haven't found anything quite like it in any other mod I’ve come across
HLGaming.com: How do you come up with these ideas for such great maps?
Kami: Films, books, other games, TV, dreams... absolutely anything. For example, aliens (one of the best trilogies ever) were a big influence for colonyx and planet3c and tomb raider was an influence for artifact. Obviously as a mapper I like to add my own twists to the theme and surprise people. I get inspiration from absolutely anything and try to incorporate real-world structures/ideas and my own imagination into the maps I make.
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