실재에 있는 C&C

John Tyler Hammons 의 최근까지는 오클라호마의 대학에 신입상은, 역사 근거한 게임을 같이 놀고 싶다 로마: 총계 전쟁. "이제까지 제일 비디오 게임인, Muskogee에 있는 시청에서 서 있고 있는 동안, 동부쪽 오클라호마에서 40,000 이하 지역 사회의 주차장의 다만" 19 년 오래된 말된 PTD 최근에. "나는 역사를 사랑해 - 나는 나의 사무실에 있는 Julius Caesar의 흉상이," 그 계속해 있어, 그의 어깨에 엄지를 그의 뒤에 당당한 건물을 가르킨.

그의 사무실?

아, 우리는 그것을 언급하지 않았는가? Hammons는 5월 13일에 Muskogee의 시장이라고 선임되었다! 어느 쪽도 아니가 처음 선거를 이기게 필요했던 50% 대다수를 요구하지 않았더라도, Hammons와 5 다른 사람은 투표 던지기의 가장 큰부 분을 위해 싸우는 19 년 오래된 gamer 및 70 년 오래된 Herschel McBride (이전 3 기간 시장) 귀착된 캠페인에 있는 사무실을 위해 달렸다. 최후 흐르는 빗물에서는, 그러나, Hammons는 마지막 투표의 70%를 이기는 명확한 승리를 요구했다. The new young mayor has now moved from dorm room to Council Chambers.

PTD caught up with Mayor Hammons on Tuesday, May 20, the day after he took the Oath of Office and just an hour after his first round of official meetings at City Hall. He was lingering in City Hall’s parking lot with fellow gamers Matt Price and Chris Reese, talking to a Muskogee Police Department officer. Hammons credits his win over McBride to his use of the Internet to build a grassroots political base and to overwhelming support from the Muskogee Fire and Police Departments. After spending just $5,000 on his campaign, Hammons plans to explore local campaign finance issues while on the Council. When PTD asked about other future political plans, he said, “I hope to own a PS3 soon” - and grinned.

Hammons has always been interested in politics, serving as senior class president at Muskogee High School in 2007 and as president of both the Young Republicans and the Young Democrats clubs (a true bi-partisan?). Hammons is a registered Republican now, however, and will be Oklahoma’s youngest delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis this September.

“Eventually I plan to run for governor,” Hammons said, “although you have to be 31-years old to do that.” And after the governorship? You guessed it: President John Tyler Hammons has a nice ring.
But enough about politics.

“I like all the Mario titles,” Hammons said, “Super Smash Bros. Brawl is one of my favorites - I’ll play anything with Mario in it.”

He hasn’t played the recently-released Mario Kart Wii yet, but is looking forward to doing so: “As soon as I can borrow it from my buddy here,” he said, pointing to Price. Super Mario Sunshine is another favorite of the young mayor.

“I like most RPG & shooter games,” Hammons said, “And I enjoy civilization-building games.”
With his new duties, gaming may have to take a back-burner to running Muskogee’s municipal government, a sacrifice Hammons is willing to make for now. He’s also transferring from the University of Oklahoma in Norman to Northeastern Oklahoma University in Muskogee in order to be closer to the action.

How will Hammon’s latest RPG play out IRL? Stay tuned - we’ll let you know if skills learned from Rome: Total War actually work in the Council Chamber.

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