Screenshot story

The term screenshot story, also commonly abbreviated as "SSS" or simply "S³" (perhaps inspiring Stephens for his later alias C³ SABERTOOTH), was a term that originated in tandem with Cameron Stephens' initial release of THE DIP. Its exact origins are debated, but most agree that the word was first developed to describe the format of Stephens' creation, and many believe the word may have been coined by Stephens himself. Screenshot stories were comics that utilized in-game screenshots and animated gifs, oftentimes heavily edited in picture editing software such as Photoshop, to convey a narrative. Although Stephens was the first person to utilize the format, screenshot stories consequently became a popular medium of online entertainment between 2005 and 2008, at which point machinima began to become more widespread.

LIST OF NOTABLE SCREENSHOT STORIES CREATED BY C³ SABERTOOTH
Main article: THE DIP SAGA


 * THE DIP
 * THE DETECTIVE
 * DIP CRUSHERS (miniseries)
 * THE UNITED