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Machinima are movies made with images from game engines. The word is supposed to be a [[Portmanteau]] of "Machine" and "Cinema", but the guy who coined the term misspelled it. Since he misspelled it ''while coding [http://machinima.com/ machinima.com]'', the term stuck.
Machinima are movies made with images from game engines. The word is supposed to be a [[Portmanteau]] of "Machine" and "Cinema", but the guy who coined the term misspelled it. Since he misspelled it ''while coding [http://machinima.com/ machinima.com]'', the term stuck.


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When Machinimators cannot muster enough horsepower (or bandwidth) to make video, and decide to turn their Machinima works into webcomics instead, see [[Machinomics]].
When Machinimators cannot muster enough horsepower (or bandwidth) to make video, and decide to turn their Machinima works into webcomics instead, see [[Machinomics]].

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* ''[[An Empire Revisited]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Dark Forces Saga|Jedi Academy]]'')
* ''[[An Empire Revisited]]'' (Filmed in ''[[Dark Forces Saga|Jedi Academy]]'')
* ''[[Arby 'n' the Chief]]''
* ''[[Arby 'n' the Chief]]''
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** ''[[Red vs. Blue: The Recollection|Red vs. Blue the Recollection]]''
** ''[[Red vs. Blue: The Recollection|Red vs. Blue the Recollection]]''
* ''[[Reynaldo the Assassin]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'')
* ''[[Reynaldo the Assassin]]'' (Filmed in ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'')
* ''[[RWBY]]''
* ''[[Sanity Not Included]]'' (Filmed in several games on several platforms)
* ''[[Sanity Not Included]]'' (Filmed in several games on several platforms)
* The ''[[Yogscast Minecraft Series]]''' ''[[Shadow of Israphel]]'', which is somewhat like a hybrid of a [[Let's Play]] and [[Machinima]]. (Filmed in, of course, ''[[Minecraft]]'')
* The ''[[Yogscast Minecraft Series]]''' ''[[Shadow of Israphel]]'', which is somewhat like a hybrid of a [[Let's Play]] and [[Machinima]]. (Filmed in, of course, ''[[Minecraft]]'')
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[[Category:Machinima]]

Latest revision as of 14:30, 16 September 2023

Machinima are movies made with images from game engines. The word is supposed to be a Portmanteau of "Machine" and "Cinema", but the guy who coined the term misspelled it. Since he misspelled it while coding machinima.com, the term stuck.

Since Machinima is a form of scripted video narrative, it could employ any of the Tropes from the main list, and there are also tropes specific to the medium. From a scriptwriting perspective, the technological limitations on the action are the only difference from other media.

Some common plots include

Machinimas are almost always Web Originals, though they have appeared on television here and there. The best place to find machinimas to watch is machinima.com.

When Machinimators cannot muster enough horsepower (or bandwidth) to make video, and decide to turn their Machinima works into webcomics instead, see Machinomics.

Examples of Machinima include:

Non-Video Game Examples:

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