machine + cinema = machinima |
| Filims or videos made in Second Life or other 3D games |
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The term concerns the rendering of computer-generated imagery (CGI) using real-time, interactive 3D (game) engines,
as opposed to high-end and complex 3D animation software used by the
major studios. Consequently, the rendering can be done in
real-time using PCs, rather than huge render farms which can take a day
or more to produce a single frame for a feature like "Shrek".
The real-time nature of machinima means that established techniques from traditional film-making can be reapplied in a virtual environment. As a result, production tends to be cheaper and more rapid than in keyframed CGI animation. It can also produce more professional appearing production than is possible with traditional at-home techniques. |
| OK, lets see some machinima |
| Kronos? Second
Life? machinima? |