1996 in machinima
The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 1996. These include the release of id Software's first-person shooter computer game Quake. This game was used to create the first machinima works later that year.
Events[edit]
- May 31 – id Software released Quake.[1]
Notable machinima releases[edit]
- October 26 – United Ranger Films released the first known machinima production, Diary of a Camper.[2]
- October 31 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad.[3]
- November 6 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart, a short horror film that used custom "RangerCam" technology.[4]
- December 2 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep.[5]
- December 13 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down!, the first machinima work to feature voices.[6]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Heaslip, Stephen (November 1, 1996). "Blue's Quake News October 26 – November 1, 1996". Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
- Heaslip, Stephen (November 8, 1996). "Blue's Quake News November 2–8, 1996". Retrieved August 7, 2006.
- Heaslip, Stephen (December 6, 1996). "Blue's Quake News November 30 – December 6, 1996". Retrieved August 7, 2006.
- Heaslip, Stephen (December 13, 1996). "Blue's Quake News December 7–13, 1996". Retrieved September 1, 2006.
- Marino, Paul (2004). 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima. Scottsdale, Arizona: Paraglyph Press. ISBN 1-932111-85-9.
- "Quake". GameSpot. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2006.