machinima
Americannoun
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the process of making real-time animated films by utilizing the 3D graphics technology of computer games.
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a film or films made in this way.
Etymology
Origin of machinima
First recorded in 2000–05; misspelled blend of machine and cinema
Example Sentences
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Grand Theft Hamlet is not the first film to adopt the in-game visual style - known as machinima.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024
There are lovely little gatherings here of people who yearn to emotionally connect over their favorite manga books and machinima and online cartoons.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2012
But the film is a "machinima" animation and was entirely shot on an in-game engine as a means of promoting the Red Dead Redemption video game.
From The Guardian • May 28, 2010
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