1996
in machinima → in video gaming
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
- May 31 – id Software released Quake.
Notable machinima releases
- October 26 – United Ranger Films released the first known machinima production, Diary of a Camper.
- October 31 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad.
- November 6 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart, a short horror film that used custom "RangerCam" technology.
- December 2 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep.
- December 13 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down!, the first machinima work to feature voices.
Notes
- Quake.
- Marino, 21.
- Heaslip, October 26 – November 1.
- Heaslip, November 2–8.
- Heaslip, November 30 – December 6.
- Heaslip, December 7–13.
References
- 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.