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English term or phrase: machinima

Definition from mediakix:
Referring to the use of existing computer graphics and animation to create new video content, machinima is a kind of filmmaking wherein creators use video game content and graphics engines to create stories and narratives with game footage or graphics. Machinima can also be created with the intention of documenting gameplay.

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However machinima's future is not limited to what we see at gaming conventions or next generation game trailers. There's a lot of scientific development ranging from artificial intelligence to automated storytelling that will ultimately lead to even easier ways to make movies. zeitbrand.net
Machinima is also significantly cheaper than computer animation. A basic "Quake" movie could cost as little as the price of the game. Even if you splurge and buy top notch software and hardware to produce your machinima, you're likely to spend less than $10,000. howsutffworks
As machinima entered into the mainstream, it gave rise to the Machinima Film Festivals from 2002 to 2008, and also held nominations and wins in the Emmy Awards, Sundance Film Festival, and New Media Film Festival. UChicagoVoices

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机械电影

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机械电影

Definition from Baidu:
Machinima”这个单词由“Mechanical Cinema”合并而成，直译为“机械电影”，准确一点可以译为“引擎电影”（下文以此为准），其实把“Machinima”称为“游戏电影”或许更为恰当，因为这一技术的核心工具是《雷神之锤》、《半条命》等游戏引擎，制作出来的产品常用于游戏的过场动画之中，风格更是带有明显的游戏的痕迹。只要一台个人电脑，一套随游戏附送的SDK，理论上就可以创作出在传统的CGI技术下需耗费数百万美元才能产生的动画。

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Machinima，是machine cinema的混成词。中文译为机造视频、引擎电影、实机视频。虽然大部分machinima是由电子游戏制作的，但也有一些专门设计用来制作machinima的非游戏软件，有： Antics3D iClone Moviestorm VirtualStage ZenCub3d 通常被用来制作machinima的游戏有：侠盗猎车手系列 Minecraft（我的世界）光环任天堂明星大乱斗系列电影梦工厂模拟市民系列雷神之锤系列魔兽世界半条命2 使命召唤4：现代战争战地系列第二人生上古卷轴IV：湮没军团要塞2 盖瑞模组辐射系列 - wikipedia

Carolyn Batay 蔡虹虹
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