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machinima

noun
/məˈʃɪnɪmə/UK

Etymology

Blend of machine + cinema.

  1. derived from κίνημα — “movement”
  2. borrowed from cinéma
  3. compounded as machinima — “machine + cinema”

Definitions

  1. The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as…

    The rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals.

  2. The genre of films created by such techniques.

The neighborhood

Derived

machinimist

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for machinima. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA