machinima en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈʃɪnɪmə/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Blend of machine + cinema.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
Fiona's been off at some kind of anime camp in New Jersey – Quake movies and machinima workshops, Japanese staff who claim not to know a word of English beyond ‘awesome’ and ‘sucks’, which for a vast range of human endeavor, actually, is more than enough…
2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 135:
- (uncountable) The genre of films created by such techniques.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| machinimas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| machinima | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
virtual reality · video games · animation
Translations (8)
cmn 機造影片 /机造影片 (rendering of computer-generated imagery) · cmn 引擎電影 /引擎电影 (rendering of computer-generated imagery) · cmn 引擎電影 /引擎电影 (genre of films) · cmn 機械電影 /机械电影 (genre of films) · cmn 機造影片 /机造影片 (genre of films) · cmn 機械電影 /机械电影 (rendering of computer-generated imagery) · fi machinima (rendering of computer-generated imagery) · fi machinima (genre of films)