Machinima theatre
The first 3D and non-linear video game worlds of the mid 90s paved the way for the first movies filmed exclusively in the environments of digital games. The word machinima – a composition of “machine”, “animation” and “cinema” – describes the art of making a cinematic movie solely by using scenes that are generated with real-time computer graphic engines. About 20 years have passed and the development in technology and the awareness of how traditional storytelling can be adapted to machinimas have evolved drastically since then.
PLAY15 will present two different cinematic programs with the Creative Gaming Show and the A MAZE./ Night of Machinima, which show the variety of international and German machinima productions.