Machinima

Machinima a basically new term to me and is not restricted to SL. I found out about this about one month ago. The concept to me is fascinating. According to Webopedia, "Machinima is a form of filmmaking that uses computer game technology to shoot films in the virtual reality using a game engine." I decided to look further into this topic. I found out the following:

• It can be studied in college as a major.
• There are Machinima Film Festivals: http://festival.machinima.org/
• There is an official organization: http://www.machinima.org/
• A Machinima Premiere Page: http://www.mprem.com/
• Eric Linden's Tips on making Machinima: http://secondlife.com/showcase/machinima.php
• Consider how companies and education and organizations can use machinima (Can cut a lot of costs): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=synxFmQJ_0A
• Machinima Librarians Blog: http://machinimalibrarians.blogspot.com/
  

I found out today that in May of 2007 a SL show will debut called Divas. This Machinima show will star Phaylen Fairchild and Kattie Haight. For a preview of the show go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Gfq5Np_fI The video at YouTube is new and was posted by Phaylen. According to fashion World of SL, it premiered March 6th at Mysticakal Hair Designs. I think this is going to be a must see, eventhought it looks like the content will not be educational.

This video file can easily be converted to an apropiate media format for you to use at http://vixy.net/

Did you know you can record in SL? :-)

Regards till my next blog
Dembe