1996 in machinima explained

The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 1996. These include the release of id Software's first-person shooter computer game Quake. This game was used to create the first machinima works later that year.

Events

• May 31 – id Software released Quake.^[1]

Notable machinima releases

• October 26 – United Ranger Films released the first known machinima production, Diary of a Camper.^[2]
• October 31 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad.^[3]
• November 6 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart, a short horror film that used custom "RangerCam" technology.^[4]
• December 2 – United Ranger Films released .^[5]
• December 13 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down!, the first machinima work to feature voices.^[6]

References

• Web site: Heaslip. Stephen. November 1, 1996. Blue's Quake News October 26 – November 1, 1996. August 7, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060814153830/http://www.bluesnews.com/archives/oct96-4.html. August 14, 2006 . live.
• Web site: Heaslip. Stephen. November 8, 1996. Blue's Quake News November 2–8, 1996. August 7, 2006.
• Web site: Heaslip. Stephen. December 6, 1996. Blue's Quake News November 30 – December 6, 1996. August 7, 2006.
• Web site: Heaslip. Stephen. December 13, 1996. Blue's Quake News December 7–13, 1996. September 1, 2006.
• Book: Marino, Paul. Paul Marino

. Paul Marino. 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima. 2004. Paraglyph Press. Scottsdale, Arizona. 1-932111-85-9. registration.

• Web site: Quake. GameSpot. CNET Networks, Inc. August 7, 2006.

Notes and References

1. Quake.
2. Marino, 21.
3. Heaslip, October 26 – November 1.
4. Heaslip, November 2–8.
5. Heaslip, November 30 – December 6.
6. Heaslip, December 7–13.