1996 in machinima

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 Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep.[5]
• December 13 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down!, the first machinima work to feature voices.[6]

Notes

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.

References

• Heaslip, Stephen (November 1, 1996). "Blue's Quake News October 26 – November 1, 1996". Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
• Heaslip, Stephen (November 8, 1996). "Blue's Quake News November 2–8, 1996". Retrieved August 7, 2006.
• Heaslip, Stephen (December 6, 1996). "Blue's Quake News November 30 – December 6, 1996". Retrieved August 7, 2006.
• Heaslip, Stephen (December 13, 1996). "Blue's Quake News December 7–13, 1996". Retrieved September 1, 2006.
• Marino, Paul (2004). 3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima. Scottsdale, Arizona: Paraglyph Press. ISBN 1-932111-85-9.
• "Quake". GameSpot. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2006.