HBO buys Second Life machinima, may submit for Oscar

Link: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/09/second-life-mac.html

Big players are involved here - in addition to HBO, there's the filmmaker's representation by UTA.
This is probably the biggest deal Second Life has been involved in to date.
So much for Second Life being "over".

Machinima refers to content created using games, virtual worlds, etc. as a cinema studio.
This approach represents the simplest and most accessible way for people to stage a cinema/video production without a lot of resources. Typically, cast members will inhabit characters in a vritual environment, then record the resulting action. Action is typically scripted, but there are lots of different approaches.
More info here:
http://machinima.com/

This just in - machinima for Dummies.
http://www.machinimafordummies.com/

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