Machinima

=Going to the Movies! =

Machinma is video created using games or virtual environments. It comes from the mashup of "machine" & "cinema".

Gamers have been making videos of their digital adventures long before the word “machinima” was coined in 2000. Could it be that using video and 3D virtual worlds in the classroom holds real potential for learning 21st century skills? The Elisabeth Morrow School is exploring the use of machinima as a tool for building media literacy as well as proficiencies in communication, collaboration, creativity, and problem solving.

Going to the Movies
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The Battle
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Our First Party!
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Our First Animation!
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Our First Machinima!
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Silver & Old collaborated to create this first test video. Silver worked as camera"dude" to capture the action and Old worked as the actor creating the action to film. Don't worry, no avatars were hurt in the filming of this machinima.

Stay tuned, more to come soon!