This year's Machinima Awards (or 'Mackies', as they're affectionately called) Ceremony will be broadcast simultaneously in SL, on November 4th at 9 PM. It will be held in the Virtual Laguna Beach space, where new episodes of MTV's hit show are broadcast even before the TV version airs.Machinima has definitely come a long way ... Second Life makes a great space for Machinima creation, where its comparative graphical crudity (alongside more polished worlds such as World of Warcraft) is offset by residents' ability to create any conceivable building, vehicle, or prop the story calls for. Having said that, however, there are only 4 movies from SL nominated for awards:
- Better Life by Robbie Dingo (Best Virtual Performance: Custom Animation)
- Game Over by Pierce Portocarrero (Best Virtual Performance: Custom Animation; Best Visual Design; Best Technical Achievement)
- Machinima Island (Trailer) by Ricard Gras (Best Visual Design)
- Silver Bells and Golden Spurs by Eric Call (Best Technical Achievement; Best Commercial Machinima)
(Thanks, Christopher!)
