Game: On

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Game: On is a 2004 short film produced by Ethan Vogt, a student at New York University,{{harvnb|Maragos|2005}} as an advertisement for Volvo Cars. The work is the first to combine live action and machinima,{{Cite web |title=The Xbox Auteurs |url=https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/9780472031955-ch5.pdf |website=Michigan U. Press}}{{Cite book |last=Niqui |first=Cinto |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kTlcBQAAQBAJ&dq=Game%3A+On+Ethan+Vogt+volvo&pg=PT602 |title=Los primeros 20 años de contenidos audiovisuales en Internet. 1000 obras y webs |date=2014-11-14 |publisher=Editorial UOC |isbn=978-84-9064-486-7 |language=es}} the use of real-time computer animation from a three-dimensional graphics rendering engine.{{harvnb|Marino|2004}} In 2005, the film won awards for Best Picture and Best Commercial/Game Machinima at the 2005 Machinima Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Machinima Film Festival: A Sundance For Video Game Set |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/jxw3up/machinima-film-festival-a-sundance-for-video-game-set |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=MTV |language=en}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web |title=2005 Machinima Film Festival Awards Announced |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/2005-machinima-film-festival-awards-announced |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}}

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References

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  • {{cite web|last=Maragos|first=Nick|date=November 14, 2005|title=2005 Machinima Film Festival Awards Announced|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/2005-machinima-film-festival-awards-announced|work=Gamasutra|publisher=Think Services|access-date=2009-03-26|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171043/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7179|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite web|last=Marino|first=Paul|authorlink=Paul Marino|date=October 6, 2004|title=The Wonderful World of Machinima|url=http://g4tv.com/screensavers/features/49874/The-Wonderful-World-of-Machinima.html|work=The Screen Savers|publisher=G4|accessdate=2009-05-22|archive-date=2012-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503094749/http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/49874/The-Wonderful-World-of-Machinima.html|url-status=dead}}

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Further reading

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  • {{cite news|last=Lagrone |first=Sam |date=November 25, 2005 |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/442/story/370912.html |title=Machinima? It's a DIY movie |work=The News & Observer |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |publisher=The McClatchy Company |oclc=11750106 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |ref=CITEREFLagone2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205043244/http://www.newsobserver.com/442/story/370912.html |archivedate=December 5, 2008 }}
  • {{cite web|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|date=November 17, 2005|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514002/20051117/index.jhtml?headlines=true|title=Machinima Film Festival: A Sundance For Video Game Set|work=MTV.com|publisher=MTV Networks|accessdate=2009-03-26|archive-date=2007-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010527/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514002/20051117/index.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead}}
  • {{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Clive|date=August 7, 2005|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/magazine/07MACHINI.html?ex=1281067200&en=a0b469a4346f3cbb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss|title=The Xbox Auteurs|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|accessdate=2009-03-26}}

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