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Welcome to the Machinima work group of WikiProject Animation and WikiProject Video games. Some Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of machinima and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, please join the project, inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list below.

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Machinima articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		1					1
GA	1	2	2				5
B		2	2				4
C	3		5	3		1	12
Start		7	9	3		2	21
Stub		2	1	4			7
List	2		1	1		1	5
Category					39		39
Disambig					1		1
File					4		4
Project					10		10
Redirect		2	4	3	18		27
Template					8		8
Assessed	6	16	24	14	80	4	144
Total	6	16	24	14	80	4	144
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 217			Ω = 4.34

Scope

The Machinima work group aims to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to machinima on Wikipedia, and to standardize, improve, and maintain machinima-related articles. For the purposes of this definition, machinima-related is intended to be fairly broad.

What the Machinima work group covers

Machinima productions and fictional elements thereof: Examples: Diary of a Camper, "Make Love, Not Warcraft", List of characters in Red vs. Blue
Techniques and production processes unique to or characteristic of machinima: Example: Digital puppetry
Production companies primarily or exclusively known for machinima works: Examples: Edgeworks Entertainment, ILL Clan
Voice actors, writers, producers, and other people primarily or exclusively known for their roles in machinima: Examples: Paul Marino
Other organizations, publications, events, and awards primarily or exclusively related to machinima: Example: List of machinima festivals

What the Machinima work group is not

The Machinima work group does not currently attempt to cover:

General filming and acting: Examples: Letterbox, voice acting
General articles about games, game engines, or fictional characters used to create machinima: Examples: Master Chief (Halo), id Tech, The Sims 2; Note, however, that any articles specifically covering the use of those assets in machinima would be covered.

Relation to other WikiProjects

Parents

Descendants

none

Related WikiProjects

Participants

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— Leader Vladimir 02:06, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Guidelines

In a nutshell:

Make sure that material is verifiable, reliable, and written from a neutral point of view.
Avoid original research. This includes speculation not based on a reliable source. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.
Avoid your own assessment of a work or character; use reliable sources for reception of machinima.
Observe established naming conventions and style guidelines.
Remember that fiction is usually narrated in the present tense.

Source reliability

For guidance on reliability of sources specific to machinima, see /Sources.

Tasks

The following machinima-related articles have been identified as needing attention:

Expand: Red vs. Blue production
Cleanup: Am Ende der Distanz, Neverending Nights, PANICS
Stubs: Am Ende der Distanz, Devil's Covenant, Game: On, Quad God

Wikipedia surveys

Redirects for discussion

05 Apr 2025 – Skibadee Toilet (talk · edit · hist) →Skibidi Toilet was RfDed by Plantman (t · c); see discussion

Ongoing Wikipedia surveys

Shortcuts

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Deletion links

Archive of previous deletion discussions and speedy deletions

The following machinima-related pages are currently being proposed or discussed for deletion. When adding deletion debates here, please add the following wikicode to the discussion:

* <span style="font-size: smaller;">Note: This debate has been added to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Machinima/Deletion|list of machinima deletions]]. ~~~~</span>

Proposed deletion and speedy deletion:
- none currently

Deletion debates (AfD, DRV, etc.):
- none currently

Archived surveys

Requested moves:
- Red vs Blue → Red vs. Blue — Talk:Red vs Blue#Requested move (moved September 7, 2006)
Requests for comment:
Peer review
- Red vs. Blue (January 24, 2006 – February 24, 2006)
- Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind (October 6, 2006 – November 6, 2006)
Featured article nominations
- The Strangerhood (failed July 20, 2005)
- Red vs. Blue (promoted March 9, 2006)
- Diary of a Camper (promoted August 30, 2006)
- Donut (Red vs. Blue) (failed April 21, 2007)
Featured picture nominations
Featured list nominations

Requests

List requested articles about machinima-related topics here; provide a brief description and rationale the subject matter is sufficiently notable.

Chris Burke (media artist) — Producer, director, and host of This Spartan Life. Apparently did the sound for Game: On. Has done sound for the ILL Clan in the past. Notable chiptune artist who goes by the alias "glomag".
Randall Glass — Yup, we've delinked him for being non-notable before. But his Warthog Jump video was nominated for Best Editing at the 2002 Machinima Film Festivall and took home two Rockets on Prisoner awards. Paul Marino has cited WJ as a video that could only be practically done in machinima. Rooster Teeth has cited WJ as direct inspiration and flipping the Warthog onto the Red Base in episode 9 was their direct homage to WJ. Glass also did the voice of Vic in Red vs. Blue season 1. Another video of his, A Few Good G-Men, won Best Virtual Performance at the 2005 Machinima Film Festival.
It recently occurred to me that an article on The art of Machinima wouldn't be a bad idea either. So long as there are some professional reviews.--Drat (Talk) 11:30, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook - ILL Clan. Reputedly the first machinima performed live in front of an audience. - download page Don't forget the Discovery Channel video, potentially useful independant source.
Hardly Workin' - ILL Clan. Second Lenny & Larry film. Cineplex review. Scroll down. No PPJ review available. Quake 2 version download DivX version download Machinima.com showcase Production techniques.
Apartment Huntin' - ILL Clan's first film. Noted for cartoonish style and improv humour. Introduced Lenny & Larry. Cineplex review PPJ review. Pick a date and view source. web.archive.org seems to be down at the moment. QML review. Quake version download Quicktime download.
Rick Jones: Master Detective 2 - Comedy. Parody of "Blaxploitation" films. High reviews, complex special effects (for the time). After The Fact article on machinima.com showcase Cineplex review. Scroll down. No PPJ review available. Quake 2 download
A Warrior's Life 90 Minutes long. High reviews. No audio dialogue, only text. Very "art-y". Some spelling and grammar errors (English is author's second language). Cineplex review PPJ Review. Pick a link and view source. Quake 2 download.
Dantooine Five-O: Anarchic, Python-esque comedy. Good reviews. Cineplex review, scroll down. QML review. PPJ review. I'll upload a 'making of' story when I can. I'd write it myself but I don't know if it's allowed, as I directed it. --Psyklax 08:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of note

Featured Articles

Diary of a Camper
Red vs. Blue

Good Articles

Did you know?
Date	Article	Hook	Author(s)	Nominator
June 4, 2006	BloodSpell	...that the film BloodSpell, licensed under Creative Commons, is the first feature-length production made using the computer game Neverwinter Nights?	Ben sphynx	TKD
August 30, 2006	The Seal of Nehahra	...that one fan's elaboration of Quake's plot became the nearly four-hour film The Seal of Nehahra, the longest work of machinima at the time?	Drat	TKD
October 2, 2006	Machinima.com	...that the website Machinima.com got its name when the founder misspelled his original portmanteau of machine and cinema and liked the new version better?	TKD	TKD
February 22, 2009	The French Democracy	...that The French Democracy is an ironically titled political film about the 2005 civil unrest in France?	TKD	TKD
March 26, 2009	Male Restroom Etiquette	... that the mockumentary Male Restroom Etiquette is the most viewed Sims video on YouTube?	Rfc1394, TKD	TKD
May 18, 2009	Operation Bayshield	... that Operation Bayshield was the first machinima work to use digital assets not provided by the video game in which it was created?	TKD	TKD
September 19, 2009	Dance, Voldo, Dance	... that the machinima-based music video Dance, Voldo, Dance was featured at the San Jose Museum of Art as part of an exhibit in 2006?	Kung Fu Man	Kung Fu Man

Featured lists

Templates

{{Edgeworks}}: Edgeworks Entertainment article footer
{{machinima.com film}}: For linking to standalone films or the first episode/part of a production on Machinima.com
{{machinima.com series}}: For linking to series pages (where they exist) on Machinima.com
{{machinima episode}}: For including data about a machinima episode in a consistent format
{{Red vs. Blue}}: Footer for higher-level Red vs. Blue articles
{{rvbchar}}: For linking to Red vs. Blue characters
{{rvbep}}: For linking to Red vs. Blue seasons and episodes
{{Rooster Teeth machinima}}: Rooster Teeth Productions machinima series footer
{{Rooster Teeth personnel}}: Footer for articles about people involved with Rooster Teeth Productions

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