Made in the still developing game Star Citizen, this week’s film is a large-scale production showing 97 players creating a complex battle scene. The film is called Sandstorm by Wailander. In this episode of the podcast, Ricky, Phil and Damien discuss the extent to which machinima is about showing off the game vs telling a story, what the role of the director is in game-based machinima productions and, of course, take a deep dive into the history of machinima in the process. They also reflect on just how wealthy (with in-game currency) the creators of this work actually have to be!

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Show Notes & Links

Film by Wailander, released 13 May 2022 –

The Wilhelm Scream – link includes a sound sample.

Follow the development of Star Citizen on Roberts Space Industries’ (developer) website here.