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S5 E186 WoW: I’m So Sick (June 2025)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes June 18, 2025 Leave a reply

Our latest deep dive into machinima history, and this month we focus on Baron Soosdon, a Finnish creator whose work is legendary among us. The film pick, I’m So Sick, is an excellent example of the type of work he produced during his machinima career (circa 2006-2011) which, shockingly, never actually won an award – it was however runner up at a Bitfilm Festival. The film is a WoW fan fiction and a cultural mashup of its era, including subtle references to some of the key happenings in niche entertainment at the time: release of Edge of Remorse by Jason Choi (machinima), Ergo Proxy’s classic anime series, appearances by the WoW legendary band L70ETC, the BlackWingLair level play-throughs and Lacey Sturm’s incredible primal scream and the Flyleaf music video, song of the same title. Enjoy the discussion.



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I’m So Sick by Baron Soosdon, released in September 2007

For those interested in the back story about the Elite Tauren Chieftain band, the fan wiki has some interesting dates and appearances here and here is a video about the band –

This is Flyleaf’s music video of I’m So Sick –

ETC’s best known song, Power of the Horde, was recorded by LFP Gaming in 2009 –

and here is a link to an Ergo Proxy playlist, the anime series mentioned in the discussion and included in the backgrounds of the film –

This is the film that inspired Baron Soosdon to create WoW machinima, back in 2006 –

and here is Baron Soosdon’s alt ego channel’s latest release, as a musician –

S5 E160 Machinima News Omnibus (Dec 2024)

Tracy Harwood Podcast Episodes December 12, 2024 Leave a reply

Our monthly news update this month covers more genAI matters, game-related items and WoWness in the form of a 2 hour + stunning orchestral performance celebrating 20 years of musical history. Check out the news and our discussion, and do leave comments too!



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Show Notes & Links

A new AI-focussed filmmaking studio has launched, called Asteria.  Its argument is that AI can change the way indies make and distribute content, providing new opportunities, and presumably new types of content – its very much the same point we made a few months back about mAIchinima. Link here.

The Silent Hill 2 Remake with a mod that turns it into a VR game, made by Praydog that gives the game more of a first person perspective.  Demo video here –

Philip Rosedale has rejoined the team at Linden Labs’ Second Life as the CTO – roundtable discussion with the community in November here –

There’s also a great interview that James Wagner Au has done in two parts on his New World Notes blog here

Remarkable Life of Ibelin trailer here (feature image) –

World of Warcraft 20 years of music orchestral concert, video of performance here –

Steam Launcher update now with recording tools for machinimators. News item here.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard official launch trailer –

Half Life 2 RTX, tribute video promo here –