OptimumForge

OptimumForge Media Network

1. What is the "OptimumForge Media Network"?

   The OptimumForge Media Network is a group committed to the industry and community of video games. OMN focuses primarily on the aspects of machinima, game news, and community engagement.

   
   

   In essence, we deliver your favorite machinima, gameplay videos, and gaming news, with an all-in-one network.

OptimumForge Productions (Machinima)

1. What Is OptimumForge?

   We are a machinima productions studio. We specialize mainly in comedies and short films. We prefer to use Halo 3 and Call Of Duty game engines to create our machinima. We started out on YouTube creating Halo 3 tutorials and sketches, and then we were offered a partnership with network and community and Machinima.com.

   
   

   We love hanging out with out community, playing games, and getting to know people in the industry.

2. What Is Machinima?

   Machinima is the use of real-time three-dimensional (3-D) graphics rendering engines to generate computer animation. The term also refers to works that incorporate this animation technique.

   
   

   Machinima-based artists, sometimes called machinimists or machinimators, are fan laborers and often use graphics engines from video games, a practice that arose from the animated software introductions of the 1980s demoscene, Disney Interactive Studios' 1992 video game Stunt Island, and 1990s recordings of gameplay in first-person shooter (FPS) video games, such as id Software's Doom and Quake. Originally, these recordings documented speedruns—attempts to complete a level as quickly as possible—and multiplayer matches. The addition of storylines to these films created "Quake movies". The more general term machinima, a misspelled portmanteau of machine cinema, arose when the concept spread beyond the Quake series to other games and software. After this generalization, machinima appeared in mainstream media, including television series and advertisements.

   
   

   You can see more at http://www.machinima.com .

3. When did you start making Machinima?

   I started making machinima back in April of 2008. I'm not entirely sure what day, but it's some day in April.

   
   

   I was accepted into the Machinima Director's Program in August of 2008,

4. How do you get inspiration for your Machinima?

   I incorporate things I think are funny from current events, real life, and from the online community. Funny things happen, document them.

5. How do you make Machinima?

   In reality, there are a variety of ways.

   
   

   Here's what I use, as of recent:

   
   

   Hauppauge HD PVR

   This device is used to hook up to your Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii. It allows you to record in FULL HD. Great product. Costs a pretty penny though. If your ready to dive into the industry of machinima, this is the BEST route to go.

   
   

   Sony Vegas Pro 9.0

   Best editing software available on Windows Computers. If your a Mac, use Final Cut Pro.

   
   

   Xbox 360

   This is the main component to the machinima creation process.

   
   

   Audacity

   Used for audio recording and editing. Completely free.

   
   

   Pinnacle Studio 12 Plus

   Another great editor. Works well.

MegaGamerNews (Video Game News)

1. What is "MegaGamerNews"?

   MegaGamerNews is a standalone gaming news network, founded by parent Media Network, The OptimumForge Media Network.

   
   

   MegaGamerNews, or MGN for short, is a current generation video game news website that creates and posts news articles multiple times daily with updated information on games, consoles, and the current events in the industry.

   
   

   We stay away from long and tiresome posts, and focus on short and easy bursts of information. In this fashion, we are able to provice the reader with the information they're looking for, quickly and enjoyably.

   
   

   If you'd like to learn more about MegaGamerNews, visit our Contact Page.

2. How can I access the latest video game news?

   The place you're looking for is MegaGamerNews.com.

   
   

   MGN provides readers with interesting and exciting news updates on your favorite video games and consoles, every day.

   
   

   It's all located right on our front page. Ready for you to kick back, and read.