




Perfecting Stand-Up Comedy Using Quake? 18
TheNomad writes "Many of you probably know about Machinima, most easily described as 'filmmaking within a real-time, 3D virtual environment', but did you realise that some people are taking it a stage further, and performing improvised Machinima comedy live, using Quake II? There's an interview with the ILL Clan on Machinima.com, talking about their live Machinima work, of which the latest part is called 'Larry & Lenny on the Campaign Trail'."
I'd hardly call this "perfection" (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:I'd hardly call this "perfection" (Score:3, Interesting)
The editorial process has moved from a handful of people (a small audience at most) to a whole world full of them. Some might welcome this development, but think about how many collective hours man has wasted by forcing thousands to
Re:I'd hardly call this "perfection" (Score:2, Insightful)
Does it allow replacements for rotten fruit... (Score:5, Funny)
Rotten fruid at live performaces allows instant feedback to performers. Instant (and graphic) feedback can really usefull in live comedy!!
(Guess I'm likely right now that slashdot hasn't implemented such a feature for moderators)
Elivs
Re:Does it allow replacements for rotten fruit... (Score:5, Funny)
No, it means we're going to get a bunch of second-rate comedian wannabe's making posts on Slashdot. <g>
Re:Does it allow replacements for rotten fruit... (Score:1)
Gee... (Score:1)
Routine Wrap-Up (Score:4, Funny)
You still can't beat... (Score:1)
Why Quake? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Why Quake? (Score:1)
Perhaps you didn't have a chance to read the whole article, but the reference to live comedy doesn't involve audience members connected to the server. We actually do this in front of live audiences at film festivals and clubs in New York City.
Only the performers are connected to the server. The "camera's" view is projected onto a large screen, comedy ensues. Everyone, including the performers are toget