Hey kiddo! Do you like watching videos on the computer or playing video games? Well, back in the year 1996, when mommy and daddy were younger, something really cool happened in the world of video games and videos.
It was called "Machinima". Do you know what that is? Well, let me explain it to you. Imagine your favorite video game, like Minecraft or Roblox. Now, imagine if you could make your own movie with those games. That's what Machinima is! People used video games to make their own movies and videos.
In 1996, a guy named Hugh Hancock made a movie called "The Diary of a Camper" using the game Quake. It was a big deal because it was one of the first times that someone had made a movie using a video game. It was really cool because video games had never been used for making movies before.
After that, more and more people started making their own movies using video games, and it became a whole new way for people to create and share stories. It was like making your own movie, but using characters and landscapes from your favorite video game.
So there you have it, kiddo! Machinima is when people make videos or movies using video games, and it all started in 1996 with a guy named Hugh Hancock and his movie, "The Diary of a Camper". Cool, huh?