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A couple of days back I published links to some funny Microsoft videos<\/a> and now, on a related but slightly different note, I thought I’d highlight the work that Microsoft UK’s Steve Horne<\/a> has been doing on machinama – it’s an interesting idea, using games 3D graphics engines to produce short films but check out Steve’s first production<\/a>. You can read more about machinima on Steve’s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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