The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 2006. These include several new machinima productions, season finales, and the 2006 Machinima Festival.
Events January 30 – Hugh Hancock announced his resignation as editor-in-chief of Machinima.com.Hancock. March 20 – July 16 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences presented a machinima exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.Playing the Movies. June 20 – Jeff Pulver announced that Chris Burke's This Spartan Life video blog about network neutrality won the "Save the Net" Viral Ad Contest.Internet Communications Pioneer. June 21 – Pentagon officials testified to the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that a machinima video made using Electronic Arts' Battlefield 2 was terrorist propaganda. Georgia Institute of Technology assistant professor Ian Bogost and the video's creator disputed the claim.Tapper & Taylor, 1–2. July 17 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences announced the 2006 Machinima Festival.The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences Announces the 2006 Machinima Festival & Call for Entries. November 1 – GameStop began to take preorders for Halo 3 and announced that the Legendary edition of the game will include content from Red vs. Blue and This Spartan Life.Graft. November 4 – November 5 – The 2006 Machinima Festival was held.2006 Machinima Festival. November 26 – American football player Dallas Clark, a tight end for the Indianapolis Colts, complained about a commercial produced by Rooster Teeth Productions for Electronic Arts' video game Madden NFL 07. In the commercial, he is tackled by Philadelphia Eagles players.Chappell, Robinson. November 30 – Rooster Teeth Productions released a director's cut of the controversial advertisement involving Dallas Clark; in it, Clark plays and dominates every position.Robinson.
Notable releases
February 9 – The first season of ILL Clan's Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will premiered.#1 Introducing Will and Mal. February 9 – Edgeworks Entertainment announced The Heretic, a prequel to The Codex.Winn. April 1 – Season 4 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue ended with episode 77.Burns, Episode 77. April 26 – Strange Company released the first episode of BloodSpell.BloodSpell: Episode 1. April 27 – Season 1 of The Strangerhood ended with episode 17.Saldaña. May 4 – Red vs. Blue Season Four and The Strangerhood Season One were released on DVD.Ramsey. May 6 – Video blog 5 for This Spartan Life, which concerns network neutrality, was released.Blog 05. June 16 – Rooster Teeth Productions announced its new mini-series Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind.Burns, Out of Sight. August 29 – The first season of Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will ended with episode 10.#10 Season Finale. September 4 – Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind ended with episode 5.Hullum. September 28 – The second season of TrashTa1k with ILL Will began.#11 Freaky Alien Sex. September 30 – of Red vs. Blue began for website sponsors with episode 78.Burns, Season Five is Alive. October 4 – "Make Love, Not Warcraft", an episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park, aired.Make Love, Not Warcraft. As a result of cooperation with Blizzard Entertainment, the episode features segments of World of Warcraft machinima.Marino. December 8 – The last episode of Strange Company's BloodSpell, episode 14, was released.BloodSpell: Episode 14.
Active series
BloodSpell (premiered 2006) Neverending Nights (premiered 2004) Red vs. Blue (premiered 2003) Red vs. Blue: Out of Mind (2006) This Spartan Life (premiered 2005) The Strangerhood (2004–2006) Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will (premiered 2006)
Awards
Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences
Best Picture: The Adventures of Bill & John: Episode II2006 Machinima Film Festival: WINNERS & Nominees. Best Series: The Fixer Best Direction: Edge of Remorse Best Virtual Performance: Puppeteering: Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will Best Virtual Performance: Custom Animation: Company of Heroes Best Voice-Acting Performance: Deviation
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