"Machinima (/m\u0259\u02C8\u0283i\u02D0n\u0268m\u0259/ or /m\u0259\u02C8\u0283\u026An\u0268m\u0259/) is the use of real-time computer graphics engines to create a cinematic production. Most often video games are used to generate the computer animation. Machinima-based artists, sometimes called machinimists or machinimators, are often fan laborers, by virtue of their re-use of copyrighted materials (see below)."@en . .