Of Machinema [sic] and Neverending Nights.

I have been spending time visiting the Neverwinter Vault website, likely the de facto top fan site for all things Neverwinter Nights, and I happened to rediscover the old ‘Generika Adventures’ comic that was created by Maximus and Chris Irby. I had read much of that series when I used to frequent the Vault regularly, and now that I am back in the habit, rereading the entire series and the new content seemed like a good idea. The characters and plots are light and engaging and the jokes are bad – in a good way – making the time spent worthwhile for me. Go here to experience them for yourself, starting with the highest number and work your way back to 1.

I have a newly found interest in Machinima (which I think needs a spelling change, Machinema look like a better merger of machine and cinema to me), and I had fun watching the Neverending Nights machinema, available here in the videos section. Decent gags – I have a very difficult sense of humor to crack – and some interesting work in V.O. and filming using the old Neverwinter Nights engine. I haven’t seen a lot of different Machinema stories, but so far I enjoy the ‘funny’ ones the most. There is a ton of stuff out there and I will have to put some time into viewing the more serious fare to see how I like it. This may become a new creative outlet for me, particularly if I can find some inexpensive tools and learn some of the techniques.