1996 in machinima

The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 1996. These include the release of id Software's first-person shooter computer game Quake. This game was used to create the first machinima works later that year.

Events

• May 31 – id Software released Quake.^[1]

Notable machinima releases

• October 26 – United Ranger Films released the first known machinima production, Diary of a Camper.^[2]
• October 31 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad.^[3]
• November 6 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart, a short horror film that used custom "RangerCam" technology.^[4]
• December 2 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep.^[5]
• December 13 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down!, the first machinima work to feature voices.^[6]