cut scene

See also: cutscene

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Etymology

Coined by game designer Ron Gilbert to describe non-interactive cinematic sequences in the 1987 adventure game Maniac Mansion, in reference to the cuts between scenes in films.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cut scene (plural cut scenes)

1. (video games) A usually non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. It may be presented with full motion video or may be rendered with the game engine.

   Synonym: cinematic

Alternative forms

• cutscene

Translations

cinematic narrative in video game

Chinese: Mandarin: 劇情畫面 / 剧情画面 (jùqínghuàmiàn) Danish: filmsekvens c, film (da) c Finnish: välianimaatio French: cinématique (fr) f German: Zwischensequenz f Japanese: カットシーン (kattoshīn), (usually full motion video) ムービー (ja) (mūbī), (any scripted event) イベント (ja) (ibento) Portuguese: cinemática (pt) f Spanish: cinemática (es) f, escena cinematográfica f

See also

• quick time event