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<h1> What is Moviesandbox </h1>
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MovieSandbox is a graphical scripting tool that enables users to script their own gameplay elements.
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MovieSandbox is an open-source real-time animation and performance tool.
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The original idea behind Moviesandbox was a graphical Machinima[http://www.machinimag.com/WhatIsMachinima.html] toolkit. Though, Moviesandbox does not use a Timeline, but allows you to link different elements together in a Hypergraph-like fashion.
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The original idea behind Moviesandbox was a graphical Machinima[http://www.machinimag.com/WhatIsMachinima.html] toolkit. Though, Moviesandbox also sports a Timeline, it's main focus is to link different Actions together in a Hypergraph-like fashion.
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MovieSandbox is simple to use and makes use of context sensitive Menus to display only the information needed.
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MovieSandbox's goal is to be simple to use and does not require any additional software to create content, meaning you can draw directly into your scene, create skeletons and characters and animate them directly from within.
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It works on top of the game, meaning that you have full access to all of the game's resources and Levels and you can use the game's Tools to create your own environments, or download custom models and Props.
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Also, Moviesandbox is Open-Source, meaning that you can add and change things around following the [[Code Guidelines]].
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Also, Users can extend Moviesandbox with their own actions using UnrealScript and following the [[Code Guidelines]].
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Moviesandbox lets you save and load your projects.
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And all of that, without the need to ever close the game, as it's all running in realtime inside the game environment.
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MovieSandbox is its own gametype and works with the latest version of Unreal Tournament 2004[http://www.unrealtournament.com].It is designed to work for Linux, Mac and PC but has some problems saving projects on the Linux/Mac version.
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MovieSandbox is cross-platform. It is designed to work for Linux, Mac and PC.
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Though originally intended as a movie creation tool, MovieSandbox can also be used to script interactive sequences using either the Keyboard or data received by its UDP interface.
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Though originally intended as a movie creation tool, MovieSandbox can also be used to script live performances and interactive sequences using either the Keyboard or data received by its UDP interface.
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What is Moviesandbox

MovieSandbox is an open-source real-time animation and performance tool. The original idea behind Moviesandbox was a graphical Machinima[1] toolkit. Though, Moviesandbox also sports a Timeline, it's main focus is to link different Actions together in a Hypergraph-like fashion.

MovieSandbox's goal is to be simple to use and does not require any additional software to create content, meaning you can draw directly into your scene, create skeletons and characters and animate them directly from within. Also, Moviesandbox is Open-Source, meaning that you can add and change things around following the Code Guidelines.

MovieSandbox is cross-platform. It is designed to work for Linux, Mac and PC.

Though originally intended as a movie creation tool, MovieSandbox can also be used to script live performances and interactive sequences using either the Keyboard or data received by its UDP interface.


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