RuneScape Machinima Competition



The RuneScape Machinima Competition was a competition organised by Jagex for RuneScape players to submit videos. Players were required to submit machinima videos to the YouTube channel managed by Jagex. Machinima refers to the use of real-time three-dimensional (3-D) graphics rendering engines to generate computer animation. The term also refers to works that incorporate this animation technique.

The competition was launched on 11 August 2009, and the closing date was 25 August 2009. Six finalists were picked by Andrew Gower, Mark Gerhard, and the members of the Jagex Community Management team. These videos were featured in RuneScape's polls for the player community to pick a favourite.

Video Ideas by Excl garnered 39,962 out of 95,015 votes (42%), winning the RuneScape polls by a wide margin. As the winner, Excl won a lifetime membership of RuneScape, an all-expenses-paid trip into the Jagex Games studio to meet with the Jagex staff, and received signed Jagex merchandise. Excl wrote a blog, Community Management: Excl's Visit, describing his trip to Jagex.

The remaining runners-up (Arrow gun 99, Bumbum007, Jinsr44, KKcomics, and MommaKitty) won Jagex merchandise and free lifetime membership for RuneScape.

Rules
The rules of the competition were:
 * Original video
 * Be of duration of not more than two minutes
 * Must be "both entertaining and creative"
 * Created/taken within the RuneScape game
 * Must be submitted to the YouTube channel (not the Postbag from the Hedge or Players' Gallery emails)
 * To send the entry, a new message must be composed with the video attached to it
 * Must contain the words "RuneScape Machinima Competition" in the subject box
 * The player's RuneScape name must be clearly visible in the video
 * The "Video comments" in YouTube must be switched 'off'
 * Must comply with YouTube's terms of service

The finalists
Below were the six finalists chosen by Jagex:


 * A Song by bumbum007 (YouTube link)
 * My RuneScape Machinima Competition Entry by Mommakitty2 (YouTube link)
 * Video Ideas by Excl (YouTube link)
 * Linedancing by Jinsr44 (YouTube link)
 * Mithril Sword Fight by Arrow Gun 99 (YouTube link)
 * Gnarlie and the Gaming Factory by KKcomics (YouTube link)

Poll results

 * Video Ideas by Excl (39,962 votes) - 42%
 * Linedancing by Jinsr44 (17,400 votes) - 18%
 * Mithril Sword Fight by Arrow Gun 99 (14,773 votes) - 16%
 * A Song by bumbum007 (9,343 votes) - 10%
 * My RuneScape Machinima Competition Entry by Mommakitty2 (7,986 votes) - 8%
 * Gnarlie and the Gaming Factory by KKcomics (5,551 votes) - 6%

Winning machinima video
Video Ideas by Excl

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The video had a duration of 2:01, meaning that it was not eligible for the competition due to being over two minutes, although when the play button is clicked, the total duration turns to 2:00.