• Director: Judy Lee
• Production Company: Decorgal Productions
• My Role: Voiceover (Randy)
• Genre: Drama
• Rated: PG-13 (adult situations)
• Release Year: 2005-2007
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• Full Film Available Here

After an evening where I showed a series of machinima short films to my wife, she remarked, "Why is it that all of these films are about death, cataclysm, and so on? Doesn't anyone make these machinima films about normal life stuff... something that feels real, and that I'm not depressed after watching it?" I realized at that point I probably had one chance to redeem her opinion of machinima's potential to produce films she too would enjoy.

The next film I showed her was an episode of "Adventures in Dating." This warm-hearted drama series follows two sisters on a search for meaning and fulfillment in friendships and relationships. There are a few things which make this series extraordinary. One is the production quality - the set and character design are top notch. Matching that level of realism in the design is a level of genuineness to the conversations - they sound like real, believable conversations that real people would really have. Finally, the lipsync is among the best ever achieved within The Sims 2, thanks in large part to some custom conversation-related hacks that Judy has created and made available for others as well.

Naturally, when Judy offered me the chance to bring voice to one of her characters, I jumped at the chance... and I'm in good company; a number of highly respected machinima creators have also made cameo appearances in this series, including my good friend Todd Stallkamp.