Digital Pictures
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Digital Pictures was an American video game company best known for pioneering full-motion video (FMV) games in the early 1990s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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video game company ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1993 U.S. Senate hearings on video game violence ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Mateo, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | developing FMV titles for multiple publishers ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedForPlatform |
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
NERFINISHED
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PC ⓘ Sega CD NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Mega-CD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedGame |
Corpse Killer
NERFINISHED
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Double Switch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ground Zero: Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kids on Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Make My Video series NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximum Surge NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Trap NERFINISHED ⓘ Prize Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sewer Shark NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Warrior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | retail boxed games ⓘ |
| foundedAs | ISIX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameInvolvedInControversy | Night Trap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
FMV adventure
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interactive movie ⓘ rail shooter with FMV ⓘ |
| industry | video games ⓘ |
| legacy |
early experimentation with cinematic storytelling in games
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influence on later interactive movie and narrative games ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | live-action video with player input ⓘ |
| notableFor |
FMV technology on home consoles
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full-motion video games ⓘ |
| notableTechnology |
branching video sequences
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scripted live-action performances for gameplay ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Cinemaware technology ⓘ |
| pioneered |
interactive movie genre on consoles
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use of live-action video in console games ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
commercial underperformance of later titles
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waning popularity of FMV games ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
early CD-ROM adopters
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home console players ⓘ |
| usedActors | professional film and TV actors in games ⓘ |
| usedMedium | CD-ROM ⓘ |
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