Silliwood
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Silliwood (Silicon Valley and Hollywood) is the term given[1] to various California companies involved with creating CD-ROM computer games based on Hollywood movies, most of which did not appeal to serious gamers in the mid-1990s.[2]
Spurred on in large part by the success of CD-ROM games like Myst, these games emphasized flashy production values and big name (or at least, recognizable) actors over gameplay.[citation needed] The unsuccessful games include The Horde (starring Kirk Cameron), A Fork in the Tale (starring Rob Schneider), Night Trap (starring Dana Plato) and several games starring Tim Curry.[citation needed] The successful include the DreamWorks Studios title The Neverhood, the Warner Bros. Edgar Allan Poe game The Dark Eye and The Residents game Bad Day on the Midway, and later Wing Commander games.[citation needed]
The term also referred to the advent of computer-generated imagery (CGI) in Hollywood movies.[2]
References
- ^ RCCS: View Book Info Archived October 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/66673/silliwood