"cut scene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cut scenes [plural]
Etymology: Coined by game designer Ron Gilbert to describe non-interactive cinematic sequences in the 1987 adventure game Maniac Mansion, in reference to the cuts between scenes in films. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Ron Gilbert|nobycat=1|occ=game designer}} Coined by game designer Ron Gilbert Head templates: {{en-noun}} cut scene (plural cut scenes)
  1. (video games) A typically non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. Cut scenes may be presented with full motion video or may be done with the game engine, in which case they may allow some interactivity. Wikipedia link: cut scene Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: cinematic, cutscene Related terms: quick time event Translations (cinematic narrative in video game): 劇情畫面 (Chinese Mandarin), 剧情画面 (jùqínghuàmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), filmsekvens [common-gender] (Danish), film [common-gender] (Danish), välianimaatio (Finnish), cinématique [feminine] (French), Zwischensequenz [feminine] (German), カットシーン (kattoshīn) (Japanese), ムービー (mūbī) (note: usually full motion video) (Japanese), イベント (ibento) (english: any scripted event) (Japanese), cinemática [feminine] (Portuguese), cinemática [feminine] (Spanish)

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