cut scene

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cut scene

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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.

noun cut scenes · cutscene

A usually non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. It may be presented with full motion video or may be rendered with the game engine.
Similar: cinematic

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noun cinematic narrative in video game

Español	cinemática, escena cinematográfica
日本語	カットシーン kattoshīn, ムービー mūbī, イベント ibento
中文	劇情畫面 /剧情画面 jùqínghuàmiàn
Português	cinemática
Français	cinématique
Deutsch	Zwischensequenz

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@misc{cut_scene_2026,
  title = {cut scene},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cut%20scene},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}