1996 in machinima

The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 1996. These include the release of id Software's first-person shooter computer game Quake. This game was used to create the first machinima works later that year.

Events

 * May 31 – id Software released Quake.

Notable machinima releases

 * October 26 – United Ranger Films released the first known machinima production, Diary of a Camper.
 * October 31 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad.
 * November 6 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart, a short horror film that used custom "RangerCam" technology.
 * December 2 – United Ranger Films released Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep.
 * December 13 – United Ranger Films released Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down!, the first machinima work to feature voices.