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Short Fuze was founded in 2003 by Cambridge entrepreneurs Matt Kelland and Dave Lloyd. They had formerly been with pioneering mobile phone publisher/developer nGame, which they had founded in 1998, and which had subsequently become part of the Mforma group (now HandsOn Mobile) in autumn 2002.

Short Fuze began researching into emerging forms of media, and in particular, innovative ways in which game technology could be applied to non-game environments and media. The company has undertaken a wide variety of consultancy work, covering game design and production on a range of platforms, as well as Java programming and development. The company has also advised a number of academic institutions in the UK on setting up games-related courses, including the game art and design BA course at Norwich School of Art and Design.

In summer 2004, Short Fuze began to focus on the field of machinima. Its debut demo film, No Licence, received critical acclaim, and has been regularly shown at film festivals, game conferences, art installations and on television worldwide ever since. Building on this experience, Matt Kelland and Dave Lloyd were principal authors of Machinima, (Ilex 2005) the first book on the subject for the general reader. In autumn 2005, Short Fuze received investment from a consortium of private and institutional investors in order to develop Moviestorm.

Since then, the team has continued to grow, and product release is slated for late 2006. Short Fuze are members of the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences, and are active members of the machinima community.