cut scene

Etymology
to describe non-interactive cinematic sequences in the 1987 adventure game Maniac Mansion, in reference to the cuts between scenes in films.

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 劇情畫面
 * Danish: filmsekvens,
 * Finnish: välianimaatio
 * French:
 * German: Zwischensequenz
 * Japanese: カットシーン, ムービー,