# FPS Magazine

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FPS_Magazine
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FPS_Magazine.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPS_Magazine
> Source revision: 1302361053
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

***FPS Magazine*** or ***fps magazine*** or ***Frames Per Second Magazine*** was a [magazine](/source/Magazine) specializing in [animation](/source/Animation), with reviews of [animated films](/source/Animated_film) and other articles of interest to animation fans.

## History and profile

*fps* was founded as a print magazine in 1991 by Montreal-based animation and technology writer Emru Townsend.[1] The last print issue was released in December 1999. *fps* became a web-based publication on 22 February 2003,[1] turing a blog, podcasts and PDF issues of the magazine. *fps* ceased active publication in 2010 following the death of Emru Townsend from leukemia.[2]

*fps* featured a distinguished group of contributors, including filmmakers J.Walt Adamczyk, Charlie Bonifacio, Armen Boudjikanian, Mike Caputo, and Marc Elias; [Michael A. Ventrella](/source/Michael_A._Ventrella), founder of *[Animato!](/source/Animato!)* magazine, writers Brett D. Rogers and [Fred Patten](/source/Fred_Patten), author Carl Gustav Horn, academic Marc Hairston, and Tamu Townsend, writer and sister of publisher Emru Townsend.

## Reception

- *[Animation Insider](/source/Mike_Milo)* praised the regular writing cast. They state that "the magazine is packed to the gills with interesting feature articles and product reviews that appeal to your average, or not so average, animation fan."[3]

## References

1. ["fps Animation Magazine Celebrates its First Anniversary Online"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040519112241/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/2/prweb105708.htm). *Prweb*. 19 February 2004. Archived from [the original](http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/2/prweb105708.htm) on May 19, 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

1. Tynan, Dan. ["Emru Townsend - \[*sic*\]"](http://blogs.computerworld.com/emru_townsend_in_memorium). *Computerworld*. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

1. [Animationinsider.net](http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=744) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20051225103627/http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=744) December 25, 2005 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.fpsmagazine.com)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [FPS Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPS_Magazine) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPS_Magazine?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.