Playing Columbine (2008)
Overview
Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka
What is Playing Columbine about?
Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka Playing Columbine is a Documentary movie, released on 2008-11-07, runtime 94 minutes.
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Directed by
Danny Ledonne
Cast
- Peter Baxter as Self
- Ian Bogost as Self - Game Designer, Professor
- Jenova Chen as Self - Game Designer
- Stephen Colbert as Self (archive footage)
- Kevin DiNovis as Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum
- Brian Flemming as Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror
- Tom Fulp as Self - Game Designer and Webmaster
- Dan Mirvish as Self - Co-Founder of Slamdance
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