Playing Columbine

Playing Columbine

6.7IMDb Score
Released:2008-11-07
Duration:94 min
Country:
Director:Danny Ledonne
Actors:Peter Baxter, Ian Bogost, Jenova Chen, Stephen Colbert, Kevin DiNovis
Production:

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

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