Playing Columbine

Playing Columbine

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2008-11-07

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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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

Released

2008-11-07

Runtime

94

Director

Danny Ledonne

Budget

$12000

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

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    Peter Baxter

    Peter Baxter
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    Ian Bogost

    Ian Bogost
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    Jenova Chen

    Jenova Chen
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    Stephen Colbert

    Stephen Colbert
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    Kevin DiNovis

    Kevin DiNovis
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    Brian Flemming

    Brian Flemming
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    Tom Fulp

    Tom Fulp
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    Dan Mirvish

    Dan Mirvish