Playing Columbine

Playing Columbine

A polarizing game, a deadly shooting, a widespread protest. For the first time, it all comes together.

2008 en 94 minutes

Rating: 6.7

Plot

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

Trailer

Cast

Peter Baxter

Peter Baxter

Self

Ian Bogost

Ian Bogost

Self - Game Designer, Professor

Jenova Chen

Jenova Chen

Self - Game Designer

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

Self (archive footage)

Kevin DiNovis

Kevin DiNovis

Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum

Brian Flemming

Brian Flemming

Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror

Tom Fulp

Tom Fulp

Self - Game Designer and Webmaster

Dan Mirvish

Dan Mirvish

Self - Co-Founder of Slamdance

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