Film
Playing Columbine
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
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
Cast
- Peter BaxterSelf
- Ian BogostSelf - Game Designer, Professor
- Jenova ChenSelf - Game Designer
- Stephen ColbertSelf (archive footage)
- Kevin DiNovisSelf - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum
- Brian FlemmingSelf - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror
- Tom FulpSelf - Game Designer and Webmaster
- Dan MirvishSelf - Co-Founder of Slamdance
