Playing Columbine

1h 34min

Documentary

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

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

Release date

7th Nov 2008

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English