Playing Columbine
2008
94 minutes
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
Top Cast
Peter Baxter
Himself
Ian Bogost
Himself - Game Designer / Professor
Jenova Chen
Himself - Game Designer
Stephen Colbert
Himself (archive footage)
Kevin DiNovis
Himself - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum
Brian Flemming
Himself - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror
Tom Fulp
Himself - Game Designer and Webmaster
Dan Mirvish
Himself - Co-Founder of Slamdance