Playing Columbine

Playing Columbine is a 2008 American documentary film produced and edited by Danny Ledonne, an American independent filmmaker. The film follows the video game Super Columbine Massacre RPG in which players experience the Columbine High School massacre through the eyes of the killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

Supporters of video games such as Greg Costikyan note that the medium of the video game is undergoing the same reactionary criticism as previously experienced by comic books, rock and roll, and Dungeons amp Dragons. Some argue that video games will gain more mainstream acceptance as more video game players are in positions of power. The film argues that the medium of the video game should no longer be viewed as a childs toy but rather as a mature form of art see art game.The film also examines the link drawn by the Toronto Sun and other media outlets between the Columbine videogame and the 2006 Dawson College shooting. The shooter, Kimveer Gill allegedly listed Super Columbine Massacre RPG as his favorite game. Two students at Dawson College during the shooting, Melissa Fuller and Joel Kornek, are interviewed and both dismiss the games role in the shooting. However, Jack Thompson maintains that the game is a murder simulator that trained the shooter. The link between the game and the shooting is regarded as an easy out for society by then IGDA executive director Jason Della Rocca. ........

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