War and Games
What do Dietrich Oepke, former GDR model plane champion, Dave Anthony, developer of “Call of Duty” and James Gimzewski, Professor of Nanoarchitecture have in common? They are all players. Concrete or virtual, with quadcopters, futuristic weapons or experiments with an artificial brain, they play with human and technical possibilities. How real are their visions of the future? What do they have in common with developers of unmanned war machines and drone pilots? A cinematic journey.
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War and Games
- Overview
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
Krieg und Spiele
Production Companies
Bildersturm Filmproduktion GmbH, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, WDR, 3sat, ZDF
Director
Karin Jurschick
Description
What do Dietrich Oepke, former GDR model plane champion, Dave Anthony, developer of “Call of Duty” and James Gimzewski, Professor of Nanoarchitecture have in common? They are all players. Concrete or virtual, with quadcopters, futuristic weapons or experiments with an artificial brain, they play with human and technical possibilities. How real are their visions of the future? What do they have in common with developers of unmanned war machines and drone pilots? A cinematic journey.
