Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"

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Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down" (2010)

Directed by Harun Farocki

Documentary, War · 8m

An exploration of how the U.S. military employs video game technology to train troops for war. Filmed at the United States Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Watson is Down pairs footage of soldiers at computers engaging in combat-simulation training with scenes from the video games.

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Crew

Director
Harun Farocki
Writer
Harun Farocki, Matthias Rajmann
Director of Photography
Ingo Kratisch
Editor
Jan Ralske, Max Reimann, Harun Farocki

Details

Original title
Ernste Spiele 1 – "Watson ist hin"
Release date
2010-01-01
Runtime
8m
Genres
Documentary, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Production
Harun Farocki Filmproduktion