War and Games

War and Games

95 mins | Documentary | Aug. 18, 2016

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.

War and Games

95 mins | Documentary | Aug. 18, 2016

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.
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 3sat, ZDF, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Bildersturm Filmproduktion GmbH, Deutscher Filmförderfonds
Original title Krieg und Spiele
Directors Karin Jurschick
Writers Karin Jurschick

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