First Person Shooter
Overview
Filmmaker Robin Benger covered 14 wars in 24 countries as a veteran TV producer but nothing prepared him for the discovery that war was being waged in the basement of his own home. He discovered that "first person shooter" games, and violence-centred gaming, are taking over as the entertainment of choice for a whole generation of (mostly) teenage males. Entering into that world, he began filming in cyber-cafes, games manufacturersâ conventions, and mega gaming tournaments, even tracking down the designer of the very game causing him so much friction with his own son.
Top Cast
Griffin Benger
shaGuar
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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