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Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"

2010 · 8 min

Documentary · War

★ 10.0
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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.

Crew

  • Director Harun Farocki
  • Writer Harun Farocki
  • Writer Matthias Rajmann
  • Director of Photography Ingo Kratisch

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