New 'Playing Columbine' Clip Airs on Dawson College Shooting Anniversary
New 'Playing Columbine' Clip Airs on Dawson College Shooting Anniversary
September 14, 2007
One year ago, GamePolitics and other outlets reported on a rampage shooting at Dawson College in Montreal.
The shooter, Kimveer Gill, was a deeply troubled 26-year-old whose pastimes included playing Super Columbine Massacre RPG, a controversial game which examines the infamous 1999 school shooting.
In the interim, SCMRPG creator Danny Ledonne announced he was working on a film about the game. Dawson survivor Joel Kornek created Kill Thinking, a website designed to help young people in crisis. In the wake of the Dawson rampage, Ledonne and Kornek connected, as Ledonne describes in a press release issued yesterday on the first anniversary of the Dawson shooting:
The shooter, Kimveer Gill, was a deeply troubled 26-year-old whose pastimes included playing Super Columbine Massacre RPG, a controversial game which examines the infamous 1999 school shooting.
In the interim, SCMRPG creator Danny Ledonne announced he was working on a film about the game. Dawson survivor Joel Kornek created Kill Thinking, a website designed to help young people in crisis. In the wake of the Dawson rampage, Ledonne and Kornek connected, as Ledonne describes in a press release issued yesterday on the first anniversary of the Dawson shooting:
Shooting survivor Joel Kornek promptly emailed the game's creator, Danny Ledonne - scolding him for ever creating the game. In the months that followed, Ledonne and Kornek corresponded often and with great candor about the purpose of the game, the reasons as to why school shootings happen, and what they could each do to prevent them.
...The documentary "Playing Columbine" and the website "Kill Thinking," ...have now fused together... they aim to continue challenging the public to think more carefully about why such events occur and challenging the press to reconsider how they cover such events.
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Posted 10/06/08 at 08:43am
Paulrus: 1up.com just reported that MadWorld may not seee release in "censor-heavy" countries like Australia, Germany, and even Japan. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170362
Paulrus: 1up.com just reported that MadWorld may not seee release in "censor-heavy" countries like Australia, Germany, and even Japan. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170362
Posted 10/06/08 at 07:28am
Austin_Lewis: they're all about a month old, but if they do it again, I'll be sure to post the link here
Austin_Lewis: they're all about a month old, but if they do it again, I'll be sure to post the link here
Posted 10/06/08 at 06:41am
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Hold up, Austin. Can we have the link to that Yahoo! Story?
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Hold up, Austin. Can we have the link to that Yahoo! Story?
Posted 10/06/08 at 12:26am
Austin_Lewis: I've been reading on yahoo things I read on here three days earlier, nearly word for word. I've insulted the writers, too.
Austin_Lewis: I've been reading on yahoo things I read on here three days earlier, nearly word for word. I've insulted the writers, too.
Posted 10/05/08 at 09:29pm
PHOENIXZERO: @Austin_Lewis Just watched the video, I like how they mention Australia banning violent games and then show a list of games that includes some that weren't violent. <_< Think they could have given GP a little more credit too.
PHOENIXZERO: @Austin_Lewis Just watched the video, I like how they mention Australia banning violent games and then show a list of games that includes some that weren't violent. <_< Think they could have given GP a little more credit too.
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:52pm
gamepolitics: Plus, with Yahoo's huge traffic, if they want to steer some peeps to GP I'm okay with that, too! ;-)
gamepolitics: Plus, with Yahoo's huge traffic, if they want to steer some peeps to GP I'm okay with that, too! ;-)
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:51pm
gamepolitics: thx, Austin, but it seems to be more along the lines of fair use.
gamepolitics: thx, Austin, but it seems to be more along the lines of fair use.
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:16pm
Austin_Lewis: My link is to yahoo's playback or whatever they're calling it, which nearly always shows a gamepolitics article and seems to
Austin_Lewis: My link is to yahoo's playback or whatever they're calling it, which nearly always shows a gamepolitics article and seems to
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:15pm
Austin_Lewis: plagarize Gamepolitics' works and use his site, maybe without his permission. I just felt he ought be informed of it.
Austin_Lewis: plagarize Gamepolitics' works and use his site, maybe without his permission. I just felt he ought be informed of it.
Posted 10/05/08 at 08:03pm
J.Alpha.Gamma: This is an interesting read: http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200810/N08.1001.1532.23011.htm?Page=1
J.Alpha.Gamma: This is an interesting read: http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200810/N08.1001.1532.23011.htm?Page=1
Posted 10/05/08 at 03:34pm
Haggard: Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 in under 3 weeks now :D :D
Haggard: Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 in under 3 weeks now :D :D
Posted 10/05/08 at 03:09pm
Austin_Lewis: HEY DENNIS, CHECK THE LINK: http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/playback/playback-13/1246552
Austin_Lewis: HEY DENNIS, CHECK THE LINK: http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/playback/playback-13/1246552
Posted 10/05/08 at 10:19am
HarmlessBunny: @black manta: Certainly felt like I did when I had a flu earlier this week :\
HarmlessBunny: @black manta: Certainly felt like I did when I had a flu earlier this week :\
Posted 10/05/08 at 09:58am
black manta: "You have died of dysentery." ;)
black manta: "You have died of dysentery." ;)
Posted 10/04/08 at 09:06pm
DarkTetsuya: EZK: all that's missing is the 'rearview mirror' image he posted some time ago
DarkTetsuya: EZK: all that's missing is the 'rearview mirror' image he posted some time ago
Posted 10/04/08 at 07:30pm
VideolandHero: I prefer Oregon Trail.
VideolandHero: I prefer Oregon Trail.
Posted 10/04/08 at 07:08pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : BORING DAY IS EVIL
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : BORING DAY IS EVIL
Posted 10/04/08 at 04:07pm
King of Fiji: @Ghede: Holy crap you just brought back nostalgia by mentioning that game. T_TT
King of Fiji: @Ghede: Holy crap you just brought back nostalgia by mentioning that game. T_TT
Posted 10/04/08 at 03:19pm
Ghede: Number munchers is the only school game for me. MUNCH THOSE NUMBERS.
Ghede: Number munchers is the only school game for me. MUNCH THOSE NUMBERS.
Posted 10/04/08 at 11:21am
ZippyDSMlee: nighstalker160:an industry that lives on selling crap to witless sheeple.
ZippyDSMlee: nighstalker160:an industry that lives on selling crap to witless sheeple.
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Don't worry, man. At no point in the documentary will you have to restart the film if there's something you didn't pick up - but when it comes out on DVD you can restart it as often as you'd like. :)
I'm just looking, and I'm thinking that it won't be effective if they plan to jump right into sympathising for the creators of a colombine RPG.
i don't know if the documentary is going to sway people, but i am now definately interested in getting a copy.
Thanks for the feedback. I am going to be mindful of the mix of content; the story is told by about fifty people and will feature a variety of footage including videogames, contemporary cultural references, and press about the game and related issues. The Fox News pundit was interviewing Brian Flemming (who was speaking about the mainstream media) so it wasn't an arbitrary bit of Fox but rather illustrates Flemming's own experience on cable news. There is a bit of this shown WITH audio earlier in the film so that may help form that connection for audiences.
It's encouraging to hear from everyone that this clip raised their interest level. Yes, generally there may be something to the "if you don't already get it, you won't get it by watching this film." However, many of the people I interview share their transformation from disgust to support for my game and my cause - perhaps this will shed light on a similar transformation for the viewer. Joel Kornek is one of them! He wrote me a really angry email after getting out of the Montreal hospital last fall... but the more we talked the more he realized that we were on the same side of the debate. Now we're working together. This story isn't an isolated incident, either.
In terms of who sees this film, well, that's largely up to a brave distributor who's willing to circulate it and/or a general word of mouth from the public. I think this film is important for gamers to see - so there's half of America right there! Of course, bad films don't get recognition regardless so my focus now is on cutting the best documentary I can. Peace out for now, GP readers.
They could try and talk to the daily show or perhaps one of the morning news shows on NBC or something, lots of people watch them.
I hope that this gets out...it could be a voice among all the naysayers.
Mike
do they really have to try harder to spin news into such bombastity in order to gain viewer ship?
Good work Danny Ledonne,keep trying to show the masses why its a good idea to think for yourself and challenge your way of thought!
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