Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"
2010•8m•10.0•Released
DocumentaryWar
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.
Director
Harun Farocki
Writer
Harun Farocki, Matthias Rajmann
Languages
English
Studio
Harun Farocki Filmproduktion
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