First Person Shooter




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 manufacturers‚ conventions, and mega gaming tournaments, even tracking down the designer of the very game causing him so much friction with his own son.

Producers:
Christopher Sumpton, Robin Benger

Director/Writer:
Robin Benger

Narrator:
Robin Benger

Cinematographers:
Alister Bell, Martin Corley, Brent Gilbert, Michael Grippo, Eva Percewicz, Terry Zazulak

Editor:
Christopher Sumpton

Composer:
Donald Quan

Format: SD

First Aired:
September 1, 2002