Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"
2010, English. Directed by Harun Farocki.
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.
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- 0h 8m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2010
- Original title
- Ernste Spiele 1 – "Watson ist hin"
- Written by
- Harun Farocki, Matthias Rajmann
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Who directed Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"?
Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down" (2010) was directed by Harun Farocki.