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Frag (2008)

2011-03-08T18:09:00.000Z

The true story of professional video gaming. Almost everyone in the world has played a video game, but some kids do it for a living. FRAG shed light on the struggles that kids face while trying to break into and maintain success in pro gaming. At a young age, they are faced with making adult decisions that impact the rest of their lives. Below the surface of a simple game is an underbelly of corruption, money, drugs, and even death. Exploited, abused, and abandoned, most gamers fail to reach the top, but like all sports, there are heroes, FRAG pulls the curtain back on the biggest sport industry in the world..one that you know nothing about.

Game Over: Kasparov And The Machine (2003)

2011-03-08T18:03:00.003Z

Garry Kasparov is arguably the greatest chess player who has ever lived. In 1997 he played a chess match against IBM's computer Deep Blue. Kasparov lost the match. This film shows the match and the events surrounding it from Kasparov's perspective. It delves into the psychological aspects of the game, paranoia surrounding it and suspicions that have arisen around IBM's true tactics. It consists of interviews with Kasparov, his manager, chess experts, and members of the IBM Deep Blue team, as well as original footage of the match itself.

True Life: I'm A Gamer (2003)

2011-01-27T23:42:00.004Z

A 2003 documentary from MTV profiling professional gamers including Johnathan Wendel aka. "Fatal1ty" and Pac-Man champion Billy Mitchell.

Cyberwars: To Catch A Little Fish (2003)

2011-01-27T12:52:00.003Z

Sometime in 1996, a 15-year-old Chinese teenager known as "Little Fish" reportedly hacked into the CIA's master computer. Whether his story is true or not, the search for Little Fish leads us to the fascinating world of hacking.

Meet the fourteen to twenty-year-old "hackers" from Asia who are breaking into the high tech computers of the West every day.

They often actually leave their signature "icons", smiley faces, fishes, little graphics, on the victim’s system. Hackers worry governments and big corporations keep the multi-billion dollar Internet security industry up and running, a burden to taxpayers. Who are these kids? What makes them tick? Why do they do what they do? Where is all this headed? How does it affect us? In a personal journey of discovery, the filmmaker looks for answers to these questions.

The search takes us to the Philippines, Korea, China and the US. Here we meet and talk with several hackers, security experts, cops and ex-cops who’ve made it their mission to "save" these kids and to protect the world from them.

The Secret History of Hacking (2001)

2011-01-27T12:37:00.001Z

Discovery Channel video on the history of hackers and hacking from Captain Crunch to Apple founder Steve Wozniak and the Homebrew Computer Club to the infamous cyber outlaw, Kevin Mitnick.

The World's Most Powerful - Bill Gates v Steve Jobs (2003)

2011-01-26T22:35:00.016Z

The life stories of the two most powerful computer moguls in the world. Both Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers, and Bill Gates, head of Microsoft, were responsible for the birth of modern personal computing. Alvin Hall meets those who knew them best to discover what it takes to be top in the computer industry. [ External link ]

Tetris - From Russia With Love (2004)

2011-01-26T19:23:00.006Z

This is the story behind the fiendishly addictive game, a tale of high stakes, intimidation and legal feuds set against the backdrop of Cold War tensions between East and West. [ External link ]

The Making Of Dragon's Lair (1983)

2011-01-26T17:42:00.008Z

A look at the artistic processes behind the animated arcade adventure. Includes interviews with the creator and former Disney animator Don Bleuth.

I Love 1980's: Pac-Man (2001)

2011-01-25T17:56:00.007Z

Another fun little segment from the BBC show, this time looking at the iconic Pac-Man with his creator Tōru Iwatani.

Blinkenlights (2001)

2011-01-25T16:08:00.007Z

Short documentary of a 2001 art/science project in Berlin where a building's windows were employed to create the world's biggest interactive computer display. [ External link ]

I Love 1980's: Space Invaders (2001)

2011-01-25T14:24:00.014Z

Quick talking heads segment from the BBC show I Love 1980's. Comic celebrities talk about their experiences with the game and includes some insight from designer Tomohiro Nishikado.

Hack The Planet (2000)

2008-04-17T18:43:00.008+01:00

This dark BBC documentary delves into the mysterious world of network hackers and follows Microsoft's attempts to combat security flaws in the Windows operating system.

Equinox - Serious Fun (1993)

2008-04-14T17:42:00.013+01:00

Channel 4 documentary on the engrosing culture of computer gaming. Trippy visuals and interesting insights from game creators Shigeru Miyamoto and Ed Annunziata (Ecco The Dolphin).

Spectrum Diamond: The Myth And The Legend Of Matthew Smith (2002)

2008-04-08T15:25:00.013+01:00

Great Italian/English documentary. Haunting music and visuals give a surreal insight into the creation of Mathew Smith's legendary Manic Miner and follow-up Jet Set Willy.

Commercial Breaks - The Battle For Santa's Software (1984)

2008-04-08T11:45:00.012+01:00

Interesting BBC 2 documentary following the UK software companies Imagine and Ocean and their business management/mismanagement strategies for the Christmas games rush in mid-eighties England.

Silverball Heroes Vs Video Invaders In Arcade Attack (1982)

2008-04-08T11:16:00.047+01:00

British film about pinball enthusiasts and the wild fantasies of arcade gaming with both takes on the superior game. A must-watch for the very skilled and frenzied Defender gameplay.