My QuakeCon Movie Recommendation for the Day
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008When I was a child, my parents had no real clue I was a gamer. I would spend hours banging away at the family’s Commodore64 I had co-opted, and strangely, they barely noticed. I guess it went both ways: I was so involved in my own world that I didn’t notice that they didn’t notice. It was only brought to my attention when I began working at Dell, when my father asked me, “When did you get into computers?” LOL indeed!
Last night, I was able to see the QuakeCon featured film “Frag”, which helped reinforce my realization that my childhood experiences as a gamer aren’t as unique as I thought they were. I didn’t know what to really expect going into the auditorium. What was delivered was creative, highly entertaining, and extremely informative. The film attempts to lift the curtains hiding the gears of the Professional Gaming machine, and does so stylishly and unapologetically. I realized very early in the viewing this wasn’t a movie just for gamers. “Frag” aims to inform, and it does so AMAZINGLY. Given my personal experience as a gamer, I can certainly attest to its authenticity.
I was able to get the director, Mike Pasley, on camera for a quick interview. I’ll be posting that video at a later date.
In short, this is a movie I highly recommend to both gamers and non-gamers alike. Gamers will love it for its candor and wit, and non-gamers will be both entertained and a little more enlightened about what makes their gamer brethren tick.
