How Videogames Changed the World
2013 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 685 VOTES · DIR. Graham Proud, Marcus Daborn, Al Campbell
Overview
From Pong to Grand Theft Auto, Charlie Brooker delves into the history of videogames and pulls out a selection of its most significant titles. From Atari to Angry Birds, How Videogames Changed the World explores how interactive entertainment evolved from a penny arcade diversion into a medium that some believe is art, and shows how it is changing the way we work, communicate and, of course, play. Joined by Jonathan Ross, Dara O'Briain and gaming legends like Will Wright and John Romero, Brooker looks at how videogames have become the most progressive art form of the last 40 years. This humorous and insightful tour will surprise and entertain the uninitiated and dedicated gamers alike.
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00:00:00 Videogames, for years the domain of outsiders
00:04:12 revolutionising home entertainment at a stroke.
00:08:22 And the game's appeal wasn't simply restricted to the
00:12:15 This hidden layer of sophistication made the ghosts seem
00:16:10 and learning to code it, using a language called BASIC.
00:20:19 which essentially, the Commodore 64 was, with its big, clacky keys.
00:24:30 If you want to sell slaves, if you want to sell narcotics
00:28:44 And it's that constant sense that next time you can do better
00:32:54 It's just a design that's so perfect
00:37:01 overflowing with character and charm.
00:41:04 Arcades had to draft in more machines
00:44:55 the first time we saw it, we were like, "What is this?"
00:48:53 or video nasties or whatever, then, in the '90s, it was video games.
00:52:40 some of the positive aspects of video games
00:57:09 and that was huge for me.
01:01:57 The driving school one.
01:06:48 I figured it out that it was wastepaper bins.
01:10:30 would look the way it does
01:14:35 just killed something magnificent, something larger-than-life.
01:18:24 of that in terms of Game Of Thrones
01:22:38 It could be, it could almost be a statement
01:26:39 Many of the new wave of indie titles hark back to the retro past
01:30:33 Where did you get the money for this?
01:34:17 It's about small achievements adding up to bigger ones.