Cardboard Crash

all posters
Canada, 2015, 10 min

Directed by:

Vincent McCurley

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This animated documentary game takes us on a calm and sunny ride to a cardboard town. No need to drive, as everything is governed by the automatic controller installed on the dashboard. But what happens if an obstacle appears in the road? How should the robotic driver react? Our idyllic trip turns into a world of statistics and probabilities, and it's up to the player alone to choose personal or public welfare. What should the decision be when losses cannot be avoided? This case study addresses the issue of a high traffic accident rate, and presents the newest technology designed to reduce the number of road tragedies. Anyone can play at being the author of fate in this game without any damage to health or loss of life. But how should the ethical and philosophical dilemma of who lives and who dies be resolved? (One World)

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