A Developer Goes to the Movies
summary
Chronicles film examples and concrete claims: the first on‑screen autonomous machine is from Metropolis (1924) machine person, Destination Moon shows a real computer calculating rocket trajectories, Colossus networks with a Russian Guardian and enforces global control, WarGames ends by teaching the computer WarGames tic‑tac‑toe solution to avoid thermonuclear war, The Net erases identity by altering records, World on a Wire predates The Matrix, Young Sherlock Holmes CGI knight is the first CGI character, and Simone synthetic actor predicts today’s virtual performers; Mr. Robot even hires consultants for realistic hacks.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Talk introduction
- 1:09Computers in film history
- 3:19Early computer myths
- 6:35Destination Moon science
- 9:03Developer in Desk Set
- 11:51Andromeda gender stereotypes
- 16:302001 tool dependency
- 19:16Colossus AI control
- 24:13Paperman virtual reality
- 27:04World on a Wire VR
- 29:16Star Wars friendly robots
- 31:24First CGI sequences
- 34:14WarGames military paranoia
- 38:0980s computer films
- 39:13The Net conspiracy thrillers
- 44:13Hackers counterculture symbolism
- 47:46First hacker in The Italian Job
- 51:35Cyberpunk wetware
- 54:45Simone virtual actors
- 57:12Mr. Robot tech accuracy
- 58:38AI obsession in films
- 1:01:04Women in tech films
- 1:03:10Q&A
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