In this ep, we discuss a film by Patrick Zeugirdor, which uses the game BeamNG to simulate realistic freeway crashes. The game features advanced physics and modding capabilities, allowing for detailed crash simulations. The film shows various crash scenarios, each with multiple camera perspectives, highlighting the game’s recamming feature. We debate the film’s educational value, its potential to encourage poor driving behavior, and its popularity due to morbid curiosity – a good combination? Suffice to say, it evokes some strong emotions from us! We also discuss the game’s potential for use in narrative storytelling and its realistic portrayal of accidents.

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Film by Patrick Zeugirdor, released 14 May 2024