A war game where nobody's playing—and everyone's already lost.
An exploration of how the U.S. military employs video game technology to train troops for war. Three Dead depicts a military exercise within a mock Iraqi town built on the outskirts of Twentynine Palms, California, blurring the line between computer simulation and reality.
Direction
Farocki's cold gaze weaponizes observation itself.
Editing
Juxtaposes live drill and screen until you can't tell.
Director
Harun Farocki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Farocki's 'Serious Games' quartet examining military-entertainment complex; this installation format deliberately rejects passive documentary viewing.
The Twentynine Palms facility still operates, now training for urban warfare in 'generic' Middle Eastern settings—geography as interchangeable threat.
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