A CGI 3D Short Film: "Dead Hand: FortressFortress/Крепость" - by Dima Fedotov | TheCGBros
What it is
A 3-minute CGI animated sci-fi short by Dima Fedotov. An automated war system keeps a lone bomber attacking a long-dead city after humanity has been wiped out, until life finds a way to survive.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as a vivid illustration of autonomous weapons and machines that keep running after their creators are gone.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“I love watching this short every couple years”
Dystopian short film rewatched every couple years.
blitmap, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “The case for declaring armed and fully autonomous drone swarms as WMD”
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Topics: cgi short film, sci-fi, autonomous war, dystopia, animation
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