Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Trailer

TX Date

24 Sep 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:24:57

Description

Documentary looking at computers and children, with interviews about computer whiz-kids, the software they create and the money they make. Also looks at what makes the children so good at programming software and games; the way in which games are to be marketed in a similar way to music; government policy on computers in schools, including the cost of the computers and the training the staff will need; whether computers could take the place of schools completely. Participants include snooker player, Steve Davis; schoolboy Lucas Fowler; Simon Oliver; John Anderson. Presented by Richard Bestic; engineer: Colin Clements. Trailer follows programme itself.

Contributors

Colin Clements; Richard Bestic; John Anderson; Steve Davis; Lucas Fowler; Simon Oliver

Keywords

Education; Children (age group); Schools; Marketing; Computers; Programmers; Computer personnel; Schoolchildren; Educational technology; Computer uses in education; Computer assisted instruction; Phil Spector

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