Any exposure of virtual reality on the silver screen or DVD is a good thing. Indeed there’s word that Hollywood is exploring the world of the avatar. Though no “Matrix”, “Videodrome”, or “Tron”, Gamebox1.0 is low budget, but the general idea is cool. A distraught video gamer gets trapped in several virtual worlds and has to fight his way out. We’ve seen this conceit before - i.e. you die in the dream or video game, you die in real life. With blue screen and a little imagination, the simulation works. Apparently the film won an award for machinima technique. The screenplay is predictable, but shows some heart.

-Dimitri