Episode of Series “Crash zone”.
Episode 1: Mike, Pi, Bec, Marcello and Ram all decipher a coded message on the net which leads them to Catalyst software where they are offered the job of their dreams - testing video games after school. Episode 2: While testing a video game the kids encounter Virgil, an artificial intelligence that lives inside the Internet, and uncover his origins. Episode 3: When Alex, the head of Catalyst, loses her necklace, the gang comes under suspicion. At the same time Marcello’s little sister is lost on the streets, giving the friends two cases to solve. Episode 4: Master inventor and the youngest of the group Ram, gets more than he bargained for when he sells one of his adventures to a strange girl. Episode 5: A computer virus invades Catalyst threatening the company’s computer systems. The team is tense after Mike fails to defend Bec when his friends make racist comments to her. Cast includes Paul Pantano, Cassandra Magrath, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Frances Wang, Damien Bodie, Nicki Wendt and Matthew Parkinson. Teaching resources can be found at: http://www.actf.com.au/learning_centre_new/Learning_frameset.htm Accompanying website at: www.crashzone.tv
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ACMI Identifier
317830
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs for children
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series - Australia
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Computer games
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Internet games
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Internet (Computer network)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Internet games
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)