These works of art have been created by Nicolas Temese the person behind Miniatua. Montreal-based Temese loves creating miniature diorama and models of vintage computers “real or fictional”. 

“These incredible machines have revolutionised the world, from the old mainframes and minicomputers, to the early 8-bit generation of personal computers,” he says.

Miniatua’s current project is to recreate David Lightman’s room from the cult 1983 film WarGames, with extraordinary attention to the tiny details. Regarding the printer, he notes that the Epson RF 80 FT had two models with “slightly different covers” and it’s difficult to tell which version was used in the movie. Replica documents and folders create the carefully curated look of the room in the film. 

Miniatua has also made a scale model – complete with operating manuals – of NORAD’s WOPR (War Operation Plan Response) self-learning supercomputer, which nearly started World War III in the movie. Some retro food for thought given the current debate around AI.