`` It was n't the first school shooting , but it became the extreme case , '' said Robert Thompson , founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University . Columbine tragedy provided inspiration for several creative works . Artists , writers , filmmakers and game developers responded with projects . ` ` Elephant '' an example of film that tackled the tragedy . Charles Manson responded to how his family caused the massacre .
Columbine tragedy provided inspiration for several creative works . Artists , writers , filmmakers and game developers responded with projects . ` ` Elephant '' an example of film that tackled the tragedy . Charles Manson responded to how his family caused the massacre .