[General Discussion] Games as Art

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There is a structural reason for that: Video games by their nature require player choices, which is the opposite of the strategy of serious film and literature, which requires authorial control.

So his idea of art has to be non interactive?

So I guess the "choose your own adventure" books are not art all.

And alot of post modern art as well. Alot of them have encourage audience interaction at galleries. Better avoid those too Ebert!

Fact is, untill Ebert shows he actually knows all about games TODAY, his words means jackshit. At least GFF people are well aknowledged on most modern gaming genres before debating on this, so at least their opinion and view on this whole matter has better crediblity.

I personally believe games are art. They got story telling, music, visual arts. Every game have those factors save maybe the story part. But since games invoke thought and feelings, as do art, I believe games are an artform.

Whether it is a piece of good art or HIGH art however, its all opinion... I think Ebert should have used the term High Art as oppose to "art". Art is such a general term that it doesn't work in the argument. If he's trying to compare Mario with Mona Lisa, well then at least we get it. But saying games are NOT art and never will be? Not true in my opinion.

Jam it back in, in the dark.