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 Member 66 Level 29.37 Mar 2006 
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To me, art is a product that offers something more than just mere functionality.
Of course, the main functionality of games is to offer fun and entertainment, but in my opinion, games also offer more than just that. Every single game is the result of people's creative work and thus carries emotion and meaning. When I play a game, I tend to look behind its raw functionality, or mechanism. I'm having fun discovering the more subtle aspects and creative decisions involved in creating it as part of the experience. If you enjoy games like I do, it's really hard to not recognize every single one of them as being a work of art in some way or another. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 66 Level 29.37 Mar 2006
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Well, according to the generally agreed upon definition of "art", all video games should be recognized as such. With the basic criteria at hand, there isn't even much room for discussion.
Of course, this doesn't mean you can't value a particular work of art more than others. But categorizing some games as art and others not is just plain stupid. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
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