Comments on: Are video games art? http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/18/are-video-games-art/ my life. on the internets. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Boston UI Web Design http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/18/are-video-games-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 Boston UI Web Design Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:37:07 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=964#comment-1393 It's really difficult to define art. I never really thought of games as pieces of art, but now that i think of it, who's to say it isn't art? It’s really difficult to define art. I never really thought of games as pieces of art, but now that i think of it, who’s to say it isn’t art?

]]> By: Bren http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/18/are-video-games-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Bren Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:29:15 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=964#comment-1381 The librarians at the University of Illinois at least recognise them as important cultural artefacts: "Saving "virtual worlds" from extinction" http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/06/the-art-of-archiving-virtual-worlds.ars The librarians at the University of Illinois at least recognise them as important cultural artefacts:
“Saving “virtual worlds” from extinction”
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/06/the-art-of-archiving-virtual-worlds.ars

]]> By: Jaymis http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/18/are-video-games-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 Jaymis Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:52:08 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=964#comment-1340 Every new generation makes new things that previous generations vilify. In this post-post-modern world, it's art if the artist says "it's art". Any argument against any "work of art" as art can be flipped. "Structurally, computer games are an unimaginative industry." Spent much time at drawing classes? Landscape photography? Seen many quantum leaps in painting technique appear in the last 50 years? The infinitely-vast majority of "art" produced throughout the history of the planet is utterly unimaginitive pap. "Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock-n-roll." Shigeru Miyamoto Ebert and his ilk know that throughout history, new forms of art are always frowned upon by the old guard. Anyone entering into the "debate" enters it fully aware of that fact, so the only reasons I can think that they actually start it are: 1. They just want to start an argument and get some attention, or: 2. They think that they're more special than Rembrandt, Picasso, Dali, Warhol, and all of the other grumpy geniuses that came before. Also, Penny Arcade said it very well: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/4/21/ Every new generation makes new things that previous generations vilify.

In this post-post-modern world, it’s art if the artist says “it’s art”.

Any argument against any “work of art” as art can be flipped.

“Structurally, computer games are an unimaginative industry.”

Spent much time at drawing classes? Landscape photography? Seen many quantum leaps in painting technique appear in the last 50 years? The infinitely-vast majority of “art” produced throughout the history of the planet is utterly unimaginitive pap.

“Video games are bad for you? That’s what they said about rock-n-roll.” Shigeru Miyamoto

Ebert and his ilk know that throughout history, new forms of art are always frowned upon by the old guard. Anyone entering into the “debate” enters it fully aware of that fact, so the only reasons I can think that they actually start it are:
1. They just want to start an argument and get some attention, or:
2. They think that they’re more special than Rembrandt, Picasso, Dali, Warhol, and all of the other grumpy geniuses that came before.

Also, Penny Arcade said it very well: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/4/21/

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