Essentially this.
Personally I believe video games are a form of art, but not all video games are artful. A game like Grim Fandango which has a distinct aesthetic and design I would say is more artful than say, Cookie Clicker.
Again though, art is a study but it also relies on subjectivity.
well for a short and sweet answer: yes depending on the person asked.
More or less, any game with a story of sorts or one that uses highly interpretive art styles should be called art. Anything other than that should not.
I agree with this, but I think game design and mechanics can also count. Anything. And I mean anything that is created can be art.
Some are more artistic than others.
Minecraft is best art, totally needs most love 4/20
Ok I really like that video games are finally taken somewhat seriously and are now considered art
Yes. End of Discussion to be honest
But its also the worst drug out there. What music, movies, and pictures couldnt do, video games have surpassed them all, almost too good for their own good
And also if this is considered art, then freaking video games are as well.
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It really depends on the kind of game, but I do think that some games are art
like the mass effect trilogy, I’d say is a work of art
I would say ME1, ME2 and certain parts of ME3 are art (the ending for example is them trying to be to artistic and fail miserably at it).
The problem with art is it really is up to the beholder. There are some (albeit strange) people who actually like ME3’s ending.
My personal definition of art is a product of hard work that captures the attention of it’s beholders.
By that definition many games are indeed art. The ME3 ending isn’t great but it is art to someone.
Video games? Art?
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Naaah. That’s ridiculous.
My brother used to work for a college art gallery and he said he hated art like that, mostly because he draws realism but people appreciate dumb things like white blocks.
Seriously, that takes NO skill to make. Art should also be about skill AND the thought behind it. It makes art a joke.
So as you said, video games are kinds art. It’s an art you can get into, something that can wow your eyes and interact with.
Nuh-uh
It takes, like, two whole hours of minimum wage to earn the fifteen dollars it takes to buy an empty canvas.
Work =/= Skill
Necessarily, anyways. They can go hand in hand, but I’m talking about art skill.
Even video game designers use skill for programming and designing levels and stuff.
Ugh, I don’t want this discussed on the message boards. It’s such a complicated issue (when it doesn’t need to be).
But here is my simple solution to this issue: If a game is intended to be art, it should be considered art. If a game is intended to be entertainment, it should be considered entertainment. If it is intended to be both, it should be counted as both.
Ye, pretty much.
Anything you put hard work and love into can be considered art
To be fair, i do think you should look up Don Hertzfeldt tho.
Well, I’m arguing FOR things like animations and video games being art.
That guy seems pretty cool, considering he does animation.
Well I was sort of leaning against the “art requires skill” thing. With enough creativity, even stick figures can speak volumes.