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Are Video Games Art?

Jan Vržina or TheParanoidSurvivor asks a question that's been looming in the gaming and arts community for decades and attempts to answer it.

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incendy354394d ago

Pretty good video, except for the mask :D. As for the topic, no question they are art!

GutZ314394d ago

Anything made by man, with much thought can be considered art.
If something as simple as a tool can be both a technology, and beautiful, it is art.

Games? They meet that criteria head on, and then some.

F4sterTh4nFTL4394d ago

Some are, but most games are just products being sold to make as much money as possible.

ironfist924394d ago

I agree with this. Most of its just cashing in on franchises, paying more attention to gameplay, graphics, and fanboy pandering than trying to portray something unique.

However games like Journey show that there are a few cases of interactive art.

solar4394d ago

why not? a chick queefing eggs full of paint is art by some sorta weird idea.

itisallaboutps4394d ago

Of course. Especially by the scenery they create and the atmosphere.

robtion4394d ago

Oh boy, here we go...

A better question, does it even matter?

Wni04394d ago

to quote the great alex turner

that's where youre wrong

ofc it matters. you want videogames to be at the bottom of the arts?

yesah4394d ago

No, it doesn't matter. Art is just a word.

Wni04394d ago

right rape is just a word too, cept its really bad

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Hideo Kojima put Low Roar in Death Stranding because gamers need more culture in their lives

It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.

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Mojang partners with Merlin Entertainments for the Minecraft theme park, Minecraft World

Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.

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Yakuza Live-Action Miniseries Debuts March 17 Exclusively on IGN

A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.

CrimsonWing6964d ago (Edited 64d ago )

I hope it’s better than that Prime series… woof.

shinXseijuro64d ago

Haven’t watched it . Is it not good ?

Seth_hun64d ago

Looks like everyone is a miscast :)