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On the topic of Video Games and Art
nightmaremtg
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I posted this on the blog which was linked directly in the article corresponding to today's comic, but I still figured I should share with the penny arcade community MY OWN opinion on the matter. Also, the "you" in question is of course Ebert himself. Overall it's just my personal opinion on the matter, and I'm just curious what others think. That is all. Hopefully you can enjoy!
"Primarily you seem to be nit-picking a lot of what she said. Yes, her definition of chicken scratch used to describe the paintings on cave walls isn't apt because yes, for that time, being able to paint anything was in and of itself remarkable. they had nothing to compare the art to, so what we see as inaccurate chicken scratch, they saw as a brand new expression of the self. Thus, the overall note that it was a birth of an art form, but not immediately "art", and so the comparison.
However, as you say, a tribal dance with its many participants can be seen as art. So, why too, can a collaboration of many mediums and forms, together into one unified system, not be considered art as well? I of course am referring to video games which are just that. Video games are a collaborative effort of artists, musicians, writers, and almost everything in between. But ultimately, that's not the point.
The point being, video games are art. Why? Because if a fantastic story can be art, why can't a fantastic story that the reader takes a direct part in, why can't THAT also be art? What about the incredible artistic merit of the scores written for the soundtrack, are those lacking in art because of their simple compilation into a video game? Or the designers, with their creative minds and steady hands, who develop the characters and their contours, are they too not seen as artists in their own merit because of the medium they use? True art is neither bound nor defined by medium, as is evidenced by the fact that music, books, and paintings are all seen as art.
In conclusion, video games are an art in their own right, considering that they compile other art forms into one cohesive masterpiece. Bad games do exist, in fact far more than we would like to admit, but there are a number of great games, with fantastic stories, with wondrous soundtracks, and truly beautiful art styles that deserve the credit they have earned."
"Primarily you seem to be nit-picking a lot of what she said. Yes, her definition of chicken scratch used to describe the paintings on cave walls isn't apt because yes, for that time, being able to paint anything was in and of itself remarkable. they had nothing to compare the art to, so what we see as inaccurate chicken scratch, they saw as a brand new expression of the self. Thus, the overall note that it was a birth of an art form, but not immediately "art", and so the comparison.
However, as you say, a tribal dance with its many participants can be seen as art. So, why too, can a collaboration of many mediums and forms, together into one unified system, not be considered art as well? I of course am referring to video games which are just that. Video games are a collaborative effort of artists, musicians, writers, and almost everything in between. But ultimately, that's not the point.
The point being, video games are art. Why? Because if a fantastic story can be art, why can't a fantastic story that the reader takes a direct part in, why can't THAT also be art? What about the incredible artistic merit of the scores written for the soundtrack, are those lacking in art because of their simple compilation into a video game? Or the designers, with their creative minds and steady hands, who develop the characters and their contours, are they too not seen as artists in their own merit because of the medium they use? True art is neither bound nor defined by medium, as is evidenced by the fact that music, books, and paintings are all seen as art.
In conclusion, video games are an art in their own right, considering that they compile other art forms into one cohesive masterpiece. Bad games do exist, in fact far more than we would like to admit, but there are a number of great games, with fantastic stories, with wondrous soundtracks, and truly beautiful art styles that deserve the credit they have earned."
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