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Are games art ?

richymcdermott · 2011-05-24 21:37:23

We have heard this debate being made for years , some developers say yes games are art others say no , my personal opinion i think someday we can call games art but not right now. Yes games like shadow of the colossus and ico and others are great experience i dont think they are art but they are a stepping stone of…

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#62 25-05-2011 9:54pm
Randomer.

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Are games art? Is there art in games?

Imo there could not be games without art. Does music cease to be artistic once its used in a video game?

Imo art can be found everywhere in games. Whether the game itself is art? Depends on the game I guess.

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#63 27-05-2011 1:51am
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Art can and is everything it is how you view the object it what defines it as art.

games are art
sport is an art

hey even picking your nose and flicking it is an art.

art cannot be defined to one particular form or another for that very reason it is art.

art is made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions so anything that makes you think and feel is art.

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