How to Argue that Video Games are Art?
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Can video games be categorized as art? On one side we have modern artists who won’t mind categorizing anything as art such as a shark preserved in formaldehyde or cubes filled with New York city’s Garbage.
On the other hand, we have the late Roger Ebert, the famous film critic who argued that video games can never be art because they are simply games, and the difference between art and games is that you can win a game. It has rules, points, objectives, and a clear outcome.
Are video games or art?
What is art and what is a game?
Let us explore the answer to these questions together and learn more about art and video games and in the end, you can tell us how you would categorize video games.
On the other hand, we have the late Roger Ebert, the famous film critic who argued that video games can never be art because they are simply games, and the difference between art and games is that you can win a game. It has rules, points, objectives, and a clear outcome.
Are video games or art?
What is art and what is a game?
Let us explore the answer to these questions together and learn more about art and video games and in the end, you can tell us how you would categorize video games.
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Song Before Sunrise by Lee Rosevere
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05.04.2022
