Are Videogames Art?

[Reasonable]

reask said:

Reasonable said:
Anything can be Art. Very few videogames are simply because they're not trying to be. But could the be? Sure.

 

I take your point reasonable but if you look at different games you can see the work that went into them.

 

My point been some games are just better than others because the guys behind it were really into it.

 

I mean is TV art?

 

Is hollywood art?

 

My point been the fx are mostly done on computers.

 

I agree it is only entertainment and do not want to seem to be going on some sort of rant or anything.

 

But the buzz has to be there when you turn out a good game.

And lets not forget they like artists get reviewed.

 

 

Oh I think we're agreeing actually!  I believe most games to date aren't Art only in the sense their creators were not even trying to make them art.  They were focused on them as entertainment.  I do think we are at the point though were soon enough someone (you could argue some already have) is going to set out from the start to make a videogame that is also Art.

Art is so slippery to define but I've always like the take that it requires either a conscious observer (for example the woods were there before someone took an Artistic photograph of them) or deliberate intent (i.e when I drop paint its a mess, when Pollock does it its Art).