| Bobbuffalo said: The only ones that defines something as art are 1)the mainstream people 2)Time Do you think that photography was seemed as an art form when it started? of course not! I took its time to get accepted and mature so it started to be shaped as an art form. The same can be said of movies. Will videogames became art? yes, but they have to keep in touch with the mainstream flow so it can start growing. |
Good posting. But I can't help remembering that for many years there was a lively debate over whether photography could be considered art. The debate was, of course, never settled but died out when people gradually realized that arguing over a label doesn't change reality. It was particularly important to know whether it was art because it's place in culture and society was so well established that everyone knew what it was and what it did and what it meant to them; none of which depends on know whether or not its art.
Are video games art? Who gives a rat's ass. They are only worth whatever pleasure they provide to you, be it esthetic or visceral. It is what it is.
Malstrom recognizes this but he is also writing to outrage people. He often is over the top but he also is a genius and one of the few, or perhaps only, analyst that correctly anticipated and understood everything that has happened to video gaming. Just because he is controversal and often outrageous does not mean he is wrong.
I like reading him because whether I agree or disagree, I always come away with a new perspective. To me, that makes reading what he says often delightful, even hilarious, sometimes disturbing, but always instructive.
