NeoRatt said:
The Webster dictionary definition of art:
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin art-, ars — more at arm
Date: 13th century
1 : skill acquired by experience, study, or observation
2 a : a branch of learning: (1) : one of the humanities (2) plural : liberal arts b archaic : learning, scholarship
3 : an occupation requiring knowledge or skill
4 a : the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also : works so produced b (1) : fine arts (2) : one of the fine arts (3) : a graphic art
5 a archaic : a skillful plan b : the quality or state of being artful
6 : decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter
To me Video Games falls into many of the categories in the definition... The biggest stumbling block in the definition is that video games aren't formally trained as a "fine art" in university... Typically people require "science" training to build video games. Which requires supplemental training afterwards in tools associated to the artistic side. Making video games much more then just art.
Video games require the use of skill and creative imagination to create their "interactive experiences" rather then just "asthetic objects". To me, games are art+.
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By that definition many things that aren't art can be considered art, basically anything requiring any amount of skill therefore going by the literal definition is flawed.
