The main problem I have with the "games are art" argument...

[Mad55]

Metallicube said:

Mad55 said:
What is art then really? i mean if games cant be art neither can movies or books because their main goal is to entertain. I believe something can have a secondary purpose and be placed in more than one category because of that. Like Okami its main goal is to entertain, but im sure the creators wanted the look to be artistic and so its art as well as entertainment.

Games CAN be artistic, I'm not denying this. But what I am saying is that games are not automatically art, nor should they be. The same way movies, TV, books, aren't always art. What bugs me is when people use the terms "games" and "art" as if they are forever linked in some way, thus implying that games that AREN'T artistic are lacking. Artistic values of gaming are more of an external feature, they shouldn't be a requirement.

Ah I see what you mean though im starting to think the word art is a pretty......well I cant really describe it but the word is weird to use in a sense.