My girlfriend's art teacher said video games are not art. Do you agree?

[Rogerioandrade]

MDMAlliance said:

Rogerioandrade said:

Here's the problem with saying that: it's assuming that just because it requires one to be able to overcome those challenges that those challenges are the focus.  

Challenges and goals are always the focus on a game. If there´s not challenge to be overcome, then they´re not games. Simply put.

 

However, books are neither observatory nor interactive.  

you have to read them, then they´re observatory anyway. 

 

Again, I disagree.  We can't assume all games are out to do only offering a challenge. 

Again, if they don´t offer  a challenge or a goal to achieve, they are not games.

 

By definition, that would make it that blind people cannot experience nor create art (given they were born blind). 

A blind person has other senses rather than vision to guide their observation skills. He can hear a song, a story or touch a statue,  there´s no point in saying that blind persons can´t experience art. Sorry, but your statement seems very offensie towards blind people. Those are able of much more than you think.