What's the true art of video games? Video games as art vs art disguised as a game.

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McGilliguts said:

JoeTheBro said:

McGilliguts said:
I don't know if designing gameplay mechanics per se could be called an art. It's more of a technical discipline that although it does require creativity, doesn't allow for a depth of personal expression - it's more like engineering i would say.

Not at all.

Programing the mechanics is more like engineering, but designing them certainly isn't.

 

Take that from a guy who was an engineer and then became a dev.

Maybe Engineering was the wrong word. Can you give me an example of game design that might be considered art? And That is independent of the quality of visuals, story, and music. If you think game design is an art, that is.

Portal / Portal 2

Mirror's Edge

 

(Just trying, i don't even know where i stand on this atm)

Also, Experimental42 got a point, about architecture