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

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McGilliguts said:

Experimental42 said:
I view game play design as a form of architecture, which itself is a form of art.

I agree that level / environment design can be considered architecture, but that is a visual/spatial art and not unique to games.

If you mean that gameplay mechanics is a form of architecture, then I think that is a different meaning of the word architecture, one that doesn't necessarily imply art, eg systems architecture

Pikmin provides an easy example of game mechanics being artistic. Its design is themed around resource management and survival, giving the player the same emotional template as the character (once they get into it). Game mechanics enable guided roleplay, I can't conceive of anything more artistic.