| flames_of said: That was an interesting point, but isn't art to be appreciated by the beholder? And is it possible for art to be perfect? |
The idea is that it's possible for a piece of art to be perfect. That in itself is certainly debatable. My perspective is based on Kant's "Critique of Judgment".
You could use another standard, like Aquinas' idea of perfection, and hold that no thing can be perfect except GOD. Someone who is purely a relativist would tend to say no thing can be perfect (or they might say "Who's to say?"). Depending on which way you approach it you get different answers.
Religion and morality aside, take a great piece of art like a symphony by Beethoven and analyze it. It has a mathematical consistency and coherency that is astounding. How many people add or subtract notes from one of these works to make them better? How many people approach a critique of Michangelo's sculptures by remarking on how they could have been improved? Take those kinds of questions and start applying them to games and see what you come up with.
