| DTG said:
I'd argue that video games were since their conception considered nothing more than a toy. If you look back at any video game ad from the 80's and early 90's period they were all directed toward pre adolescents. Games such as MK recieved criticisms and ultimately a no blood SNES release for it's adult content of blood and gore. You're right it would be more accurate to phrase it as immature or teen like, but video games were never considered as an entertainment form for anyone but kids and teens and Nintendo in particular played into that image with their policies and childish advertisements. Video games are just starting to grow out of that image, but even today you'd be hard pressed to find a college professor or a highly educated intellectual well versed in gaming or one that even considers video games as a medium of any artistic or thoughtful value. |
Not as hard as you might imagine. Finding one that considers them on par with books or movies you will be hard pressed admittedly. Finding one that thinks it is a viable medium for expression though is rapidly becoming easier. Mostly it is viewed as only a couple notches above a comic book, but it is a start.
