SmashLovesTitanQuest said:
You have 2 minutes to explain why it matters. Hell, I will even give you 3, so you have enough time to look up what "irony" means.
Also, define "artistic value".
Irony: an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
my expectations were that anyone who would play all three Mass Effect games, would see value in games as an artform after all, the games are roughly 90% story
as to why it matters? it protects video games under the first amendment, gives certain groups less of an argument when they want to change or stop a game (remember when people were offended Shepherd could be
gay? )
but most importantly because
it creates better games what would Mass Effect be without any artistic direction? if all you were doing was picking a red or blue circle for red or blue 'points' and every now and then you had to shoot vague polygons that would give you even more red and blue points.
When I watch the VGA's and see Real live tea bagging, celebrities who have nothing to do with the industry and jokes aimed at a 13 year old boy I can't help but think:
"Jesus, Is this what the majority of people actually think we like?"
I play video games, but it's not the only thing I do and I don't like to be treated as if it is. The idea that video games are 'art' implies that it's something
anyone could enjoy. It's easy to find someone who doesn't share your very specific taste in music but it's pretty rare to find someone who hates
all music or books or movies....
Why is it that reading poorly written books is considered a good thing, while playing even the most artistic and engaging video game is considered a waste of time and childish?
That's why I care, because the medium gets no respect when it's considered a 'toy'
