Minecraft wins an artsy award :3

[Iznat]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15509330

Says it all really, Minecraft came out on top at the GameCity videogame culture festival.

I searched, but didn't find this anywhere else. I was pleasantly surprised, but apparently it beat out Portal 2 and such.
Pretty nifty, if I do say so myself.

Also, mathematical formulae aren't suitable for captcha.

 

[Samurai Silhouette]

An art sandbox game beating a logic puzzle game for an artsy fartsy award? I'm surprised...

 

[intheweeds]

Good for them! Congratulations to Mojang!

"I think that technology is a real red herring. What technology is driving forward is the ability for games to look more real. To look like what a triple-A blockbuster would look like," he said.

"I don't think that is in itself something that makes them art. Otherwise we wouldn't cry at Bambi. It's not about photorealism."

-GameCity's director, Iain Simons

I agree, kind Sir!