Video Games Are Officially Art!

[shadyh8er]

And the fandom rejoiced...

 

[icame]

Heads have been pulled out of asses. This is a good day

 

[Projo]

Really? Video games are "art" now? That's a step down guys, "art" is awful. Do you know what being art means? It means video games are now comparable to this:

 

[GiantRaven]

Happy days. Now we (myself included) can all stop harping on about it. The constant reiterative discussions were getting a little tiresome personally.

 

[Cat of Doom]

Take that Roger Ebert.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/7473-Extra-Punctuation-Videogames-as-Art


An insightful Extra punctuation which sums up my views.

 

[JediMB]

Art... is still subjective.

Business as usual.

 

[Canadish]

Woah! That came outta no where! Epic Victory!

Now only the court case stands before the industry. And this might just be the silver bullet we need.

I don't know what else to say, this post does the news no justice! Can we get some epic image please?
Something along the lines of the Anti-Omni Facepalm?

 

[moretimethansense]

It's about damn time.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Art... is still subjective.

Business as usual.

Except now gaming can get funding from the government because it's art. So no, it's not business as usual, it's a big step forward.

 

[Lagslayer]

It shouldn't even matter in the first place.

I still don't get why people care so much.

Because art is covered by free speech. It means they won't be able to censor the medium.

 

[Innegativeion]

A certain gaming celebrity, on gaming as an art form and a science, directed at the haters:

Somewhere, Roger Ebert is eating his words.

 

[JediMB]

Art... is still subjective.

Business as usual.

Except now gaming can get funding from the government because it's art. So no, it's not business as usual, it's a big step forward.

I was considering editing my post for that, but couldn't be bothered.

This hos no bearing on my government, anyway.

 

[AlexNora]

If you'll excuse me I have to spend a few hours admiring art, and there a sale at gamestop I mean the local art gallery.

that makes use art connoisseurs right?

I'm really happy though seriously great day ;D

 

[BrotherSurplice]

Now THIS is a step forward.

 

[Speakercone]

Really? Video games are "art" now? That's a step down guys, "art" is awful. Do you know what being art means? It means video games are now comparable to this:

I'm not sure I quite understand what's going on there. As far as I can tell, this girl was trying to make soup but couldn't due to staggering ineptitude with a can opener, then smeared the soup on her shirt and delivered some lines of "dialogue" ... then started stripping but stopped half way through because no one was tipping her.

that about right or have I completely missed the point?

 

[PureIrony]

And you can count the number of non-gamers who care on one hand.

This isn't over: not until we produce something really mind-blowing. Games have done some pretty amazing things, but if we're going to get real recognition, we're going to have to create a golden age, the kind of thing that made film as respectable as it is today.

Not saying it won't happen. But lets not wave any banners yet.

 

[Projo]

I'm not sure I quite understand what's going on there. As far as I can tell, this girl was trying to make soup but couldn't due to staggering ineptitude with a can opener, then smeared the soup on her shirt and delivered some lines of "dialogue" ... then started stripping but stopped half way through because no one was tipping her.

that about right or have I completely missed the point?

The point is that that is considered a work of art. Artistic expression with some sort of depth and plausibility to it. The terms "art" and "work of art" are accountable for that train wreck that a room full of people considers a masterpiece, and video games are now on that level as well.