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Subject: Do you consider video games to be art?

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Poll: Do you consider video games to be art?  [closed]
Yes:  91%
(104 Votes)
No:  9%
(10 Votes)
Total Votes: 114

I do.

How about you Flood?. Explain why you came to that conclusion.

I do expect the poll to be a bit bias to people saying yes obviously since this is a gaming website.

This is Roger Ebert argument as to why video games aren't art, at least his most fundamental point.

"No one in or out of the [videogame] field has ever been able to cite a game worthy of comparison with the great poets, filmmakers, novelists and poets"

[Edited on 01.02.2013 7:49 PM PST]

  • 01.02.2013 7:41 PM PDT

Hell yeah.

  • 01.02.2013 7:42 PM PDT

Name: Vien (Sven) 'Quitonm
Age: 19
Species: Sangheili
Height: 6'7"
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Yes.

  • 01.02.2013 7:42 PM PDT
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Of course not. They're toys for immature children.

  • 01.02.2013 7:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: Vien Quitonmee
Yes.
I would assume OP hasn't seen Vien's pics.

  • 01.02.2013 7:42 PM PDT

Sure.

  • 01.02.2013 7:42 PM PDT
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The supreme court of the US does.

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  • 01.02.2013 7:43 PM PDT
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.

No more or less than any other form of human expression or storytelling. Hell, even a platformer can be artsy based on the graphic styling and soundtrack.

1's and 0's can be art. Getting them arranged in a way that makes people think, laugh, cry, grind their teeth, or any other reaction, that is the tricky part.

  • 01.02.2013 7:43 PM PDT

Yes, they're a combination of things that would be called art ( literature, drawings , paintings) so why can't they be called art?

  • 01.02.2013 7:44 PM PDT

"It is the cruelest fate, to have written words that meant well and see them made wicked and unwise. What was meant to encourage life, used instead to justify taking it."

Some simple, well-done, thought-provoking games can be considered art, like To the Moon.

  • 01.02.2013 7:44 PM PDT
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Video games is a medium, so yes

  • 01.02.2013 7:44 PM PDT

I know my ways. So just stay back.

It's like plays and movies. Video games are a combination of arts to make one art. It include music, 3D design, graphic design, litituar, (excuse spelling) and programming to do pleasing things. Plus, the Smithsonian considers it to be an art.

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We all wear masks and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing our own skin.

Sadly, anything can be considered art.

  • 01.02.2013 7:45 PM PDT

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The Flood Theory of Deterioration: q(p)=(qi)e^(-p/r)

Where q(p) is the quality of the thread as a function of p posts, (qi) is the inital quality of the first post, p is the amount of posts and r is the e-peen of the original poster.

Some of them, yes, some of them, no. Though I don't consider every movie, painting or song to be art either.

  • 01.02.2013 7:45 PM PDT

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It looks like a Puma?!?

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  • 01.02.2013 7:46 PM PDT

Hahaha, that's funny I thought you said my stats will be on Waypoint now. Wait, you were serious? Then, Nooooooooooooo!!!

-BLAM- you. Your really gettin' on my nerves today aren't you.

Crap forgot the quote um, to the person who said it was a toy for little children. I know, I know, not the exact quote but still my point is clear right?

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  • 01.02.2013 7:48 PM PDT

心の中に弱い風が吹いています。

Journey's a great example of a video game that could be considered art.

  • 01.02.2013 7:49 PM PDT

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Posted by: Vien Quitonmee
Yes.

Sangheili anatomy, if not for halo, we would not have that masterpiece

  • 01.02.2013 7:54 PM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Yes and anyone who says no is completely unfamiliar with a video game's design process which involves, funnily enough, artwork, sculpting, modelling etc. Everything it takes to declare a piece of film as art is part of the design process for games, not to mention music as well which is an art in itself.

Video games are the culmination of many forms of art, artistic visions and stylistic choices. Look at games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Journey, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo and so on - each are distinctive in style and are beautifully artistic.

  • 01.02.2013 8:04 PM PDT

Of course. Even if you forget about art being subjective, a video game is composed of everything that is, historically, art.

  • 01.02.2013 8:05 PM PDT
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Yes.

Just look at Red Dead Redemption.

  • 01.02.2013 8:06 PM PDT

Wheres Meh Sniper?

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Absolutely.

  • 01.02.2013 8:07 PM PDT

*scratches nuts*

Posted by: derka derka
Yes.

Just look at Red Dead Redemption.

  • 01.02.2013 8:07 PM PDT

the one who jokes to much

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Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.

Of course games are art. If you loook at it purely visually, many games today have amazing art styles and graphics. Far Cry 3, Skyrim, and Halo all have beatiful vistas and characters. If you look at the sound, many games have great soundtracks. Dishonoured, Halo, and many others have long and exceptional soundtracks coupled with great sound effects and quality. Story-wise, we have games like Deus Ex, Bioshock, and Mass Effect.

  • 01.02.2013 8:19 PM PDT

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