I work for a gaming company (not in the creative side of it though) and I have to agree with Mary - some of our creative boys are absolute geniuses....it really takes a mind that is willing to move from reality to make some of these ideas work.
There is no debate on whether art can be found WITHIN video games. However, the question I think Ebert is addressing is "is the GAME aspect art", that is, where there is a goal to be achieved. I would have to agree with him, as much as I love video games, that it isn't.
I guess the base is to decide "what is art?". Since I am incredibly unqualified to offer a salient opinion, the best I can say is "Well, I can spell it."
However, in the Ebert article, I REALLY enjoyed the promo for Flower backed by Donovan's Catch the Wind. I thought that was art. I think I'll go back and watch it again.
Whether or not he or anyone else thinks that video games are art or not, there is a lot of creativity involved, which makes it an art form. Some of the greatest creative minds are video game developers.
The casino en ligne industry has a lot to offer gamblers who either want to gamble leisurely or want to attempt to make real money.
I work for a gaming company (not in the creative side of it though) and I have to agree with Mary - some of our creative boys are absolute geniuses....it really takes a mind that is willing to move from reality to make some of these ideas work.
There is no debate on whether art can be found WITHIN video games. However, the question I think Ebert is addressing is "is the GAME aspect art", that is, where there is a goal to be achieved. I would have to agree with him, as much as I love video games, that it isn't.
I guess the base is to decide "what is art?". Since I am incredibly unqualified to offer a salient opinion, the best I can say is "Well, I can spell it."
However, in the Ebert article, I REALLY enjoyed the promo for Flower backed by Donovan's Catch the Wind. I thought that was art. I think I'll go back and watch it again.
Whether or not he or anyone else thinks that video games are art or not, there is a lot of creativity involved, which makes it an art form. Some of the greatest creative minds are video game developers.
The casino en ligne industry has a lot to offer gamblers who either want to gamble leisurely or want to attempt to make real money.
And I just re-assert everything I said years ago in Videogames Are Art.
Ebert can only get away with this because (1) he hasn't read any aesthetic philosophy, and (2) he's mostly familiar with literature and film.