Can Video Games Be Classified As Art?

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Can Video Games Be Classified As Art?

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Depends on the game
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Re: Can Video Games Be Classified As Art?

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PsYcHo wrote:You guys still think he's human? Huh.

Art is defined not by the person who makes it, but by the person who accepts it as art. (IMO) I've played games I would consider art, but I've played many that are just something to do.
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Today you're an artist if you take a shit on a canvas.

That is not my definition of art! There has to be things like originality, skill and creativity involved for me to consider something art. When it comes to games, I also think they have to do more than just give a dopamine fix. I've played a few games that felt like art to me

Halo
Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
Baldur's Gate
Neverwinter Nights
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EquALLity wrote:A 100+ year old encyclopedia. :D
Should we start a cult now or something? :D
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Why should we start a cult? That sounds kinda stupid..
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RedAppleGP wrote:Why should we start a cult? That sounds kinda stupid..
Sarcasm, sorry.
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Cirion Spellbinder wrote:
RedAppleGP wrote:Why should we start a cult? That sounds kinda stupid..
Sarcasm, sorry.
A cult for what though?
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RedAppleGP wrote:A cult for what though?
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Cirion Spellbinder wrote:
RedAppleGP wrote:Why should we start a cult? That sounds kinda stupid..
Sarcasm, sorry.
I thought the sarcasm was pretty obvious... ;)
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Cirion Spellbinder wrote:
RedAppleGP wrote:A cult for what though?
He who is neither stone nor salad, yet stone and salad.
That sounds kinda gay.
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EquALLity wrote:
Cirion Spellbinder wrote:
RedAppleGP wrote:Why should we start a cult? That sounds kinda stupid..
Sarcasm, sorry.
I thought the sarcasm was pretty obvious... ;)
I thought my sarcasm was obvious!
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