tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post6921074061280233545..comments2023-06-24T04:29:24.130-07:00Comments on The Gay Gamer: 'Games are not and never will be art.' Oh, really?Bryan Ochallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-52410462901681184452010-02-09T11:35:50.183-08:002010-02-09T11:35:50.183-08:00I think one of the problems with the "are gam...I think one of the problems with the "are games art?" topic is that it's been the "topic du jour" for so long that nearly everyone is sick of it. (Not me, obviously.) Also, I think a lot of gamers and game-makers don't like it because it produces so much eye-rolling from the non-gaming masses -- who think, "Of course games aren't art!" <br /><br />Personally, I think the topic has become a bit stale because most of us talk about it in the wrong way. Whenever most of us discuss whether games are or aren't an art form, we talk about games that look or sound good -- like Okami -- or games that are artsy-fartsy or quirky -- like Katamari Damacy. <br /><br />That's all well and good, but I think there's more to the conversation than that -- basically, I think we've only scratched the surface of the discussion so far.Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-32527846345783789882010-02-09T05:47:50.615-08:002010-02-09T05:47:50.615-08:00I am currently beating my head against a wall. Jo...I am currently beating my head against a wall. Join me?<br /><br />Ugh.<br /><br />It reminds me of the post I did on HL about art vs. entertainment. Holy hell did I get torn up for that one. Apparently people take offense when you suggest that video games are an art form. I would have thought that people over there would be in support of an idea like that...guess not. I think maybe people on the interwebz just like to bitch.Viewtiful_Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987909785863469591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740650.post-27482663603111628232010-02-08T18:50:55.913-08:002010-02-08T18:50:55.913-08:00BTW, the rather fabulous piece of gaming-inspired ...BTW, the rather fabulous piece of gaming-inspired art was stolen from the Art History of Games website -- arthistoryofgames.com. My thanks go out to the witty person who came up with it :)Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.com