Grant ShepherdAre video games art? Final
September 7th 2008 06:44
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This question is not only central to this debate, but every debate regarding the acceptance of what is considered art. Is something art because of the way it has been created? Or is it only gauged on how you as an audience respond to the given piece?
I think in regards to this debate it is a bit of both. But the role of the production values is what initially created the increased acceptance of the medium. This is because the recent increases in production values has in turn created better quality games and thus made the overall experience much more positive and more easily acceptable in terms of the artistic qualities present.
An example of this is graphics. Due to the role of technology the graphics now available in video games is unbelievable. Gone are the days of heavily pixelated characters with no visible signs of emotional activity. Today’s gaming icons are incredibly detailed right down to the way characters talk and react. It’s the little things that make the difference, features like wrinkles when people are expressing emotions and sweat running down faces adds just that little bit of realism. This creates a much more realistic character and therefore helps the audience identify with them better.
These features in turn help the audience interact just that little bit more and become invested in the characters and events that take place. Therefore it has made it much easier for developers to create interesting storylines to fit the new technology and make you as the audience understand exactly what it is they are trying to express to you.
Conclusion
So after weighing up both sides of this topical argument it is hard to deny the fact that video gaming has put forward a very strong case in regards to being considered a new form of art. But what remains is the fact that art is very objective. What may be art to you may be rubbish to another. Art is what you want it to be, if you think something is art, then it is art in your eyes. And that’s all that really matters.
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