Posted by Martyn Cooke on Sep 10, 2009 ten past two pm
The question is: are all games art, or only the ones created by those considering them to be art?
Let me put it this way, is chess art? Sure you can craft special chess pieces, and skillful play could be considered to be an artform, but is the game itself art - and if so, why?
Don't get me wrong, I feel very strongly that games are art - but I have trouble articulating exactly why I believe so.
Is it because games are crafted?
The ceiling of the Sistine chapel was crafted by someone, and then used as Michelangelo's canvas.
Does that mean there's some natural order as to what crafts are more dominant types of art?
Perhaps "art" is just some gut feeling, internally programmed into individuals who cast their gaze over a creation and say "I don't know if it's art, but I like it".
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Posted by Martyn Cooke on Sep 10, 2009 ten past two pm
Let me put it this way, is chess art? Sure you can craft special chess pieces, and skillful play could be considered to be an artform, but is the game itself art - and if so, why?
Don't get me wrong, I feel very strongly that games are art - but I have trouble articulating exactly why I believe so.
Is it because games are crafted?
The ceiling of the Sistine chapel was crafted by someone, and then used as Michelangelo's canvas.
Does that mean there's some natural order as to what crafts are more dominant types of art?
Perhaps "art" is just some gut feeling, internally programmed into individuals who cast their gaze over a creation and say "I don't know if it's art, but I like it".