Should Video Games Be Considered Art Summary

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In the article written by Roger Ebert, “Video Games Can Never Be Art”, he discusses his view on why video games should not be considered art. In the beginning Ebert explains why he thinks today’s video games can not compare to modern art, furthermore they will not ever be close to poets or filmmakers work (Ebert). Ebert then brings up the Ted talk with Santiago where he states, “No one in or out of the field has ever been able to cite a game worthy of comparison with the great poets, filmmakers, novelists and poets” (Ebert). What he is trying to say here is that when gamemakers are creating video games they will never equal up to their artistic ability of these different types of artist. Then he mentions how video games are not art because

Since the inception of video games they have been targeted in one fashion or another by various groups and media outlets. The concern being that video games are teaching not only our youth, but everyone who plays them, how to be very aggressive and overly violent. That they are simply death-or-kill simulators for the public to practice on society. I’m immediately disagreeing with the concept of video games are what’s causing certain individual(s) to behave in a depraved manner. A similar example to the video game argument is how music groups like Marilyn Manson and Rammstein were blamed for the Columbine Massacre. Both groups literally had no connection to the incident what so ever, but Marilyn Manson took most of the blame because the public wanted a scapegoat. In short, Marilyn Manson was blamed for the Columbine Massacre because the two teenagers who committed the heinous act were reported to be fans of his music and listened to him often.

Video Games are evolving and are more popular than ever in 2017. Some games have gotten so popular that they have millions of fans gather in stadiums to watch their favorite celebrity gamers play their favorite game for massive amounts of cash. While this idea sounds crazy to some people, it is becoming the new normal in other places such as Korea and China.

Although Ebert did not engage with the issue again and his view remains mired in controversy, the notion that video games are ineligible to be considered fine art due to their commercial appeal and structure as choice-driven narratives has proved persuasive for many including video game luminary Brian

I had always wanted to program, not just anything. I wanted to program video games. Not just any video game. I wanted to to program the greatest game ever made.

The video game world is full of wonders, fantasy worlds, and even real life scenarios that we see on television. There are games based off of television shows, popular movies, and even comic book universes. In David Perry’s speech and presentation, “Are Video Games Better Than Life?” he brought up a lot of points about gaming both from its humble beginnings to where we are today. However, he made it clear that the discussion was to be about the video game world. Are video games better than reality? This is a hard question with various and diverse answers. It is something that people from just about all walks of life have an opinion about. Through the use of a media presentation, he showed the diverse evolution of games; how since

In the article “Art Form For The Digital Age,” by Henry Jenkins, Jenkins elaborates on the ever expanding video game industry and cites that it is now being considered a digital art. The gaming industry is also said to be the form of art in today’s economy that has grown the most.

Games Art? movie critic Roger Ebert has an opposing view on whether video games should be

Did you know that Esports, or electronic sports, has risen to be one of the most popular areas throughout the world? It has been controversial on which video games should be considered a sport. They should be this type of pastime because they require a certain set of skills that they keep in pristine condition and they have to work together through communication to be able to win in their series. Albeit, video games are not very physical and have made some people less active.

In an article titled Video Games Can Never be Art, the author, Roger Ebert, a famous film critic and well known journalist, shares his opinion that video games will never have the same status as other great works. To specify, he claims that ”no video gamer now living will survive long enough to experience the medium as an art form,” (Ebert). He then subsequently explains that the definition of art is “the creation of one artist,” (Ebert) meaning that a dance is an art because of the choreographer, and architecture is art because of the architect. (Ebert) Very early in the article Ebert makes his point exceedingly clear, he states that not only does he consider video games as something not worth his time, but that they will never (in this lifetime,) amount to the works of any great artist such as Michelangelo or Picasso. He then furthermore contrasts art mediums, including composing,

Have you ever thought video games can be Art? Many people might agree on this topic. An American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter and author Robert Ebert has a different view on this topic. He has expressed his opponent view through the article “Video Games Can Never be Art”. Even though he tries to deal on this topic by many examples, definitions and critics, he doesn’t looks like expertise, unbiased, and mature in this topic.

I’m still reading a bunch and my current book, Extra Lives, is essentially critical theory on video games as literature. This divide between what makes something ‘art’ is something I’m kinda big on, so it’s a fascinating read. There’s one thing that Tom Bissell says which struck me: that because video games must be, by nature, fun, they’re seen as being less artistic or literary than other mediums.

The discussion about videogames having the credit to be considered art is already dated. When presenting his reasons, Eric Zimmerman - the author of the text "Games, stay away from art. Please"- makes it clear that the subject is not only old but also pointless. Some of his motives contradicts at some point of the article, but all that we can conclude of clear way is the discussion that video games wheater or not can be considered art will never debunk its cultural value in the media and in the life of its players.

In contemporary society, the technology of violent video game become more and more advanced. The effects of media violence on video games has been increasing in people’s daily life. It is still be an issue and have a lot of debate on whether or not violent video games should be