Video Games Can Never Be Art

Video games are a fast growing form of technology. This issue has to be discussed because of the two confronting sides that embark it. Because of the issue video games have to either continue growing as they are or they have to be stopped completely or a settlement between the two parties has to be

Video games are progressively becoming a crucial medium today, despite the light connotation of its initial categorization. Today they are a business that produces billions of dollars and employs engineers and artists alike in an art form connecting interactive games, to virtual societies where millions of people dwell. However, like all human products, our same emotion, flaws and injustice show in the games, with the impression of hatred, racism and stereotypes that are our everyday background. What are the creators of these video games real intentions in the desire they produce in the human?

Video games have been around technology for years now. It started as a hobby but it has grown into something that no one had expected. It is now a thrilling, hair-raising tournaments crowded by millions of fans. Competitive gaming has influenced many lives and it is still constantly growing. Money's always spent on the tournaments and arenas and many people don’t believe it is not a sport. However, video games should be considered a sport. Gaming has mental strategy and exercises and their competition is highly intense like all other physical sports. Both sports and video games include working together and teamwork. Sports are a category that is logical to say that videogames should be considered in.

The game seeks to trick us for a time into abandoning what is real (home) and focus on what is inside our monitors and T.V.s. Baudrillard spoke on the process of a simulated reality in a multi-step process. “In the first case, the image is a good appearance – representation is of the sacramental order.” This can be related to the early days of video games when they used cathode ray tubes to project pixelated images onto a curved glass scene. Video games where very new, and exciting. “In the second, it is an evil appearance – it is of the order of maleficence. This can be related to games starting about 15 years ago till today. Video games were and still are thought to be a source of violence in people. Many view them as a waste of time and that they detriment a person. Though this mentality is starting to fade as we shift towards the third order “In the third, it plays at being an appearance – it is of the order of sorcery”. Technology is starting to advance to the point that anyone without training in the field cannot understand what is going on. As myths about video games negative appearance are being debunked or confirmed their negative aspects are getting swallowed up by the more exciting advancements in the fields. “In the fourth, it is no longer of the order of appearances but of simulation.” At this level the video game stops being a game, and starts to become a part of everyday life (home). For as much as some may dedicate their whole lives to games, in the

The author says that, nowadays, a lot of people label video games as “violent, addictive, childish, and worthless.” On the one hand, these people are somewhat right that video games have a bad influence on the younger generation, but they miss “the big picture” in another way. As Wright says, “…watching someone play a game is a different experience than actually holding the controller and playing it yourself.”

He wants to inform his audience of the scares of how technology is evolving. Also, how that only is supporting the desire to play the games and creating a possible avenue for businesses to take advantage of the people through this weakness for video games. Although, he was clearly was against playing video games he left his opinion out for the most part and his criticism came through, historical information and quotes of those who matter to the subject. Anderson’s writing was meant to be read by the common person because his writing doesn’t require much background information and he would want as many people as possible to red this and consider his ideas. His point was very clear but his tone in the writing can come off as quick stated and rude. Anderson doesn’t give much of the opposing opinion and when he did he dismissed it right away. His writing although well read and interesting it didn't pull me over to his side. The article try to push the readers to Anderson’s point of view and this is where it was most lacking because it felt like a repetitive thesis through out the

Main Point III: For this reason, this has been the focal point of the “video games are art” debate. At the same time, the debate as a whole has had some opposition.

disbelief about video games not being considered art. In the article by Nick Gillespie, Are Video

To quote the famous game designer Santiago Sir “Games are not just art, they are the most revolutionary form of art mankind has ever known about”. Video games are a hybrid form of art that brings together multiple forms of art. Video games are very aesthetic. They achieve this through the use of their realistic graphics, in depth development of the story, and the emotional attachment built overtime with the game.

According to Leonard, video games mostly portray violence, sex, racism, stereotype and gender. Thus, is of extreme importance to pay attention to what is given and shown to kids, teenagers and even adults who play video games. For instance, Leonard (2006) is aware about the importance and the impact video games has on everyone, as he mentions, “Video games teach, inform, and control, mandating our development of tools of virtual literacy to expand pedagogies of games as part of a larger discursive turn to (and within) game studies. We need to teach about games because games are teaching so much about us . . . and “them” (p. 88). Whereas, Krpata (2008) believes that video games are just pure entertainment as he mentions, “Hey man, it’s just a game!” (para. 28). Clearly, Leonard is more aware than Krpata about the importance of video games. People might argue and say that Krpata statement is more realistic since he is a gamer and is used to play all kinds of video games. Nonetheless, Leonard is more realistic since video games can have a series of effect on the player. It can make the players to stereotype with other races and genders. In addition, video games can inform about current issues, history, and adult life by making the gamer to have sex and so

should become a form of art. when Roger Ebert stated that videogames are nothing and that they

Although most readers of the article “Videogames Will Never Be Art” have argued videogames are not art in any means possible, closer examination shows videogames are art because of its aesthetic beauty, authorship, and deep meaning for each game. As I respond to the article “Video games cannot be art”, I will show you why I I agree and disagree with the writer’s article. First reason we will explore Ebert’s credibility and

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

Martin explains how “videogames may only be regarded as an art form if movies are considered art. Is the Wizard of Oz art? Strong arguments indicate it is” (Clarke, 351). A similarity between movies and videogames is movies rely on special effects, unique acting, concepts, sketches, and much more, as do videogames. Martin continues “games continually strive to become interactive movies” (Clarke, 352). Through their unique stories and the way they tell them, videogames and movies are now extremely identical. “Videogame creators utilize many of the same processes that painters and movie producers employ. Concepts must be sketched out, characters modelled…. Landscapes rendered…. Narratives produced…. Music composed. In doing this, videogames compile all of the art world’s tools into one medium; drawing, painting, sculpting, design, architecture, creative writing…. acting all come together to create videogames” (Clarke, 350).

I believe he had a valid opinion regarding the video games effects, offered a logical and interesting argument that highlights how they can be beneficial and compared the virtual games’ side effects with other forms of entertainment’s which outstand his argument, however, he had not used information fairly by not familiarizing the readers with the counter arguments in addition to showing a biased interpretation of facts by not documenting the complete truth regarding the Lanza case which raised a question regarding his motives and his article’s