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General Category => Public Discussion => Topic started by: ratty redemption [RIP] on April 20, 2010, 02:41:20 PM

Title: rebutting roger ebert
Post by: ratty redemption [RIP] on April 20, 2010, 02:41:20 PM

I thought this was an interesting article from ign's mike thomsen.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1084651p1.html

edit: this is g4's adam sessler's opinion:

http://g4tv.com/videos/45457/sesslers-soapbox-adam-vs-ebert---games-as-art/

Title: Re: rebutting roger ebert
Post by: kat on June 17, 2010, 01:37:31 PM

Forgot to reply to this one. In a nutshell... games are not 'art' because that's not what their purpose is. They are however, 'design'. But.. and it's a big "but" games can *become* art through something called the cultural filter - in effect when a game become *iconic* it passes from 'mere' design in to the realms of being iconographic 'art'.

Title: Re: rebutting roger ebert
Post by: ratty redemption [RIP] on June 17, 2010, 02:40:18 PM

kat, interesting and although i've never play any of the zelda games they seem to be iconic at least within the industry, would they be a good example of the cultural filter?