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Videogames as Art: Does it Really Matter?

Dick Ward writes: "Last week the internet was abuzz yet again with the Twittering of angry gamers because Roger Ebert refused to categorize videogames as an art form. But really, why does it matter?"

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ReBurn5103d ago

Whether something is art is in the eye of the beholder. I've disagreed with so many of Ebert's movie reviews. I've loved things he's hated and hated things he's loved. To me this is no different.

rockleex5103d ago (Edited 5103d ago )

And what kind of gamer you are.

The majority of movies aren't art. But there have been so many movies throughout history that enough of them were bound to become pieces of art, just enough so we can consider movies in general as art.

If every movie that I've seen were just mainstream cow dung, I would never consider movies as art. The thought of "art" probably has never crossed those people who love watching mindless mainstream movies anyways.

In any case, Ebert hasn't played any games at all. So how would he know whether certain games can be considered as art or not?

To me, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus were art. The Last Guardian will be next. ^_^

gonzodamus5103d ago

I've never bought the 'pick and choose' argument. If you're considering 'Ico' art, then I think you've got to consider 'Gears of War' art too. You can call it bad art,but if one is art, then why isn't the other?

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are great games, but why is 'Ico' art while 'Mega Man 2' is just a game?

donator5103d ago

Agreed. Art is subjective so there's never going to be a consensus on whether games is an art medium. Some people think taking a bathroom urinal and turning it on its side is art, some do not. To each their own.

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.