13-03-10, 17:09 | #1 |
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Fun isn't enough for video games.
Just as a warning for the younger viewers. This video does contain some cursing.
I ran across an interesting video a few minutes ago on Youtube. I actually do agree with this guy and I'm glad I'm not the only one. As an art form, video games have endless possibilities to express themselves. But it's a shame that most developers tend to only capitalize on violence as the groundwork. |
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The difference between games and films is that films have a much, much wider audience - practically everyone is the customer of the film industry, really, so everything is profitable. The gamer audience is much more narrow, making plenty of alternative thinking in game development completely unprofitable. One day, when the gamer audience expands, definitely. But I don't see that happening anytime soon.
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13-03-10, 19:26 | #3 |
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There certainly are games around now that I wouldn't class as fun. Look at most RPGs: would you say they are actually fun to play? I wouldn't, but I certainly find a lot of them to be enjoyable.
Some developers certainly do just focus on their games being fun to play though. I read this article not too long ago about a speech from someone at a games event of some kind saying how games need to expand the range of emotions that they can evoke. He also said that if this doesn't happen then video games will end up in a cultural ghetto, comparing it to how there are hardly any comic books (ignoring manga) that are not about superheroes. |
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Video games aren't art. I wish some people would just get over it already. What's wrong with comic books being about super heroes and video games being about fun? Maybe I'm just too old school to comprehend the importance of video games' "affirmation" or whatever..
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"Video games aren't art." Then neither are movies, books, music and any other artistic medium that requires skill, talent and creativity to produce and invoke emotion in those that watch, listen, read or experience them. Last edited by techno-atom; 13-03-10 at 19:46. |
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I agree with every word that man said. I'm a person who looks for meanings and messages in everything. It's most likely the reason I prefer movies and TV shows over video games. I like things I can think about and will make me question different aspects of the world. I'm definitely subscribing.
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True art is personal expression without restraints. A Video game, primarily designed to be played out by other people, will never be able to achieve that status. And this, is my opinion. Sorry if I offended anyone's sensibilities. Quote:
I think my mindset is too old school because I grew up playing that sort of videogames, and to me the escapism/fun factors are still a big deal. |
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