Are video games art?

Are video games art?

While gaming may have been accepted as a sport, with various tournaments held worldwide every year, can the wide variety of original styles and designs be considered as art?

To help you decide, read The Art of Video Games and take a look at the Gaming Art Gallery.

Then tell us what you think below!

 

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  1.  
    Gordon from Livingston says:
    Apr 24, 19:55

    Games like Zelda: Twilight Princess, Shadow of the Colossus, Okami and even Killer 7 proves that games can well be art

  2.  
    jm from scotland says:
    Apr 17, 16:02

    theyr brill

  3.  
    Ben from Hartlepool says:
    Apr 14, 14:21

    How do you define art if you mean that it entertains,inspires and change's the way you see things then yes of course it is better then half a cow in a tank anyday

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    boombox from barbieland says:
    Apr 12, 17:59

    i think video games are not art becuase they are within a screen. It's wierd to call it art. But then again, people have taken pictures of a matress and called is art...so show knows? :s

  5.  
    GPRx3 from Guzz says:
    Apr 8, 20:00

    Yes.

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