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Can Video Games Be Art?

Stylistic Games Focus on Style Unique character and setting design Not always ‘power focused’

Stylistic Games

Focus on Style

Unique character and setting design

Not always ‘power focused’

Vib Ribbon Playstation - 1999 Entire game produced using outlined characters

Okami Playstation 2 - 2006 Stylised paintwork Bold colours Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful looking games ever

Realistic Games Focus on Accuracy Often using complex technology to aid realism Very focused on graphical power

Realistic Games

Focus on Accuracy

Often using complex

technology to aid realism

Very focused on graphical power

Fifa Soccer 2004 to 2007 FIFA 04 FIFA 05 FIFA 06 FIFA 07 Realism Graphics Movement Sound

Realism

Graphics

Movement

Sound

Gran Turismo HD Playstation 3 - 2007

Involvement in Games Storylines and plots You are involved in progression of the story Can be funny, thought provoking and even sad

Involvement in Games

Storylines and plots

You are involved in progression of the story

Can be funny, thought provoking and even sad

Gears of War XBOX 360 - 2006

Games Can be Tacky Art! Dead or Alive 4 XBOX 360 - 2006

Game Films? Almost uniformly terrible… What were they thinking? Bob Hoskins as an Italian plumber?!

Game Films?

Almost uniformly

terrible…

What were

they thinking?

Bob Hoskins as

an Italian plumber?!

Why Games Can Surely Be Art Distinctive images Strong Stories Recreation of real life Creation of atmosphere Ability to bring out emotions in people [ fear, laughter, sadness, empathy]

Why Games Can Surely Be Art

Distinctive images

Strong Stories

Recreation of real life

Creation of atmosphere

Ability to bring out emotions in people

[ fear, laughter, sadness, empathy]

GAME OVER

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