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POTENTIAL ISSUES PRESENTATION
ARE VIDEO GAMES ART?
CC11 SPRING 2017
BY: MATTHEW HARRY
WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
• Video game design has become more complex as technology has
advanced and now some designers use it as a medium of art
• Many critics believe that video games are not a form of art and
should never be considered as such
• The question is then posed of whether or not video games can be
considered art or not
POTENTIAL QUESTIONS
• What defines something as a form of art?
• Can video game design fit such a definition?
• Can art truly be defined at all or is it always subjective?
RESEARCH AVAILABLE
• Ebscohost research database
• New York Art Resources Consortium
• Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
THREE SPECIFIC SOURCES
• Stuart, Keith. "Are Video Games Art: The Debate That Shouldn't Be." Games Blog.
Guardian News and Media, 06 Dec. 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2017.
• Tucker, Abigail. "The Art of Video Games." Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian
Institution, 01 Mar. 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2017.
• "Art on the Brain." Gamasutra - Are Games Art? (Here We Go Again...). N.p., n.d.
Web. 16 Feb. 2017.
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES
• Art can be extremely subjective so it may be difficult to find a
concrete definition
• Different video games can have drastically different artistic merit
WHY IS THE ISSUE RELEVANT/WORTH EXPLORING?
• If video games are truly art, they should be given recognition as
such and not sidelined in the artistic community
• It determines the legitimacy of game designers trying to create art
through their games

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Are Video Games Art?

  • 1. POTENTIAL ISSUES PRESENTATION ARE VIDEO GAMES ART? CC11 SPRING 2017 BY: MATTHEW HARRY
  • 2. WHAT IS THE ISSUE? • Video game design has become more complex as technology has advanced and now some designers use it as a medium of art • Many critics believe that video games are not a form of art and should never be considered as such • The question is then posed of whether or not video games can be considered art or not
  • 3. POTENTIAL QUESTIONS • What defines something as a form of art? • Can video game design fit such a definition? • Can art truly be defined at all or is it always subjective?
  • 4. RESEARCH AVAILABLE • Ebscohost research database • New York Art Resources Consortium • Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
  • 5. THREE SPECIFIC SOURCES • Stuart, Keith. "Are Video Games Art: The Debate That Shouldn't Be." Games Blog. Guardian News and Media, 06 Dec. 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2017. • Tucker, Abigail. "The Art of Video Games." Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, 01 Mar. 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2017. • "Art on the Brain." Gamasutra - Are Games Art? (Here We Go Again...). N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2017.
  • 6. POTENTIAL CHALLENGES • Art can be extremely subjective so it may be difficult to find a concrete definition • Different video games can have drastically different artistic merit
  • 7. WHY IS THE ISSUE RELEVANT/WORTH EXPLORING? • If video games are truly art, they should be given recognition as such and not sidelined in the artistic community • It determines the legitimacy of game designers trying to create art through their games