Are video games art?

[petik1]

Okey Dokey then 

But martial arts is an art too

[nensondubois]

No, it isn't, but you can believe whatever you want.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

Poomse is an art :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHXK5ivTm8

[petik1]

No, it isn't, but you can believe whatever you want.

Really means

I respect your opinion, but you're wrong.

How is it not? Dance is an art. When done right, martial arts can be just as fluent and graceful as dancing, but with more manliness.

[nensondubois]

I guess, if it's dancing and non-violent. Discipline isn't really art, it's a strenuous tests designed to condition people... which could then could be lead into calling societies art. Maybe I'm digging too deep here, but it all logically can be said and still be argued one way or another. oh well.

Action 52 is still art even if it is one horrible game.

[shoggoth80]

Art is interpreted many ways. From cultural, to disciplined, to visual, auditory. and even aesthetically. I think video games can fit in most of these categorical interpretations. Culturally, definitely. It's been a pretty big thing since hitting mainstream, so modern videogames are definitely a form of pop-culture. Aesthetically, older video games are more art to me than newer ones, as it is easier to display them for label or box art. Musically, there are many awesome examples. Personal favorites are Legacy of Kain series, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil. There are other games that have had great soundtracks to them, but none that stick in my mind as prominently. As far as a discipline: It is a creative art, like any other narrative, story, or oration. There are many games with amazing story lines that I would have read as books instead of played, had that been the medium used. This is just scratching the surface of course. I think any game designer would have a few things to say about whether some critic was derisive as to whether the designer's creation was art or not.

[cubelmariomadness]

Action 52 is still art even if it is one horrible game

The art of being terrible..?

It may be kind of weird, but my take on art is that anything that is presented for you to enjoy is art.

[nensondubois]

Action 52 is still art even if it is one horrible game

The art of being terrible..?

It may be kind of weird, but my take on art is that anything that is presented for you to enjoy is art.

Pop Stations would also fit in the art of terrible.

[petik1]

anything that is presented for you to enjoy

Which is entertainment. That, I believe is slightly different from art.

Awesome video game soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVu5tbkf6SA
And music made FROM games: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0dXaPkeURI&feature=related

[Jedi Master Baiter]

I guess, if it's dancing and non-violent.

Yeah, poomses (forms in Tae Kwon Do) is a set of predefined moves that must be performed in sequence, often within a group - which makes it very artistic, at least when we stay together.

Anybody can just perform the moves, but those who show emphasis in the punches & blocks are favored more, as well as those who kick higher.

It's also important to convey certain aspects of each form: power, lightness, speed

[tappybot]

Video games are loaded with art.  Literally...  Usually they have 2 cd's worth of music, a story that is told over the length of at least a few hours, and the characters, backgrounds, textures, etc, were molded/painted/drawn by at least one person whose job title is actually 'artist' or some kind.

How could the accumulation of all these elements equal something that is not defined as art?

[FamicomRetroGamer]

Is sex art? Some say yes others no.

The same can be said about video games.

[Jedi Master Baiter]

Video games are loaded with art.  Literally...  Usually they have 2 cd's worth of music, a story that is told over the length of at least a few hours, and the characters, backgrounds, textures, etc, were molded/painted/drawn by at least one person whose job title is actually 'artist' or some kind.

How could the accumulation of all these elements equal something that is not defined as art?

I wonder if 'interior designers' ever do work on video games?

Prob not.