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Alexei comments on Gameplay Art - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: ac3raven 19 September 2011 09:30PM

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Comment author: Alexei 20 September 2011 05:57:13PM 2 points [-]

Are games art?

This is a solved question, just like, "If a tree falls in the forest, and there is nobody around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Taboo sound / taboo art. The question dissolves pretty much by itself.

Another way to think about it: if I say games are art, what do you expect from that? If I say games are not art, what do you expect that to mean?

Comment author: ac3raven 20 September 2011 09:50:19PM 0 points [-]

I would say that games are a medium for expression. It doesn't have to be artistic expression.