I'm going to go ahead and stop reading this thread. I'm finding myself googling more words than I have ever done in my life :|
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I'm going to go ahead and stop reading this thread. I'm finding myself googling more words than I have ever done in my life :|
And you continue to contradict yourself. During the course of this discussion, you've suggested that:
I didn't suggest that. I said that every game is art to some degree because the definition of art per se is very encompassing - that in itself isn't interesting or remarkable; but very few games achieved a level of greatness in artistry.Quote:
1. Only some games could be considered art.
It matters that we're able to discuss them as an art form yes, more than just as a form of entertainment.Quote:
2. It matters that we are able to consider games as art.
In the sense that I don't particularly care about recognition by some elite establishment, yes. In any other sense, no, not at all. And that was mainly in response to your accusation that the reason I maintain that games should be considered art is because I'm too intellectually insecure to just enjoy them as games, which is nonsense.Quote:
3. It doesn't matter if we can consider games as art.
I'd rather say that by definition, as I understand it, any serious critical discourse about gaming as a form of creative medium is an artistic analysis; and avoiding that fact because you take issue with terminology is actually disingenuous and unnecessary.Quote:
4. We can't critically evaluate games without first presuming they're a form of art, disingenuously avoiding the logical inference that, without first presuming they're a a form of art, we're entirely unable to critically evaluate them.
We don't have to define what constitutes art - any dictionary definition will do; and gaming satisfactorily passes those criteria.Quote:
It's the last part I find especially absurd. And, as I've pointed out several times in this discussion already, IF WE CAN'T ABSOLUTELY DEFINE WHAT CONSTITUTES ART, HOW CAN WE EVALUATE ANYTHING AS "ART", ANYWAY?
K - perhaps I do?Quote:
I think you lack imagination.
Google just asked me if I would like to order a dictionary rather than look up another word?
haha it's healthy for you :D
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Azimuth, your a women. You're argument is invalid!
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I'm so getting my ass kicked for this hey? :P
It's totally true. I'll get back to baking those cookies, Voicy.
PS. "you're". Peasant.
I'm biding my time.
Just biding my time.
I sorry, I sorry :(
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We're cool, right? .... right?