POTENTIAL ISSUES PRESENTATION

ARE VIDEO GAMES ART?CC11 SPRING 2017BY: 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