Computer games are objectively (potentially) the highest art form on earth.
Yes that is a bold statement. It's a lot to say that that any art form is "higher" or "better" than another as yes it's all down to opinion but bare with me....
Computer games have the potential to encompass EVERY single art form known to man in one great big interactive bubble.
Think about it
Art (in the game's design), Music, Narrative and of corse the beautiful and complicated art of software writing!
Add that to the original point of computer games, gameplay, and you have one great big ball of entertainment! No wonder computer games are now the highest earning media industry!
Games such as Max Payne and the Metal Gear series exemplify perfectly how much a story-line can have such a critical role in a game. And for years games like Final Fantasy have been proof that games can be entertaining for their visual qualities alone.
I think what it really comes down to is the fact that because one is in effect creating another world and playing virtual god, pretty much anything ever conceived by a human being ever can be put into the context of a computer game!
Wow. Who would have thought it? The addictive pastime of nerdy spotty teens is in fact potentially more sophisticated than anything made my Bach or Stanly Kubric.
Yeah just imagine! A fantasy first person shooter with a soundtrack composed by Bach, Animation and Design by Kubric and a story by say, I dunno Tolkien!
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