Are video games art?

[lazuli]

You could not have an art degree and still be capable of learning how to use programs like Photoshop and Maya?? :v

Ain't rocket science.

duh
im not even 18 and im certified in photoshop and illustrator

 

[Alcor]

For me personally, art is about expression projected onto a medium for others to explore. This medium could be anything from music, video, writings, drawings, sculptures, and yes video games too.

There's however a borderline for me when something becomes more about it's practicality than its expression.

• The difference between and editorial, and a poem.
• Architectures as just being another building, while others might catch your eye.
• A blank canvas, and an abstract painting.
• A toy, and an interactive sculpture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZysu9QcceM

If you apply the same thing to games, you'll find similarities where you might draw your own line if it's art or not.

Is Tetris art?... Well MoMA took it into their art collection... does that mean it's definitively art for me?
Well, no, because I don't really get anything more out of playing Tetris than just enjoying it as a puzzle game.

You can make this comparison to abstract art. I don't understand abstract art but there is something pleasing to the eye with some of them.

So, point being, whether if you experience the creator's intended expression behind it or not, games itself is a medium for art.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dINgx0y4GqM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAs4Dy-lh8E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSm-UzWzO2E

 

[Tinkalila]

Not a clear cut answer.
Yes, video games are art in the sense that they have art in them. 3d models, pixel art, voice acting, that's all art. Video games that tell stories would almost definitely be considered art. But this is because of the story, not gameplay.
Video games are often composed entirely of art. But just because it's pieced together of different art forms, does that make the game itself art?
My answer is maybe. Video games can be full of different art forms and tell amazing stories, but those are art on their own. The act of putting that art together, to make the video game, is what is truly being asked here. And that's debatable.