Videogames are Art: GET ARCHITECTS, Videogames are Art

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My brief argument for videogames to be recognized as a serious art form, however primitive at the moment. Clips shown: Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat A Trip to the Moon Dickson Experimental Sound Film The Persistence of Memory Karajan conducting Beethoven's 5th Symphony Citizen Kane The Battleship Potemkin Un Chien Andalou Singin' in the Rain The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Metropolis Iron Man 300 Satantango SpaceWar! Pong Pac-Man Super Mario Bros. Madden Football 1995 The Incredible Machine Final Fantasy X Command and Conquer 3 Metal Gear Solid 4 Roger Ebert Johann Sebastian Bach Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Michael Levy's Giant Steps Christian Wolff John Zorn John Zorn's Cobra Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The Neverhood LocoRoco Patapon Resident Evil 5 Fallout 3 Grand Theft Auto 4 New Super Mario Bros. Crysis Grau Cops Shadow of the Colossus Façade The Night Journey Super Smash Bros. Brawl Duke Nukem Forever The Path Okami Transcript: When the motion picture was invented, critics considered it an amusing toy. They didn't see its potential to be an art form like painting or music. But only a few decades later, film was in some ways the ultimate art, capable of passion, lyricism, symbolism, subtlety and beauty. Film could combine the elements of all other arts - music, literature, poetry, dance, staging, fashion, and even architecture - into a single, awesome work. Of course, film will always be used for silly amusements, but it can also express the highest of art. Film has ...

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