Video games are art. So says Henry Jenkins. Just how the cinema is art for the old eras. Jenkins states that some people do not consider video games to be artwork. I say psh. Do they have any idea how much time and dedication have to go in to create a video game? Would they consider a Disney-Pixar film (such as Finding Nemo) to not be art? Look at all of the contrast and lighting and shading that had to be done to create that masterpiece.
I can honestly say however that I am guilty of looking at video games as just video games. I never did think to see them as a piece of artwork even though they should be. Truly. A point that Jenkins makes is that video games are starting to become the new thing for this generation. Cinema was the fad back when it was starting out. And while video games have been around for a while, they have only recently (in the 2000's) started getting better. Jenkins states that video games help contribute to the demand of faster computers and better graphics cards. I think that everyone should be appreciative of video games and try to not only see them as games, but art like the Point Jenkins is stating.
Besides, what else is everyone hearing about that is true art.
I can honestly say however that I am guilty of looking at video games as just video games. I never did think to see them as a piece of artwork even though they should be. Truly. A point that Jenkins makes is that video games are starting to become the new thing for this generation. Cinema was the fad back when it was starting out. And while video games have been around for a while, they have only recently (in the 2000's) started getting better. Jenkins states that video games help contribute to the demand of faster computers and better graphics cards. I think that everyone should be appreciative of video games and try to not only see them as games, but art like the Point Jenkins is stating.
Besides, what else is everyone hearing about that is true art.
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