Videogames as Art

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Posted by michael on Tuesday April 27, 2004 @05:34AM from the de-gustibus dept.

Philip Kollar writes "AllRPG has just posted Games As Art, Part 2. In this article, I attempt to create a viable list of things that come together to make a videogame art, rather than just entertainment. I also explore how these three concepts (writing, design, and interactivity) have been used in other forms of media and how they're being further explored in the world of gaming."

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First videogame with a plot by Pluvius · 2004-04-27 05:40 · Score: 2, Informative

Let's go way back now, and be honest: what's the first videogame that you remember that had a plot worth remembering? I mean something that wasn't just throw-away. My answer (big surprise here) would be Final Fantasy VI.

Yeah, it's pretty hard to forget that big collapse in storytelling about halfway through.

As for me, the first videogame with a real plot that I can remember was Ninja Gaiden. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a PC game that I'm forgetting earlier than that. I guess it depends on your definition of "throw-away."

Rob
1. Re:First videogame with a plot by Throtex · 2004-04-27 05:43 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  The Sierra adventure games
  The Lucas Arts adventure games
  
  Also Under a Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive.
  
  But I digress, adventure games pretty much NEED a good plot to work, I suppose.
typically its the other way around by dbombarc · 2004-04-27 05:49 · Score: 4, Informative

Usualy when I see the words Videogame and Art together, someone is talking about art that is inspired by video games (like the Paper Rad comics or the Brick Attack fashion stuff). So its nice to see art being attributed to the source.

There was a magazine in Japan years back that was basicly applying art and film theory to video games. Does anyone know what this was called?

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Re:Rez, synestasia by Pluvius · 2004-04-27 05:52 · Score: 4, Informative

I think ICO is the best argument for video gaming as art to date, but Rez is another excellent example.

Rob
Re:First videogame with a plot - ZORK by Pluvius · 2004-04-27 05:56 · Score: 2, Informative

The original Zork had barely anything to do with plot, but I did forget about A Mind Forever Voyaging.

Rob
No seriously... by CertifiedBomb · 2004-04-27 06:16 · Score: 2, Informative

One of my house mates works in an art library and one of the trade journals had UT2K4 characters on the front as someone had done sculptures of them, i will try and upload scans if i can get him to bring it home again.