Blow-Back From Ebert's Latest Games Assertion

Last week's new diatribe from Roger Ebert on the merits of games had some people up in arms. Commentary ranged from the respectful at Ars Technica, to the dismissive statements at GameCritics. N'Gai Croal, of Newsweek's LevelUp, has a lengthy and thoughtful look at the issue from both sides. From his comments: "It's the right of someone with the maturity of an honest and articulate four-year-old to forget the history of his own favored art form and close his mind to the potential of another. In the meantime, those of us who care about the possibilities inherent in this medium will have to rely upon ourselves and one another to keep doing the heavy lifting necessary to suss out where the art of videogames lies; to determine how the craft can enhance that art; and to continue the fight to push this young medium from squalling infancy into graceful adulthood. Let's get cracking."

Comments

....who cares....

[MBraynard]

What some fat Chicago has-been says who doesn't even watch the movies he reviews thinks?

Re:Thoughtful?

[Jack9]

In general, gamers are immature. That's like saying it's not fair to classify blind people are poor drivers and argue over the definition of what skill is involved in driving. As the dicussion rages on, it becomes less practically important. The original statement may not be formulated in a nice way, but it is accurate.

Re:Thoughtful?

[brkello]

You are confusing gaming with the anonymity of the Internet. You don't need a game to be involved to see antisocial behavior over the 'Net. Clearly you just have a personal bias that isn't based in logic.