What is Art?

What is Art?

One of my guilty pleasures is a fun book that I enjoy, even if it is far from great, The Guns of Two-Space by Dave Grossman and Bob Hudson. One thing that shines through in that book and its predecessor are a love of poetry and beauty. From TGoTS – the second book – > It violates the First Law of Art, Carmack’s Law, which says, ‘If I can do it, it’s not art.’ How many years of art school did you have to go to to learn to splash paint on a canvas like that? If someone studies music…

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"Video Games Aren't Art"

"Video Games Aren't Art"

A pretty interesting article on video games, and whether they are “art” [http://jeff-vogel.blogspot.com/2016/09/no-video-games-arent-art-were-better.html] .. > The Last of Us is a truly great game. Many have written about it, including me. I recommend it very highly. But here’s what bugs me. The cutscenes of The Last of Us told a very good story. Those cutscenes, all together, would make a solid B+ zombie movie. But when bloggers wrote about it, they treated the actual game part of The Last of…

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