Can the designing of games be called an art form?

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    Grand Master Ionic & Schizo is offline
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    Can the designing of games be called an art form?

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    art form
    n.
    An activity or a piece of artistic work that can be regarded as a medium of artistic expression.
    Painting and drawing is an art form.
    Making music is an art form.
    Writing poems is an art form. (<--imo)
    The making of movies (be it live action or otherwise) is considered by some to be an art form.
    Designing new styles of clothing that can be worn up and down a catwalk is called an art form by those in the business.
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    So can the process of designing and/or making computer games have the right to be called art form?


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    Grand Master 0celot is offline
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    Yeah I guess it could be considered so. I mean if by designing computer games you are referring to graphics then definetly. Though maybe even the thought process as well.

    And if by making it you mean all the coding, scripting and stuff then again I'd say yeah. All that stuff requires skills in different areas. One of those being maths. Many people consider that a form of art.

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    rd is creative shadowmist is offline
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    yeah i guess so...in designing games creativity comes in.
    so i think its an art...The art of gaming/game design lol

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    Grand Master Cuias is offline
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    Sure it is!

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    Grand Master 0celot is offline
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    Newest art form :D

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    Adventurer Becky is offline
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    Sure. As stated, it's just a new art form. The amount of time, effort, and skill that goes into it is amazing. Plus, look at the results (at least in most games :P). Not only that, but they have tons of fans (and opposition) and people that critique their work.. sounds like art to me!

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    F**KIN LEGEND! exclamatio is offline
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    id say definately!

    i consider all art forms a beautiful thing

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    Sorcerer Supreme shanghai01 is offline
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    i consider art to be any product of human creativity.

    so..definitely..designing games is the product of many many thought processes that involve the imagination that are put into action and through that to "create" games as we know it.

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    Grand Master Silveron is offline
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    i dont believe in "art"...
    let me explain myself
    What is art?
    Its purely up to someone if he/she considers something art
    i think piles of poo is art



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