Recently I’ve been drawn into reading about the “Ebert
Debate.” It seems that by declaring
video games are not art, Roger Ebert has aroused the ire of gamers, and
prompted counterpoints by David Barker (and more retort back from Ebert). Clint Hocking wrote a great article on
authorship (as usual, Clint is way over my head, but it sounds right!). :) References by Ebert to bowel movements helped
to elevate the argument to the proper level.
I guess the debate is a great mind exercise, I’m sure plenty
of liberal art students will have fun with it in the future, before they go on
to work at the local book store. But to
me, as a game designer, I simply can’t bring myself to care what a movie reviewer
thinks is art. I’m sure he is an expert
on movies. I don’t make movies. I make games. I put as much stock into his opinion as I do the editor of InStyle. Does he have the right to his opinion? Yes. Do I care? No.
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