J.W. Hendricks
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« on: March 05, 2009, 06:44:50 PM » |
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Video games are one of the highest forms of entertainment. There are many different genres. We here at TIGSource have classified Art as one of those. Then there are those games that are much more than a game. They can affect you in a way. It's not a game. It'a an experience.
Flower by thatgamecompany
Passage by Jason Rohrer
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The artist formally known as "Javet."
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Gold Cray
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2009, 06:46:40 PM » |
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Sexy Hiking by Jazzuo
On a more serious note,
Chzo Mythos by Yahtzee
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« Last Edit: March 05, 2009, 07:11:53 PM by Gold Cray »
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Glaiel-Gamer
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2009, 07:16:36 PM » |
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Passage isn't really a game though, it's more "interactive art" IMO since there really is no goal, just a message.
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William Broom
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2009, 12:18:00 AM » |
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Yes, but what is 'art'?  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2009, 12:38:32 AM » |
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Flower just looks like a game to me. But at least it's not as awful as that Endless Forest deal. Ugh. Sorry, not the "artsy" type. I fit in with the cynical, down-to-earth, cool kids.  |
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Alex May
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« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2009, 01:07:03 AM » |
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good thread
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« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2009, 01:46:47 AM » |
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Yes, but what is 'art'? this single post will spark a 6-page discussion |
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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2009, 02:01:40 AM » |
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Video games are one of the highest forms of entertainment.
I would not sign this. You might also want to ask an opera fan, ballet dancers, storytellers and theater people about their view on this, and you might get surprising answers. |
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Don Andy
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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2009, 02:07:14 AM » |
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Every game that has even so much as a remote glimmer of a story is an experience. Not necessarily a good one, but definitely an experience.
Also, Penumbra.
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« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2009, 02:32:02 AM » |
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Fuck no, an experience happens when someone experiences something. You can't detach the experience from the event. Fuck this. Learn about linguistics.
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Don Andy
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« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2009, 02:38:29 AM » |
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The event is playing the game  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2009, 03:24:46 AM » |
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Excel 95 - Hall of Tortured Souls
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Alex May
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« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2009, 03:26:20 AM » |
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« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2009, 03:28:19 AM » |
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« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2009, 03:31:30 AM » |
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They used that "it's not a game, it's an experience" as taglines to a few virtual naughty games |
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« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2009, 04:27:17 AM » |
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ONE HUNDRED POINTS
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« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2009, 05:12:01 AM » |
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Guys please quit the spamming. THIS IS NOT THE GENERAL FORUM.
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William Broom
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« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2009, 05:53:31 AM » |
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Video games are one of the highest forms of entertainment.
I would not sign this. You might also want to ask an opera fan, ballet dancers, storytellers and theater people about their view on this, and you might get surprising answers. Well, obviously. If you ask an opera fan what is higher, opera or videogames, what do you think he is going to pick? The problem arose when we first tried to market our games to opera fans. |
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« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2009, 08:22:15 AM » |
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Is this thread sarcastic? I can't tell. Video games are one of the highest forms of entertainment.
I would not sign this. You might also want to ask an opera fan, ballet dancers, storytellers and theater people about their view on this, and you might get surprising answers. What does this even mean? I mean, I assume you mean that they'd disagree with Javet's statement, but that wouldn't be surprising at all. What's your game? Also, since when did the fact that some people disagree with something negate it? As for a (completely sincere) reply, pretty much every game made by Increpare, Terry or a combination thereof in the past few months has been what you seem to be calling an "experience." At least, I think they have. I'm not entirely sure of what you mean. I suspect that you are taking the piss, since calling things an "experience" is really kinda cringeworthy, but the aforementioned games would, I suspect, fit into that category. By that, I mean that they're either emotionally or intellectually engaging and are, to some extent, "pushing the boundaries" of the medium. |
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