BogusMeatFactory wrote:This is an argument of semantics.
that's an unfair reduction of some interesting questions/discussion.
BogusMeatFactory wrote:This is an argument of semantics.
Ack wrote:I don't know, chief, the haunting feeling of lust I feel whenever I look at your avatar makes me think it's real.
dsheinem wrote:I don't know. Participating in the creation of any kind of art is extremely engaging and interactive (and often demands an equal or greater level of skill than playing most games).
J T wrote:dsheinem wrote:I don't know. Participating in the creation of any kind of art is extremely engaging and interactive (and often demands an equal or greater level of skill than playing most games).
Is the skill of the audience that important of a factor in determining what is art? Is challenging the audience any more or less important than reaching them or providing an immediate visceral reaction? Are there certain kinds of challenges that are more important? For example, how does the challenge of dexterity in Super Meat Boy compare to the challenge of symbolic interpretation in a William Faulkner novel?
I hope this isn't coming across as antagonistic, your comment just led me to a line of questioning that I haven't really considered before and I felt like writing it out.
MrPopo wrote:I can picture Dave grinning on the other side of the monitor since this thread has let him put on his professor hat.