Clive Barker still thinks games are art [News]

News Reader · Post by **News Reader** » September 27th, 2007, 16:01

Clive Barker still thinks games are art [News]
Clive Barker makes the news again this week, continuing to say that games are an artform and that critics like Roger Ebert don't understand the medium.

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buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » September 27th, 2007, 16:31

I agree fully with Mr Barker, games ARE art.

Rather than being one type of art, they're multifaceted, you've got the obvious things like Art and Sound, but then you've got level design and other content, not to mention the coding could be a work of art in it'self.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » September 27th, 2007, 16:32

Extra post edit (A mod can add it to my other post if they want, curse non editing in newsfeeds):

Also, games strive to provoke an emotional response just like traditional "art" pieces.

Post by **HereComesPete** » September 27th, 2007, 23:43

What vibrospazz said. The effort involved in a game at all levels, coders, skinners, artists etc is massive. Everyone there places far more time, effort and emotional attachment into their game, even if it's shit, than 90% of modern art types do into anything they create. Fr'instance, more effort went into Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing than a piece of elephant shit nailed to a wall.

Post by **HereComesPete** » September 27th, 2007, 23:44

ffs, edit for add a space before that linky.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » September 28th, 2007, 0:25

Clive barker is a retard.

I just played the demo of Jericho - It's a poor console port, not suited to a mouse/keyboard at all. oh, and it's boring average FPS thing.

Post by **HereComesPete** » September 28th, 2007, 3:24

His games fail, and films made of his books generally fail. But his books are good, if a little derivative of stephen king, but everyone steals ideas from each other anyway.