I realize that conversations about gaming as a form of art do not reach an especially broad audience, but over at The Escapist there is a series of videos called Extra Credits which specifically deals with taking “a deeper look at games; how they are made, what they mean and how we can make them better.” I’d like to draw your attention to last week’s video, “The Role of the Player”, which examines what the participation of the player has to do with the comparison of Gaming to mediums which are more widely accepted as art:
This is precisely the kind of conversation I hope to have with my readers. I know that articles and videos like this one are less interesting to a broad audience and may, in the long run, hamstring me in my attempts to write professionally about games, but at the same time it should at least help to set me apart from other online gaming publications.
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