@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 1 year agoWhy Doom creator John Romero says video games are 'the greatest art form'www.cbc.camessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down13
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minus-squareall-knight-partylinkfedilink3•1 year agoI think video games’ volatility and ties to specific hardware and issues of bugs and technical problems hold them back from being the best medium. Almost all other kinds of art are much more easily preserved in their original form and have more longevity and deliverance of artistic intent.
minus-squarelorezlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThat’s not the issue I think, there are also temporary art installations. And for games there’s emulation.
I think video games’ volatility and ties to specific hardware and issues of bugs and technical problems hold them back from being the best medium.
Almost all other kinds of art are much more easily preserved in their original form and have more longevity and deliverance of artistic intent.
That’s not the issue I think, there are also temporary art installations. And for games there’s emulation.