Games As Art? or is this just kids stuff?
by Skye Gellmann · in General Discussion · 09/08/2005 (1:56 am) · 1 replies
Personally I have a rather big interest in computer games as an artform, and i find it interesting looking at my personal artistic development in style and emotion and the work that i do.
I was wondering, what is the sense of games as an art form in the community? How have you developed as an artist? or do you believe game development couldn't possibly be conceived as art?
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When I design game projects these days, I generally try to stick to some kind of artistic integrity, which basically is: what am I challenging, what concepts am I investigating, and what new ideas am I experimenting with. This can be seen quite prominently in my project, Blindscape. Where the artistic vision is the glue that holds everything together.
With artistic vision aside, there is also actual artistic development, like the style that you have been developing. This can be, style of concepts (I like absurd and experimental,) where as I used to be quite generic in my ideas. Also, this applies to my level design. I've been experimenting with different programs, and trying to find a very organic and natural way of modeling. Recently discovering the cube game engine has helped shape this, but I'm currently looking for other ways in torque, cause quark feels so clunky sometimes, and not very natural.
There are probably other artistic developments, but personally, game development is a very personal inner development for me.
I was wondering, what is the sense of games as an art form in the community? How have you developed as an artist? or do you believe game development couldn't possibly be conceived as art?
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When I design game projects these days, I generally try to stick to some kind of artistic integrity, which basically is: what am I challenging, what concepts am I investigating, and what new ideas am I experimenting with. This can be seen quite prominently in my project, Blindscape. Where the artistic vision is the glue that holds everything together.
With artistic vision aside, there is also actual artistic development, like the style that you have been developing. This can be, style of concepts (I like absurd and experimental,) where as I used to be quite generic in my ideas. Also, this applies to my level design. I've been experimenting with different programs, and trying to find a very organic and natural way of modeling. Recently discovering the cube game engine has helped shape this, but I'm currently looking for other ways in torque, cause quark feels so clunky sometimes, and not very natural.
There are probably other artistic developments, but personally, game development is a very personal inner development for me.
Torque 3D Owner Adam deGrandis
Adam deGrandis
If you are more into actual retail games being seen as art then I think you have to wait a few more years. I certainly think Half Life 2 was on par with any great, influential movie, but the mainstream still has to catch up to that thinking.