In a stand up performance in 2010, comedian Dara O’Brian claimed that video games did something that no other art form did, which was stop you from going further if you’re “rubbish.” That’s true. A book doesn’t just shut close and quiz you about the chapter you just finished nor does music stop playing if your dancing is abysmal.
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Video games are truly modern forms of art. The dedication designers, artists, and writers put into the aesthetics, gameplay, and storytelling is just as compelling as a Hollywood movie. Here are some reasons why videogames are modern art masterpieces.
It takes a great deal of craftsmanship to pull of an aesthetically great looking game. From character design to level design, animators have to recreate stunning 3D worlds complete with textures, lighting, and elements that can interact with a player.
No great game is without an awesome score. The music played in games vary from when you’re buying health potions from a town’s item shop to when you’re duking it out with the game’s ultimate bad guy. Much like popular movies, some games even publish OSTs after the game’s release.
And lastly, the player becomes involved with the artwork as they play through the game. A player’s run is always unique because modern video games aren’t as linear as before. For example, “Detroit: Become Human” contains a multitude of ending scenarios which are affected by all the player’s decisions leading up to the very end.
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I’m Daniel Volitich. I'm a student at San Francisco College of the Arts taking up Animation. Growing up in the late 90's exposed me to an era of great cartoon series and videogames. Visit my blog for more videogame related topics.
