Hey! I love playing video games. Mostly PC games.
I'm not sure if video games count as an art form or not...
Oh I think they do. They require a lot of creative thought and execution.
For some reason the entertainment industry can't make up their mind on the subject.
Why's that? It seems a bit ironic, since art is a driving force for entertainment.
I guess they can't decide if it's simply a form of entertainment since it just hold an audience's attention.
But then that just disregards the whole development stage of games. All of the design work, writing, acting, etc. Besides, anything entertaining is basically there to hold attention.
I agree. Plus even art itself can be entertaining and hold people's attention.
Precisely! Do you know when and why this debate on whether video games are an art form or not began?
Probably from people acting like Heinz Felfe (a German spy) and trying to steal intellectual property.