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Posted By: Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) <sumpca@yahoo.com> | Date: 12/7/05 5:03 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: I do wonder... (Brian Graham) ... how many films rivaled classic novels in the first thirty years of their production? Taking the invention of Lumiere's camera in 1895 as the origin of the modern movie; that takes us to 1925. By that time I know of only one film that met Mr. Ebert's criteria, and by his own admission it's one he'd rather forget: The Birth of a Nation, 1915. (Indeed, films didn't even have sound at that point... aside from a few experiments, films were silent until 1929.) Video games have come a long way since Pong's home release in 1975. They just haven't gone far enough to create a new method of story-telling or art that uniquely suits it as a medium. -- Steve just hopes that the first video-game "art" won't be a paen to bigotry. (P.S. a version of this post is going to the Answerman site. I'd be very interested to see the response, if any.) Message text enclosed:
I find myself dismayed by your response to Andrew Davis' letter about the artistic merit of video games. To write off an entire medium after only 30 years is premature, to say the least; I can imagine authors and playwrights in the early years of film sneering at its limitations as well. The current lack of a great video game artwork is not a limitation of the medium, anymore than film’s inability to respond to audience reaction or its inflexible linear presentation (no “paging back” to re-read an earlier chapter!) relegated it eternally to the “craft and diversion” status it held in its earlier years. |
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Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Game | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 4:12 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Ducain | 12/7/05 4:27 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:47 p.m. |
I do wonder... | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 4:29 p.m. |
Re: I do wonder... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 4:57 p.m. |
Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 5:03 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Roger Wilco | 12/7/05 5:58 p.m. |
metacriticism | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:51 p.m. |
Re: metacriticism | Roger Wilco | 12/7/05 11:23 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:25 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 9:28 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | zugy | 12/7/05 9:36 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:42 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:56 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Pak | 12/7/05 10:09 p.m. |
Comment repiles | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:49 p.m. |
Re: Comment repiles | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:09 p.m. |
I disagree | Echoes | 12/7/05 4:34 p.m. |
Re: I disagree | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 4:56 p.m. |
Art...Video Games...Murder | Pallor [subnova] | 12/7/05 5:53 p.m. |
Welcome back. *NM* | c0ld vengeance | 12/7/05 6:38 p.m. |
Re: Art...Video Games...Murder | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 6:47 p.m. |
Re: Art...Video Games...Murder | mad.max [subnova] | 12/7/05 6:57 p.m. |
Speeding It Up | Pallor [subnova] | 12/7/05 7:14 p.m. |
Craftsmanship | mad.max [subnova] | 12/7/05 6:43 p.m. |
Expression. | Peptuck | 12/7/05 7:05 p.m. |
Re: Expression. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:20 p.m. |
Re: Expression. | Peptuck | 12/7/05 9:44 p.m. |
Re: Expression. | Louis Wu | 12/8/05 9:00 a.m. |
Re: Expression. | Malleus | 12/8/05 11:27 a.m. |
Now that you've defined art and craft so well | char | 12/7/05 7:10 p.m. |
Re: Now that you've defined art and craft so well | Peptuck | 12/7/05 7:16 p.m. |
Re: Craftsmanship | Pak | 12/7/05 7:42 p.m. |
My Creation. | Pallor [subnova] | 12/7/05 7:53 p.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Pak | 12/7/05 8:52 p.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 9:15 p.m. |
Hanging on my "Wall" IMG | Pak | 12/7/05 9:25 p.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Peptuck | 12/8/05 12:21 a.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Peptuck | 12/7/05 11:42 p.m. |
Craft, Art, Low Art, High Art, Pop Art, PopTart | Narcogen | 12/7/05 10:09 p.m. |
Re: Craftsmanship | Wado SG | 12/8/05 2:29 a.m. |
Re: Craftsmanship | Pak | 12/8/05 3:52 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | char | 12/7/05 6:56 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Whisp | 12/7/05 7:03 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Pak | 12/7/05 7:08 p.m. |
I also disagree. | Shishka | 12/7/05 7:33 p.m. |
Er, with Mr Graham, not Narc. *NM* | Shishka | 12/7/05 7:49 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:10 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 8:26 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:35 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 8:46 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:57 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 9:08 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Louis Wu | 12/7/05 9:14 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:30 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 9:40 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 9:44 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:50 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 9:54 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:58 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 10:07 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:11 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 10:13 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 10:15 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 10:28 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Narcogen | 12/7/05 10:32 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | jman571 | 12/7/05 8:46 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Shishka | 12/7/05 9:54 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Narcogen | 12/7/05 10:22 p.m. |
Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 8:28 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 8:30 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:42 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 8:50 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:36 p.m. |
art is like the gum at the bottom of my shoe *NM* | jman571 | 12/7/05 8:51 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 8:53 p.m. |
the ART of War, maybe? *NM* | jman571 | 12/7/05 9:07 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:14 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 9:40 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 9:59 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:19 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 10:30 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 10:37 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 10:36 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 10:27 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 11:07 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/8/05 2:24 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/8/05 9:18 p.m. |
The problem with art... | zugy | 12/7/05 9:30 p.m. |
Re: The problem with art... | Peptuck | 12/7/05 9:46 p.m. |
Isin't it ironic.... | jman571 | 12/7/05 10:14 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:22 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 10:30 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Wado SG | 12/8/05 1:59 a.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Pak | 12/7/05 10:31 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 10:30 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Tiny | 12/7/05 11:55 p.m. |
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