Video games are expressive, unique works of art. For decades, video games have inspired and entertained, and now they are the topic of a new exhibit that views them as major works of art. Art is the "expression of creative skill and imagination in a visual form" such as painting, digital, animation or sculpture (WORK CITE). Video games should be consider as a work of art because designers make the elements and principles of art stand out in the video games with the help of creativity, detail and storytelling. What helps make a video game popular is the creativity that is bulit inside of them.With a good plot, realistic characters, and never-ending obstacles, is what makes a video game more creative and wanted by players. Five Nights at Freddy's,
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The amount of detail that is put into video games is what makes a video game a piece of artwork. An example of such detail is the game called 'Journey', created by thatgamecompany (TGC). Journey bestows a unique vision of a breathtaking adventure that takes place online. Awakening in a strange world, the player walks, files, and glides through an awe-inspiring and vast scenery, while encountering the history of a mysterious, ancient civilization along the way. Journey's contemporary approach to online play inspires the players to explore (and discover) the surroundings in the game with unknown players who they meet along their path from time to time. With the players traveling together, they can create and revamp the experience, while '"creating [legitimate] moments" that "they will remember and discuss with others" (Clements 1). The amount of detail animators put into this game is amazing and breathtaking. These details, which surprise just as often as fascinate, make Journey the "most beautiful game of its time" (Stuart 1). Every moment in the game is like a mural, neatly highlighted and framed for the world to see its beauty, rather than just viewing it as an average everyday game. Detail in video games should be recognized more because animators and artists put their heart and soul into making the games have a beautiful outlook for people to see and to show video games do not have to be just video …show more content…
Creators use storytelling to send a message to players or to tell a plot inside the game to give it character and for the players to connect to the video game itself. For example, the newest release game created by TobyFox, 'Undertale', has an amazing storyline where the player's character is put through numerous amounts of obstacles and puzzles that are chosen by the player's action. The game consists of multiple types of endings from good to bad, but it all corresponds with the player's movements. Undertale shows a unique story that catches people's attention because what Toby did to this video game is that even though it displays simple graphics and digital art in it, Toby wanted people to focus on the storyline of the game. Toby brought back the old-fashion graphics that people all know and love into Undertale. Storytelling is what brings everything together and forms a one-of-a-kind piece of art. (1 MORE
The amount of detail that is put into video games is what makes a video game a piece of artwork. An example of such detail is the game called 'Journey', created by thatgamecompany (TGC). Journey bestows a unique vision of a breathtaking adventure that takes place online. Awakening in a strange world, the player walks, files, and glides through an awe-inspiring and vast scenery, while encountering the history of a mysterious, ancient civilization along the way. Journey's contemporary approach to online play inspires the players to explore (and discover) the surroundings in the game with unknown players who they meet along their path from time to time. With the players traveling together, they can create and revamp the experience, while '"creating [legitimate] moments" that "they will remember and discuss with others" (Clements 1). The amount of detail animators put into this game is amazing and breathtaking. These details, which surprise just as often as fascinate, make Journey the "most beautiful game of its time" (Stuart 1). Every moment in the game is like a mural, neatly highlighted and framed for the world to see its beauty, rather than just viewing it as an average everyday game. Detail in video games should be recognized more because animators and artists put their heart and soul into making the games have a beautiful outlook for people to see and to show video games do not have to be just video …show more content…
Creators use storytelling to send a message to players or to tell a plot inside the game to give it character and for the players to connect to the video game itself. For example, the newest release game created by TobyFox, 'Undertale', has an amazing storyline where the player's character is put through numerous amounts of obstacles and puzzles that are chosen by the player's action. The game consists of multiple types of endings from good to bad, but it all corresponds with the player's movements. Undertale shows a unique story that catches people's attention because what Toby did to this video game is that even though it displays simple graphics and digital art in it, Toby wanted people to focus on the storyline of the game. Toby brought back the old-fashion graphics that people all know and love into Undertale. Storytelling is what brings everything together and forms a one-of-a-kind piece of art. (1 MORE