Games As Art

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Here Are 25 Awesome Coffee Table Books About Video Games

12:30PM February 3, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

Miguel Concepcion recently posted a healthy reminder that gamers CAN be bibliophiles — especially where books about video games are concerned. Behold, the 25 Best Video Game Coffee Table Books. More »


In Real Life

Video Game "Poems" Get A Luxurious Special-Edition Release

1:00AM June 26, 2011 | Owen Good

A Slow Year, the anthology of “video game poems” Dr. Ian Bogost wrote for the Atari 2600, has published a special edition befitting a work of art. The box is hand-crafted and bound in red leather, with foil-stamped gold lettering. The set sells for $US500 and only 20 are available, but admiring it is free. More »


Nintendo

More Nintendo Games That Sadly Will Never Be

6:30PM May 3, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Can it be that time of year again? So soon? Yes, it seems it is. Time for Japanese game store Meteor to hold their annual “Famicase” exhibition, featuring imaginary Nintendo game cartridges. More »


In Real Life

Artists That Use Video Games As Their Canvas

9:20AM February 18, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Are game developers creating games, or are they creating art? In the case of the ten creators showcased in flavorwire’s “10 Artists Who Use Video Games as Their Medium” I suspect it might be a little bit of both. More »


In Real Life

You Decide Which Video Games Are Displayed At The Smithsonian

5:00AM February 15, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Which video games deserve to be honored for their art? Heavy Rain or Final Fantasy? Grim Fandango or Fallout? In the Smithsonian’s upcoming “The Art of Video Games” exhibition, gamers decide which titles make the cut. More »


In Real Life

Who’s Asking If Games Are Art Now?

12:40PM December 31, 2008 | Michael McWhertor

The London Review of Books! John Lanchester questions whether the medium is “art” for the literary publication, now three decades old, and comes away conflicted, if positive about the present and future of games.

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