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My gf thinks videogames cannot be art. What to show her?

7 points Gerard0 | 3 comments | 23 Oct 25 21:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.614s | source

Good day,

My partner thinks videogames cannot be art. I told her we gotta play 3 games before she can say something like this.

She likes literature, theater, paints, poetry, detective/case solving TV, fantasy is also good/ok.

I've only got these chances. What should she play?

Would really appreciate your recommendations!

1. lordkrandel ◴[23 Oct 25 21:52 UTC] No.45687757[source]▶
A dictionary.

From Miriam-Webster: "Art, meaning n.4: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art

Aesthetics: a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty.

So as long as anyone finds beauty in it, and it's consciously made with skills and creative imagination, it's art.

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2. Gerard0 ◴[24 Oct 25 06:27 UTC] No.45691488[source]▶
Nice reply, I agree and get the spirit, but also a bit smartass :D
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3. lordkrandel ◴[24 Oct 25 10:18 UTC] No.45692998[source]▶
Oh, come on, it's the right time and age to be. xD I'm not even 5% than other people in the news :rofl: