Are Games Art?

[Grislygus]

Games are an applied art. It is art made specifically with a utilitarian purpose in mind (this actually includes everything from fucking teapot designs to illustration). Fine art is art made for it's own sake, the kind of art that is either commissioned, motivated by the whole "medium" issue I described above, or (at its worst) designed with museums and fame in mind [Superficial pop art is considered fine art right now, which pisses me off and is reflected in EVERY SINGLE POST I've made here, I can't help that]. WHen most people think "art", they think fine art and don't make the distinction AND NEITHER DO THE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF CRITIQUE, WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THIS SHIT, which is funny.