Polygon: All Posts by Eric Zimmermanhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2014-09-10T11:00:00-04:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/eric-zimmerman/rss2014-09-10T11:00:00-04:002014-09-10T11:00:00-04:00Games, stay away from art. Please
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<p>Games and art. Art and games.</p>
<p>Do you feel your eyes rolling involuntarily to the back of your head? In the insider world of designers, critics and gamers we have long grown weary of this particular debate. But outside our closed circles, people still find it a surprisingly intriguing question.</p>
<p>It's a common conversation about the wrong thing. Here are five (sometimes contradictory) reasons why asking whether games are art is simply the wrong question. Each one should be enough to end the conversation before it starts. Treat each one as a nail in the coffin of this particular "debate."</p>
<h3>1. Art can be anything.</h3>
<p>Art is not just pretty pictures on a wall. The 20th century firmly established that art can be just about anything. A full...</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2014/9/10/6101639/games-artEric Zimmerman