I only did two drawings, one of the face and one from the waist up, and they aren't the greatest although they get the point across. I could also finish the short story and post it here if anyone is interested.

I'll be honest, I was a lot more obsessed before Skyrim was announced.

I am more than the obsixr, I am a revolutionary.






:bolt:

My friend's girl is the same way. In this case, from her point of view (I'm speculating), it's (gaming) a time consuming and important portion of his life that she has no part in, she doesn't understand, and she doesn't like, and that pisses her off.
Your woman might be a tad more possessive then what is healthy, or, you might be a bit more interested then healthy, or a combination of the two.

For example, why would you possibly need to know the game director's name to the point that said knowledge would become available to your wife? Pausing the video to look at game art is also a little bizarre. I mean, you must have art museums around you, I bet she would love to go to them with you, and the works there are on a much higher level of quality then what a video game art designer pumped out in a couple hours-days work.?

You both might be overreacting a bit to BRINK. lol

The point of different developing teams is so they aren't simple ports and so Brink will be optimized for each platform, but the game will be the same.
Also the game-play style and size you mentioned I don't understand. It wont be different from Pc to console.
The main difference will be Graphics quality, But only with good gaming rigs.
If you compare a $300 PC with the $300 250gb Xbox 360 S. Guess what the 360 will win.
The $300 PC most likely wouldn't even be able to play Brink.

(I could even be a smart ass and compare a $200 PC with the $200 4gb Xbox 360 S instead.
Since the only difference between 4gb 360 and 250gb is the harddrive)

This brings up a popular modern philosophical question. Are video games art? Would you question someone who was going through the sketches or interviews of a famous artist months before he unveils his next masterpiece? Does comparing an interactive media to a static creation even make sense? These are questions people at the top of their fields could argue for days and never come to any agreements on. But in general, I disagree with belittling what others find fascinating.

Video games are art. There's no argument that could convince me to believe otherwise.

http://screwattack.com/videos/TGO-Episode-35-A-Response-to-Roger-Ebert

I always watch this guys videos - this one talks about the debate on whether video games are art.

Agreed +1

That was a very interesting video. Poor Roger Ebert

Well, I'm checking the forum daily, does that count?

Yes.

I'm inclined to say "only some".

I don't consider such games as Battlefield, Counterstrike, Call of Duty and Medal of Honor as art.
I don't consider such games as Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden, Street Fighter and Tekken as art.

I do consider Alan Wake (to an extend), Limbo, Heavy Rain, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus as "arty" games.


Oh snap!

How are some of those games art and the rest not? What makes them "arty". I don't understand.

The approach they take on making the player interact with the game.


"Go here, kill this" isn't really arty to me. It's just "Go here, kill this". If someone smashes another persons face in, that isn't art to me either. I hope you see what I'm getting at.

So you're saying "The approach they take on making the player interact with the game." is what makes the game art or not? Not the time, effort, skill, and creativity it takes to make every single game?

All games are art, but only a coupe of them are good art.

To me, a video game is art if it is intended to be by the creators, regardless of good or bad. Beauty without such intent is not art.

Games that attempt to have a story are as much art as literature, games with unique visual appeal are art just as a painting would be. In fact, an interactive experience has the opportunity to emotionally move a person in ways other media cant compare.

Shooting games in general are not art because a game without any deep story is not intended to be moving, its just a fun game where you shoot people. I wouldn't call a Nerf or airsoft gun a piece of art.

The moment a developer starts to put effort into the storyline, the focus shifts. Its not just a game, its something that is also meant to move the player or make them think about an issue.

Of course, Brink will be the exception

The artstyle is an obvious thing to point out, but it also has an involved story clearly meant to make the player think. Seems like art to me.

Most shooting games have a story. Regardless of how good or bad it is, it's still art. Although the story might be terrible, it's still art because it took some sort of creativity and imagination to create. The visuals in the game itself are art. Art doesn't always mean that it's "good". There's crappy art as well.

im the same as u dude and a bit like ur wife lol i cant wait

+1

Not everything you create is art, In fact, most stuff people create is rubbish. And even if they spent a lifetime on it.

"I just spent my life inventing the nuclear bomb!"
- "Well ... that's ... uhm ... not so good, is it?"

There's a lot of [censored] out there that's considered a "masterpiece" that looks like "rubbish" to me. Guess what...it's still art. What is art to you?
And like I said a few posts above...art doesn't mean it's good. So I really don't follow your nuclear bomb example.