Re:Video Gaming Will Take Over
by slfnflctd on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @05:53PM
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All of those things have been given interactive platforms in pre-internet settings: book clubs, museums, galleries and film festivals.
It's of course important to have the option to enjoy them by yourself at times-- but you can do this with games, too.
Nearly all visual & audio art can be presented in a game-like environment (such as a customized VR setting), so in a way a game engine is a superset of every piece of art in those categories. And they will all continue to exist, because part of art is confining your expression to a defined medium to intensify your focus on it.
It's of course important to have the option to enjoy them by yourself at times-- but you can do this with games, too.
Nearly all visual & audio art can be presented in a game-like environment (such as a customized VR setting), so in a way a game engine is a superset of every piece of art in those categories. And they will all continue to exist, because part of art is confining your expression to a defined medium to intensify your focus on it.