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Esben Stien wrote:

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> Fons Adriaensen  writes:

>

>> It gives me the shivers when I hear this. To compare this to the

>> skills of a gamer seems a joke to me.

>

> I disagree wholeheartedly;). As a die hard free software first person

> action gamer, I find what I do to be an art; just as my jujutsu is an

> art, which is not just about hitting someone in the head. A gamer is a

> new thing and to get respect for the art is hard, as what is generally

> the impression is just kids playing computers;).

>

> I guess only a gamer can respect the artistic value;). You may have

> the impression that first person action is just running around dumb,

> shooting stuff, but please be a little more open and acknowledge that

> there are gamers who don't have this view.

> 

Gee, I clearly don't want to discount the skills of a gamer. I've been

in the business of video game development since 1982, I know the

business and those who play games. I also went to music school and am

classically trained. I won't elaborate any more on my background, it

sounds too crass ;-)
I'm sure you'll all agree that there is quite a bit of skill to learning

a musical instrument. There's no argument here, right.
But, the art of expressing a piece of music with the skills one has

toiled many years to acquire is clearly not the same as the skills

acquired playing a video game(s) and the act of playing the game.
Perhaps people are mixing the definition of "skills" with the true

meaning of "art". They are not the same.
Then I ask: what art are you expressing when playing a game?
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