ryujin470 to Gaming • 5 hours agoWhy video games exist after all?message-square15fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1-21arrow-down1message-squareWhy video games exist after all?ryujin470 to Gaming • 5 hours agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
Since they don’t have any useful value other than providing entertainment to the user, why they exist?
minus-square@KillerTofulinkEnglish5•5 hours agoAsk the same about any other art like music, paintings, sculptures. What useful value do they have other than entertainment?
minus-square@jordanlundlinkEnglish2•5 hours agoArtistic expression. Whether anyone is entertained by it is a byproduct. :)
minus-square@KillerTofulinkEnglish6•5 hours agoAnd can the same not be said about interactive media like video games?
minus-square@jordanlundlinkEnglish2•5 hours agoAbsolutely. It’s a matter of artistic expression. Nobody was REALLY entertained by “Irritating Stick”, but the creators expressed themselves. https://youtu.be/Xagp0JhvCY0
Ask the same about any other art like music, paintings, sculptures. What useful value do they have other than entertainment?
Artistic expression. Whether anyone is entertained by it is a byproduct. :)
And can the same not be said about interactive media like video games?
Absolutely. It’s a matter of artistic expression.
Nobody was REALLY entertained by “Irritating Stick”, but the creators expressed themselves.
https://youtu.be/Xagp0JhvCY0