L4 Art Forms

Gaming is an art form.

• True

• False

Compared to other art forms, we can say that gaming is "direct simulation", or a spontaneous expression of our desires and imagination.

• True

• False

One thing we learn from gaming is that true art requires the intellectual engagement of our desires, hopes, passions, and the ability to inspire. Therefore, artists must seek not only to profit but to make a change.

• True

• False

Game development is a mixture of many different art forms. This best shows that...

• The old art forms will go away soon

• Where profit is, there beauty will be

• Art is not just learning how to express, but learning how to use different skills to tell a story

• Computerized and Digital Art does not appeal to people

"The youth are not attracted to games because they are lazy. They are attracted to games because of their visual story-telling, and they are hungry for stories that will transform their growth and character as a person."

• True

• False

If there is one thing that aesthetic theory teaches us, its that...

• Art is just leisure worth making money for

• Every person is judged based on what they do

• Beauty only exists to please us

• Imagination makes things possible

Beauty is powerful because...

• We can use it to manipulate people

• It inspires

• We can profit from it

• It is pleasing