anything can be art

This note last modified January 20, 2024

A few famous film critics and film directors have said that video games are not art.

And that makes me sad, not because I think they’re wrong necessarily, but because that type of dismissal means that you implicitly lock yourself away from so much beauty. If you dismiss video games as silly, you’ll never stumble upon the beauty of Before Your Eyes, the challenges of The Talos Principle, or the simple wholesomeness of A Short Hike

We all have a finite amount of time, and we can't see everything, but outright limiting yourself to the things you are comfortable with will mean that you'll miss so much.