23 MAR 2011 by ideonexus

 Roger Ebert's Response to Clive Barker

Let's turn again to the golden boy. As you meet his haughty gaze, let me read you some of the things Roger Ebert has written about video games and art. "I believe art is created by an artist. If you change it, you become the artist." "Art seeks to lead you to an inevitable conclusion, not a smorgasbord of choices." "Video games represent a loss of those precious hours we have available to make ourselves more cultured, civilized and empathetic." At one point, Clive Barker pleaded, "I'm jus...
Folksonomies: art video games expression
Folksonomies: art video games expression
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Barker argues that video games allow us to escape reality, Ebert retorts that we need to engage reality.