Comments on Radiator Blog: Over Games?... or Over Tale of Tales?

Well said, Scarybug. Interactive experiences offe...

2010-08-27T16:53:32.090-04:00

Well said, Scarybug. Interactive experiences offer unique input and mechanics that allow us to experience art in completely new and profound ways.

I think I misspoke -- ToT (and a lot of indie peop...

2010-08-27T13:23:44.030-04:00

I think I misspoke -- ToT (and a lot of indie people, and maybe even me too) unfairly criticize mainstream commercial games as obsolete or unartistic or whatever, when so much of what they do is based on the valuable work that these games do.

I'm encountering a similar attitude at Parsons right now... there's a class on UDK and no one wants to take it because they all want to work at start-ups in NYC that use Flash / Unity. UDK is too big and heavy!... Well, I'd argue no, it's as lean as you want it to be. A toolset is just a toolset. I think these kinds of attitudes betray narrow conceptions of what the games industry is.

Why can't we all just love and appreciate each other? :)

"Rules can be art" is the most important...

2010-08-27T13:14:07.280-04:00

"Rules can be art" is the most important point missing in the art/game debate. I keep hearing people talking about game narrative interfering with game mechanics, and how the "game" part is hurting the "art" part as if the narrative were the only artistic component to the game. The rules are the way the artist guides and manipulates the player's experience. The rules are the only unique thing that games have that film doesn't. The rules are the important thing to focus on when critiquing the artistic merit of a game.

I've never especially noticed them lashing out...

2010-08-27T12:39:12.209-04:00

I've never especially noticed them lashing out at the community. And, y'know, Vanitas isn't *that* boring - it's almost relaxing, in an odd kinda way.