>I'm sure that artistry goes into making them, I just don't see the artistry in >palying them.
The same argument could be applied to making as opposed to watching tv. ----- Original Message ----- From: William T Goodall<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion<mailto:brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 9:30 AM Subject: Re: A videogame that will make William happy On 6 Jun 2008, at 17:04, Mauro Diotallevi wrote: > On 6/6/08, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> On 6 Jun 2008, at 15:43, Olin Elliott wrote: >> >>>> I don't like computer games. >>>> Waste of time Maru. >>> >>> More of a waste of time than watching television? >> >> Computer games are a kind of amateur sports for people who aren't >> good >> at sports. I believe they even adjust their difficulty automatically >> to suit the player, presenting a gratifying illusion of challenge and >> success. > > Spoken like someone who isn't any good at computer games. ;-) Wouldn't I have to play them to find out how good I am? Which I don't. > > >> The best television is an art form. I don't need to justify art do I? >> >> Culture Maru > > The best computer games are art as well. I'm sure artistry goes into making them. I just don't see it in playing them. > I've even heard people talk > about the artistic beauty of a perfectly executed pick and roll in > basketball. *Anything* can be done as an art form. I think that's stretching a bit far. Hyperbole Maru "The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish." - Albert Einstein -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk<http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk/> Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/<http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l<http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
