Well true dat, but a lot of times, especialy in the gaming industry, there are multiple factors that makes a game a work of art. I think the entire C&C series is a huge work of art, because not only did it revolutionize gaming, it also has an extremely deep and sometimes complicated storyline. And just the story is a work of art in that particular game. Same goes for Half Life and F.E.A.R. Both have great story but also great characters. Designs of the characters in games are often also works of art. Many creatures I see in Half Life for instance, are complete works of fiction. Meaning someone had to come up with it all.
I know for one that a lot of people see World of Warcraft as a piece of art. I for one only see the introduction movie as a piece of art and the rest of the game as crap, but still.
For a game to be art, it needs to have several artistic touches combined. Textual (being the story), Graphical (models, enviorments, textures), Audio (The music, which in many cases is also a work of art on it's own). A lot of games lately comply with this, so I'd say a lot of games lately deserve to be called art.
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