I think that for the games industry to develop further, everyone has to recognize that games are much more. That's not to say we can't have our shooters and sports games, but even cinema would not be worth nearly as much as a creative outlet if all it offered was superhero movies. Games are on the cusp of breaking away from that same reputation right now, and part of the reason I wrote this book was because I wanted to join that discussion. When novels were a new and innovative form of writing, critics of authors like Daniel Defoe harped on how inferior the novel was to the purity of poetry. To continue having important discussions and debate about and through art, and for art to even maintain its relevance in society, we have to consider all dominant forms of creative expression, which includes video games.įilm originally had a reputation as a mindless distraction. Games easily compete with any other form of entertainment and art in terms of sales, and that puts them in the public eye more than ever before. Is it fair to say that games are processing inspiration now just as much as any other means of expression? And if that's the case, what do we as fans of gaming "need" to do to make sure the public en masse sees this, and doesn't think of games simply as shooters and sports titles, the dominant commercial genres? The book showcases a wild diversity of aesthetic approaches and cultural influences. It's all out there, and that's a basic fact. Some game directors play a similar role in this industry to Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Jean-Luc Godard, or Antonin Artaud in film. We have experimental post-modernist stuff, cult art-house hits, and local industries producing games almost exclusively for local audiences, similar to what Bollywood does in cinema. That said, games can certainly be described like art is in other mediums. And everyone knows how important Citizen Kane is, but how many people have actually watched it? Not so many. Think about the film industry: even people who don't really watch films know that alongside blockbusters like The Avengers there's a robust art-house scene. While blockbusters like Call of Duty and little time wasters like Angry Birds are artful in their own right, the challenge lies in getting those outside the industry to recognize that the world of video games extends so much further, even if they never play anything but mainstream commercial successes.
Matt Sainsbury: Before we start dividing games down those lines, I think it's important to get general society on board with the idea that games are art. That being the case, can we divide games into categories of art, as we do other mediums-high art, low, and so on? Or should it be the developers making these calls? In your preface, you say that games are art, and that the book accepts that as fact.
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That chapter is published in full below, but before that is a chat Sainsbury was kind enough to have with me about his new book. Most cranberry juice has a lot of added sugar, so you need to consume it moderately to avoid weight gain.One of the book's most striking chapters focuses on 2014's genuinely gorgeous puzzler Tengami and speaks to its studio's (Nyamyam) co-founder Jennifer Schneidereit. If you’re allergic to aspirin, you may also be allergic to cranberries. Like warfarin, aspirin thins the blood, so if you take aspirin regularly, talk to your doctor before adding cranberry to your diet. Cranberries contain salicylic acid, which is the active ingredient in aspirin. Other Risks Associated with Cranberriesīesides the potential for causing kidney stones, cranberry juice tends to thin blood, so you should use it cautiously if you’re taking blood-thinning medications such as warfarin. Researchers are looking into other health claims, but none has yielded results yet. Cranberries also have lots of vitamin C and other anti-oxidant properties, so are thought to be beneficial in the fight against heart disease and stroke. The same property in cranberry juice that aids in UTI prevention may also help you avoid certain ulcers that are thought to be caused by a specific type of bacteria.
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