A videogame that will make William happy

[Olin Elliott]

>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.
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  From: William T Goodall<mailto:wtg at wtgab.demon.co.uk> 
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  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 <wtg at wtgab.demon.co.uk<mailto:wtg at wtgab.demon.co.uk>> 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.

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