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Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg399470#msg399470
« on: September 26, 2011, 02:03:37 am »
Note : when i say art, i mean : a way of expression that strikes in the heart of the people experiencing it, in a way that will possibly make them think and that possibly can be classified as beautiful.

When wandering on kong, looking at "new games", i sometimes find games that i think would classify as art... i would like to know if some other people sometimes feel that way too.

http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh_B/heros-adventure
http://www.kongregate.com/games/kevindoesart/grey
http://www.kongregate.com/games/logosogol/take-a-walk
http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/dont-look-back
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Pixelante/immortall
Contains violence : http://www.kongregate.com/games/ishrgame/tourist-paradise
http://www.kongregate.com/games/MaximSchoemaker/narrow
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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg399474#msg399474
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2011, 02:10:42 am »
I love playing games like these. Grey was a beautiful game in a few different ways, although I don't recall playing any of the others.

Here's more games I would consider artistic:

http://www.kongregate.com/games/agame/pixel
http://www.kongregate.com/games/LunaDrift/fishing-girl
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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg399477#msg399477
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2011, 02:17:56 am »
This is the most artistic and beautiful game I've ever come across:

The Company of Myself (http://www.kongregate.com/games/2DArray/the-company-of-myself). Play it; you won't regret it.
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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg399492#msg399492
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2011, 02:40:44 am »
I've played both Grey and The Company of Myself. The music of the first was what I liked the most, while the story of the character in the latter surprised me more.

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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg399573#msg399573
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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg400040#msg400040
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2011, 07:26:32 am »
Heavily upvoted comments on Grey like this:

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It seems that the boy you play as is a dead one who exists only in the girl's memories. As first, the world is void of colour in the mind of the girl, who cannot let go because of her sadness. As you give her the things that she like, you give colour to her empty world. Once you help her let go of her sadness, and let go of your death, then she can finally be happy and live her life full of colour; grey no more.
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Um, whenever I play a game like this on kongregate, I know there's some sort of symbolic thing, and whoever posts it gets a ton of likes, so here goes... Uh, well, so, it's a lot like real life, because uh, when it started it was, uh grey, and, er, white, and um, something. But then some dude found flowers and brought them to some random... Woman, and colors appeared, and he died because er uh um.... Yeah, colors.
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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg400051#msg400051
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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg400057#msg400057
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2011, 08:36:22 am »
I remember pathos. Art game indeed.
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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg400062#msg400062
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The concept never even occurred to me before, but I think it is true that some games could be considered an art form.

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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg400330#msg400330
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2011, 10:22:26 pm »
Alight (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/575956) is another one.

Games are a great platform for art, IMHO - the interactivity is an interesting way to get the viewer involved that's difficult otherwise.

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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg400637#msg400637
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2011, 02:17:39 pm »
One of my favorite art pieces is "The I of It". It lacks weepy music and angst, yet still deserves a spot on the roster.

Incredibly cute, with fun, surreal music reminiscent of old educational films.

http://www.kongregate.com/games/gameshot/the-i-of-it

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Re: Games : A new form of art? https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=31579.msg400652#msg400652
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2011, 02:49:12 pm »
I loved the I of It!

Here's another great one: Loved (http://www.kongregate.com/games/AlexanderOcias/loved). Really makes you think.
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