GAME PLAY Artist Interview: Josh Bricker ("Deterrence Machine")
When people say video games aren't art I tend to agree. As a medium I think they have great potential to become art, but video games out of the box are not art. They may be artful or even beautiful, but most games never go beyond simple aesthetic pleasure. Culturally we tend to needlessly attach the term 'Art' capitol 'A' to something whenever we want to imbue an object or thing with value or prestige. I have never u…