Though to be honest, from his point of view I can actually understand him. If I were to make a game to sell it, the last thing I would want to consider it is "art". It would be a product, maybe a personal favorite, but not art.
You do realise how very few professional novelists/ poets/ musicians/ filmmakers/ painters/ photographers/ sculptors/ actors/ playwrights do their work without planning to make money from it?
By your logic there art is a mythological creation that doesn't actually exist in the world.
No, by my logic, things end up being art because people appreciate them, not because the creator says so.
If you go around with a bucket full of ego claiming everything you create is art then the day your "art" fails will be the worst day of your life.
I'm a published author. I didn't go around thinking I was writing a piece of art while I was writing the piece. But I was well aware that literature is a form of art.
It would make me genuinely sad to find that Miyamoto legitimately thought the entire games industry had no artistic value. I do hope he was merely misquoted.
No, by my logic, things end up being art because people appreciate them, not because the creator says so.
If you go around with a bucket full of ego claiming everything you create is art then the day your "art" fails will be the worst day of your life.
I'm a published author. I didn't go around thinking I was writing a piece of art while I was writing the piece. But I was well aware that literature is a form of art.
It would make me genuinely sad to find that Miyamoto legitimately thought the entire games industry had no artistic value. I do hope he was merely misquoted.
Oh well don't worry then, from that quote, he never said video games had no artistic potential or value... He just said that, from his developer point of view, Nintendo games were not art, just products.
To me, considering your own work as art and being vocal about it is kinda arrogant. I'd like to think it's the same for him. That would explain what he said.
Even then, he's just a man, he can have his own opinion. He started working on them as a full grown adult, it's not strange if he doesn't consider them to be art.
Though to be honest, from his point of view I can actually understand him. If I were to make a game to sell it, the last thing I would want to consider it is "art". It would be a product, maybe a personal favorite, but not art.
I do suspect what Miyamoto's is refering to here is INTENTION. Certainly in big budget games there has always been the intention to make a produc that makes money. But the same is true about blockbuster Hollywood. Anyone think that films can't be art because of Hollywood?
A surprisingly short sighted argument from the great man. He was either misquoted or quoted out of context, surely.
I disagree with the last bit given what precedes, but that's beside the point.
I don't think Miyamoto really intended to make a definitive statement about videogames as art.
I think he's just a modest guy that cares about his customers.
I also think none of these posts are going to reason with change @Chrono_Cross' opinions.
Honestly, if a dude like Miyamoto, who makes games that often go beyond the lines of awesome, thinks his work isn't art, then I'd pay to see what he considers "art."
I also think none of these posts are going to reason with change @Chrono_Cross' opinions.
Honestly, if a dude like Miyamoto, who makes games that often go beyond the lines of awesome, thinks his work isn't art, then I'd pay to see what he considers "art."
I also think none of these posts are going to reason with change @Chrono_Cross' opinions.
Honestly, if a dude like Miyamoto, who makes games that often go beyond the lines of awesome, thinks his work isn't art, then I'd pay to see what he considers "art."
No, by my logic, things end up being art because people appreciate them, not because the creator says so.
If you go around with a bucket full of ego claiming everything you create is art then the day your "art" fails will be the worst day of your life.
I'm a published author. I didn't go around thinking I was writing a piece of art while I was writing the piece. But I was well aware that literature is a form of art.
It would make me genuinely sad to find that Miyamoto legitimately thought the entire games industry had no artistic value. I do hope he was merely misquoted.
No, by my logic, things end up being art because people appreciate them, not because the creator says so.
If you go around with a bucket full of ego claiming everything you create is art then the day your "art" fails will be the worst day of your life.
I'm a published author. I didn't go around thinking I was writing a piece of art while I was writing the piece. But I was well aware that literature is a form of art.
It would make me genuinely sad to find that Miyamoto legitimately thought the entire games industry had no artistic value. I do hope he was merely misquoted.
Holy crud. You wrote a book!?
Not yet. I contributed to a compilation of short stories/ novellas, it was a competition-style thing for up-and-coming authors a few years back. I'm not even sure I have a copy of it any more. It was a pretty crappy book, lol.
I'm in the process of writing a book but at the rate I'm going it'll be years before I let anyone look at it.
I also think none of these posts are going to reason with change @Chrono_Cross' opinions.
Honestly, if a dude like Miyamoto, who makes games that often go beyond the lines of awesome, thinks his work isn't art, then I'd pay to see what he considers "art."
Wait, what was Chrono's opinion anyway?
Exactly!
Why was this thread made again?
Who cares? Either discuss the topic at hand or knock it off plz.
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I don't think Miyamoto really intended to make a definitive statement about videogames as art.
I think he's just a modest guy that cares about his customers.
I also think none of these posts are going to reason with change @Chrono_Cross' opinions.
Honestly, if a dude like Miyamoto, who makes games that often go beyond the lines of awesome, thinks his work isn't art, then I'd pay to see what he considers "art."
Wait, what was Chrono's opinion anyway?
I'm not sure what I said that has angered him and Waltz but it seems like it's personal.
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