Nov 5, 2020
This is the second part of our video games discussion from ep25.
Topics discussed include:
Are video games entertainment or art?
Video games
What is art?
What is entertainment?
Commercial art vs. fine art
Artisan vs. artist
Duchamp and his readymades
Duchamp's "Étant donnés"
Waldorf dolls
Star Wars
THX 1138
Ambiguity in art
Infamous Roger Ebert essay
(https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/video-games-can-never-be-art)
Art vs. craft
The test of time
Video game publisher Rare
Goldeneye
Games vs. art
Metal Gear Solid
Hideo Kojima
Jeff Koons
Recorded August 17, 2020
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