The Game Anthropologist - Great Moments in Video Game Failure: Fox News vs. NEA

Fox News discusses the NEA's acceptance of certain video games receiving federal grants.

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[HBninjar]

this video was interesting until the end when it said "tax cuts to the rich" Keep playing video games and STFU about politics bro. Thanks.

[blee427]

@HBninjar Hmmm. No. I'm going to keep making videos about what I want to "bro" so sorry.

Besides, the whole point was the guy was brought on there to make a cheap shot at the president and a secondary shot at video games.

[ShaolinDeadlyGamers]

The guy they brought on only talks about money during a hard economy. If schools would buy a "Game" based on the dissection of worms, cats, frogs, and everything else the school wastes money on they would save thousands of dollars a year for each school that is federally funded to purchase those objects. Not only would the student learn more by being able to see further then their eyes allow but you're not handing a prepubescent student a razor sharp blade and you are saving the states money.

[Retardretroguy]

@rockinsparzy105 I'm no fan of bitching either, so ditto

[rockinsparzy105]

@Retardretroguy

Yeah, I agree.

Also, it's nice for once to have a debate with someone on YouTube who actually has valid arguments. :)

[Retardretroguy]

@rockinsparzy105 Well save adventure games (which have their weird predecessors), that's what I meant with action games - games centered around action. But that's where the child's play part games in.

I'll call it quits now, since I think everything relevant has been said and I predict repetetion.

[rockinsparzy105]

@Retardretroguy

I think it's rather unfair to consider people who put so much passion and love into their art, and not call them artists. A true artist sacrifices for their art, and their are many game designers who do so. I think promoting funding for more artistic games, will motivate game companies to make more "life-touching" games like the ones I mentioned, and further push the boundaries of what this medium can do.

[rockinsparzy105]

@Retardretroguy

Regardless, a lot of game designers (especially indie game designers, who are the people getting this grant), put a lot of passion into making their games. The only reason a lot of games are generic and cash ins, is because their publishers and producers have to cut content out so they can make sure a game sells, since they are so expensive to make. Again, similar to the movie industry.

[rockinsparzy105]

@Retardretroguy

Anyways, I think video games have the ability to move a person's emotions, or convey an idea, question, or moral, similar to a lot of art, and can be appreciated in the same way as art. I mean, they certainly have that effect on me. A lot of people have some games that have touched their life one way or another, whether it's Portal, EarthBound, Mother 3, Chrono Trigger, FFVI, Grim Fandango, Half-Life 2, Marathon, Shadow of the Colossus, Silent Hill, and etc.

[rockinsparzy105]

@Retardretroguy

Well, most movies nowadays are made mostly with computers, sadly, and even back then, directors still had restrictions due to the technology of the time. Also, I'm not sure what variation FPS, platform, and adventure games are of any older game. Unless that's what you're referring to when you mean action games. If you are, than that would mean most games are action games and therefore not really any variation of older games, just like you said.

Lol.

[Retardretroguy]

@rockinsparzy105 Can't argue with that. However that uniqueness really isn't anything more that lack restrictions computer give the creators. Most types of video games (excluding basically only action games) are varioations of older forms of games. The rest are in same class with child's play (not referring to childishness, but type of playing - English doesn't seem to make difference between playing poker and building legos. Silly language).

[Retardretroguy]

@rockinsparzy105 It's not offending, and in fact I kinda see your point. Even there still lies a big difference, since back in the days on early cinema art meant mainly classical arts, and considering something new was always a big deal. Video gamess on the other hand had their rise after Andy Warhol's time, and at this modern age a lot of crap gets automatically called art. Video game art debate basically rose from apologies for them (as seen in the video BTW).