The closest thing video games are to what is normally accepted as art is theatre; specifically, interactive theatre[1]. There's many components to what makes g

The closest thing video games are to what is normally accepted as art is theatre; specifically, interactive theatre[1]. There's many components to what makes good art, but if I could sum it up in one word, it would be broadband: not a thin narrow channel of effect, but impacting the observer on multiple levels. Emotion, reason, the senses - being hit all at once, or in waves. Games are still a bit lopsided, due to being marketed mostly to not particularly introspective young people and frequently focusing on visuals over everything else. I think things could change, but it may require different market expectations. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_theatre