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Somewhere between Muybridge's horse gaits and Citizen Kane, film went from technical novelty to unquestionably art. Somewhere between Pong and Journey, games ma
by mortenjorck 6y ago
Somewhere between Muybridge's horse gaits and Citizen Kane, film went from technical novelty to unquestionably art. Somewhere between Pong and Journey, games made a similar transition.
The OP doesn't mention a date, but the linked MoMA post says the collection was established in 2012: https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2012/11/29/video-games-14-in-the-collection-for-starters/ https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2012/11/29/video-gam...
- noema 6y agoWhy is Pong a lesser work of art than Journey? I think games like Pong, Tetris, Asteroids etc are more ideal for making a case for games as a unique medium, because instead of deferring to cinematic or literary elements (as most art games are wont to do), they instead have a purity of form and function not dissimilar to a Josef Albers or Steve Reich piece.