ryujin470@fedia.io to Gaming@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy video games exist after all?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down129file-text
arrow-up1-26arrow-down1message-squareWhy video games exist after all?ryujin470@fedia.io to Gaming@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
Since they don’t have any useful value other than providing entertainment to the user, why they exist?
minus-squareKillerTofu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAsk the same about any other art like music, paintings, sculptures. What useful value do they have other than entertainment?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoArtistic expression. Whether anyone is entertained by it is a byproduct. :)
minus-squareKillerTofu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoAnd can the same not be said about interactive media like video games?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAbsolutely. It’s a matter of artistic expression. Nobody was REALLY entertained by “Irritating Stick”, but the creators expressed themselves. https://youtu.be/Xagp0JhvCY0
Ask the same about any other art like music, paintings, sculptures. What useful value do they have other than entertainment?
Artistic expression. Whether anyone is entertained by it is a byproduct. :)
And can the same not be said about interactive media like video games?
Absolutely. It’s a matter of artistic expression.
Nobody was REALLY entertained by “Irritating Stick”, but the creators expressed themselves.
https://youtu.be/Xagp0JhvCY0