by Source: Smithsonian Art Of Video Games Exhibit Opens With Gaming FestivalThe exhibit is curated by Chris Melissinos of Past Pixels, a group charged with the preservation of video game history. Over the past year, Melissinos -- aided by a board of advisors that includes Double Fine's Tim Schafer, text adventure veteran Steve Meretzky, and Penny Arcade team Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik -- designed an exhibit that encourages visitors to make what Melissinos calls "a deeply personal decision" of whether video games are art. The exhibit offers five eras of video games with both playable demos and self-playing videos, showcasing everything from the Atari 2600 to the PlayStation 3, from the traditional platforming of Super Mario Bros. to the more experimental play of Flower.
Smithsonian Art of Video Games Exhibit Opens
But are video games considered art???
On March 16th, The Smithsonian American Art Museum opened The Art of Video Games exhibit. PC World recently wrote a piece on the exhibit and its highlights. The largest in my mind being questions on if video games are actually considered a form of art?
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