Tell them that gaming is your means of artistic expression. Explain how you are returning to a primitive form of cultural expression -- storytelling -- and updating it for a modern audience. Mention that this art form confronts serious themes of betrayal, grief, heroism, conflicting loyalties and the nature of good vs evil. Stare at them blankly when they say "But it's just a game," say "Would you call Shakespeare just a scribe?" and then walk away.
While some of this is partly tounge in cheek, it's also serious. I do actually think that gaming (both TT and LARP) is -- or at least can be -- a form of artistic expresion. This doesn't apply to all games, but smearing paint on canvas doesn't always count as art either.
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Gaming as an Art Form
Date: 2003-08-14 05:30 am (UTC)While some of this is partly tounge in cheek, it's also serious. I do actually think that gaming (both TT and LARP) is -- or at least can be -- a form of artistic expresion. This doesn't apply to all games, but smearing paint on canvas doesn't always count as art either.