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Re: Are Video Games an Art?

Tips: 0.00 INK Postby dealing with it on Thu May 17, 2012 12:09 am

If by fan, you mean that Ebert is Ignatius Reilly, then yes. I especially love how he quotes Plato, as though theories of art from 4th century BC are relevant to video games.

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Re: Are Video Games an Art?

Tips: 0.00 INK Postby Susie Maddy Daison on Thu May 17, 2012 12:12 am

dealing with it wrote:If by fan, you mean that Ebert is Ignatius Reilly, then yes. I especially love how he quotes Plato, as though theories of art from 4th century BC are relevant to video games.

Are theories of anything from 4th century BC relevant to anything?

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Tips: 0.00 INK Postby dealing with it on Thu May 17, 2012 12:22 am

Democritus has things to teach us about atoms. Learning classical philosophy is one step away from building a nuclear reactor.

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