Boing Boing: A major new book on the art of video games was released today to coincide with the opening of an exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The show curator, Chris Melissinos, is also the co-author of the book, titled, The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect - book and Smithsonian exhibition
Boing Boing: A major new book on the art of video games was released today to coincide with the opening of an exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The show curator, Chris Melissinos, is also the co-author of the book, titled, The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect.
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It's really interesting to see a retrospective on the evolution of video games over the past 40 years or so. Even just looking at the images at the bottom of the article and seeing how graphics and visual representation has changed over such a relatively short period time is amazing, not to mention the storytelling aspects, and the evolution of the medium as a whole. I think it's a great thing that the Smithsonian is calling attention to because even as a bit of a gamer myself, you sometimes lose track of the beginnings of the genre, and where we've come from, and it's really exciting because it helps to set the stage for what may be coming in the future
Having played around 10 videogames in my life, I'd be fascinated to read this book or see the exhibit simply because videogames have had such an undeniable effect on how children grow up today. I remember being jealous of my friends growing up because my parents decided to raise us free of game systems, but also reading articles on how gaming has made children today more violent, shortened their attention span, diminished their sight and hearing abilities through prolonged exposure, etc. Certainly the art of the videogame is what this is all about, but I think that in conjunction it would be interesting to try to find generational links to how childhood tendencies have changed and if a connection to the evolution of videogames can be made.
I would be very interested to see the exhibition I would also be curious to see how they represented the art. Will it be static pictures or will they be the game. It will also be interesting because over the past 40 years or so the graphics on video games have made drastic changes. I am not a big gamer and I would like to know more about how they Have changes and how the changes were made.
This exhibit would be probably one of the most amazing to see. Going from regular playstation to now the playstation 3 version 10.0 something has been quite the journey in just the time I have been alive. I remember playing James Bond Goldeneye on nintendo when I was younger, and now one of my favorite games is James Bond on my playstation 2. I might have played the largest variety of games or be the biggest nerd, but seeing the progress in technology and the game world is quite fascinating. Revisiting different generations and experiencing history through video games would be the best way I would love to experience history.
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