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Video Games Aren't Art (Yet)
MYX:
--- Quote from: jbox on March 06, 2007, 06:33:58 pm ---where anyone over the age of 25 is considered "past their prime" with all but a few exceptions. :'(
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25?!?!?!!!!!! Prime???!!! HuWha??? When did this happen? ;)
--- Quote from: jbox on March 06, 2007, 06:33:58 pm ---In particular, not just the rampant use of CGI in modern movies, but also the use of AI software for mob-rendering is moving the 'mundane' tasks out of the artists hands so that they can concentrate on things that are more central to the story.
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Like the software used in LOTR (the name escapes me now) but they could make whole flocks of people battle, then just focus on camera moves and textures and lighting and the overall look. Our 3D guy, has done some really nice stuff. The problem with corporate America is they just assume they can ask for something and like a memo, it can be whipped out in 20 minutes. This stuff takes so much time. They just do not have a clue. I recently made a 8 minute piece that was very AE heavy. Photoshopped Paralaxed moves and all sorts of great high end stuff. Man I caught all sorts of hell for how long the piece was taking. Then, when it was done everyone was like wow that is the best piece we have ever had. We can use it for this and this and this and this... Well if we do not take the time to go the extra mile, it looks like the same old corporate BS that we stamped out out last week. So they want more, but...it can take as long. :banghead:
Ok...How does this relate...[lame] Well games got art because someone took the time to make sure that there was art in the game. [/lame] But I tried to make it fit.
Glaine:
I didn't even think about the music somehow, I love those crunchy 8 bit beats, so wonderful.
Movies in games, while a good blend, is conflicting because if you are praising a game's movies as meaning that this game is art, you are really just praising the game's movies. I certanly wouldn't argue that when a good game has a good plot, you get lost in it and become very involved. But you have to consider that if a game was horrible and the plot sucked, but you still said it was awesome because it had a good intro movie so that it was a good game - when really it just featured a good movie.
I'm just pointing out the paradox, I watched that clip on Syberia and now I gotta pick it up sometime.
And your job as an animator is no small feat, I'm certanly not bashing you. But games are for playing, ultimately.
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