As far as I'm concerned, the best games work on both levels. No, I don't think technology is the most important advancement in the industry. The best thing to ever come out of that race has been(Arguably) Half-Life 2. Other then that, name one thing the graphics and technology race has done to improve the industry. Graphics and technology obviously aren't the best way to sell a game, the best selling console this generation is the Wii, and graphics and tech can't be used alone to make a good game, so why would we ever make that our primary objective?.
I support graphical and technological advancement as long as they serve games as an art form.
And remember, fun is a part of art as well, when have you ever witnessed a great work of art that wasn't fun?, I kind of thought the definition of "Fun" was to enjoy yourself, isn't that, under all the other stuff, the primary goal of art?. Isn't emotionally and intellectually involving material, the height of artistic achievement, fun?. You don't leave these works feeling more alive as a result?, more whole as a person?. We create mirrors to our own world to make baring it's injustice easier, the techniques we apply, allegory, subtext, philosophical themes, stark character realization. Have these things not enriched our lives, filled our world with life, beauty and majesty?. I can't imagine a more enjoyable activity
If you ask me, high art is the most fun toy there is. If you feel differently, that's fine, but I honestly feel bad for you.
I support graphical and technological advancement as long as they serve games as an art form.
And remember, fun is a part of art as well, when have you ever witnessed a great work of art that wasn't fun?, I kind of thought the definition of "Fun" was to enjoy yourself, isn't that, under all the other stuff, the primary goal of art?. Isn't emotionally and intellectually involving material, the height of artistic achievement, fun?. You don't leave these works feeling more alive as a result?, more whole as a person?. We create mirrors to our own world to make baring it's injustice easier, the techniques we apply, allegory, subtext, philosophical themes, stark character realization. Have these things not enriched our lives, filled our world with life, beauty and majesty?. I can't imagine a more enjoyable activity
If you ask me, high art is the most fun toy there is. If you feel differently, that's fine, but I honestly feel bad for you.