Eugene David ...The One-Minute Pundit |
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Monday, December 22, 2003
In their latest cliche for the zeitgeist, news hacks now say video games are on "the verge" (and it's always the verge) of GREATNESS. First, regardless of what the hacks say, videogames will always be a calling for the young and nerdy, guaranteeing their arrested development. Second, the ART FORM can only express itself with shoot-em-ups and blow-'em-ups, hardly distinguishable from the movie MASTERPIECES of our time. Finally, because videogames are software, they are far more prone than other ART FORMS to disintegration and neglect. If this is our age's ticket to posterity I'd like to see some throwaway culture.
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