I try not to trot out the games as art thing more than occasionally, because the debate is both tired and inflammable. However, every now and again, there’s a watershed event that merits a swing at that dead horse. The Smithsonian Art Museum is planning an exhibition of the evolution of art in games (via the MTV multiplayer blog) that will run from March 16, 2012 – September 9, 2012.

The Art of Video Games will show the development of visual effects and aesthetics during four decades, the emergence of games as a means for storytelling, the influence of world events and popular culture on game development, and the impact that the games can have on society. It will include multimedia presentations of game footage, video interviews with developers and artists, large prints of in-game screen shots, historic game consoles, and a selection of working game systems for visitors to play.

The page goes on to say that the Smithsonian will be taking suggestions from the public for which games best represent critical moments from gaming history. Ease off that mouse though, because there’s not yet any way to make a submission to the exhibit.

Well, I suppose there is that contact link at the top right corner of the page. I mean, if you happen to care about video games or something. You know what? I just remembered something else I have to do. Please excuse me.

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Tags:   art · smithsonian · video gamesNo Comments

Trackback to this article.