The Smithsonian Museum has recently released a list of the games that will be featured in their upcoming exhibition titled "The Art of Video Games" which will be running from March 16th 2012 to September 30th 2012. Some of the games featured are: Super Mario Bros. 3, Star Fox, BioShock, Fallout, and Diablo II. The exhibition will showcase the "evolution of video games as an artistic medium, from the Atari VSC to the PlayStation 3. It will also show the development of visual effects and aesthetics since the 1970's, the emergence of video games as a means for storytelling, the influence of world events and popular culture on game development and the impact games have on society.
I personally love the entire list and that the chosen are a great example of how Video Games have evolved over the years and how they can be an artistic medium for storytelling. I am very proud that video games are finally being recognized as an art form. Finally we can all brag to our girlfriends and parents "You see now? Video Games are in fact art!"
What do you guys think of the list? Do you guys think that it is a good list to help show the rest of the world that our pride and joy is art? What games would you guys take out? Which ones would you put in?
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is located in Washington, DC. I don't know about you guys, but I'm taking a road trip to DC next year.
Link to the Exhibition: http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2012/games/
