18th March 2003, 7:31 PM
OB1-I'm sorry for asking for some kind of serious debate instead of a sarcastic, immature, name-calling venture. I figured that after the lightbulb, mathematical, and language metaphors were not effective, I would turn to something that everyone has experienced at some point in life. However, when I try to make the metaphor simple, you can't take me seriously.
By the way, you made a key concession: that video games are partly art and partly entertainment. It is difficult to fulfill this entertainment aspect if the creator refuses to acknowledge that the audience exists.
Finally, we come to agreement. The creator can make art and still entertain, can innovate and still recognize that trends exist. There are spectrums of everything, and just because we want to consider a new dimension does not mean that we must limit another.
Can we have ice cream now?
By the way, you made a key concession: that video games are partly art and partly entertainment. It is difficult to fulfill this entertainment aspect if the creator refuses to acknowledge that the audience exists.
Finally, we come to agreement. The creator can make art and still entertain, can innovate and still recognize that trends exist. There are spectrums of everything, and just because we want to consider a new dimension does not mean that we must limit another.
Can we have ice cream now?