[RiderSkyward]

I was gonna answer that isn't everything technically art, and that video games (in general) are Art but possibly not 'High Art'...

Then I watched the NC video and he said the same thing...

For me personally the choice aspect is what stops it from being 'High Art', whilst different people will experience art (as in paintings, sculptures etc.) and movies in different ways/ bring something different away from it, there is a limitation on this. For video games the experiences, even in a linear game, can differ so much it becomes a highly unique experience.

What this means, for me, is that the stories, worlds and characters of these games, the fixed points and commonalities between the experiences are, or can indeed, leave an impression/thought/response with the consumer and be classed as art. The actual playing of the game however is not, hence why the pretentious stuff like Matrix mentioned has a tendency to fail as it often misses this point.

At least I think =p I don't really understand 'Art', I like what I like and that's that. So I guess the better question for me is does it matter?