In Pictures: The Art Of Video Games @ The Smithsonian
In Pictures: The Art Of Video Games @ The Smithsonian
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Welcome To The Art Of Video Games
The history of video games is relatively brief; the first examples were created in the early 1970s. Because the medium is still so new, we have the pleasure of examining gaming with some of its most prominent highlights fresh in our own memories.
It was only a matter of time before video games started being thought of as art, and the first exhibition showcasing graphics, technology, and storytelling recently premiered at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Tom’s Hardware was on-hand to witness this extraordinary event.
Photo: © Conway Yen; Some images in this article supplied by and copyright Conway Yen
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And no Sonic platformer for the Genesis?! What about BLAST PROCESSING?!
EDIT: Oh, no wonder. Looking at the nominees, Melee never even got nominated (wat), and the only Sonic platformer nominated was Sonic CD - the one most people never got to play.
If they were smart, they'd re-evaluate the consoles that are 2001 and newer in say, 10-20 years since it'll be considerably more obvious which games have stood the test of time as notable. This is especially true for the current generation systems which still have some big titles coming out (Xenoblade in particular comes to mind).
Also Im pretty sure mass effect was a big game on pc not just friggin minecraft or flow
The reason Star Fox was chosen because it was an actual 3D game on SNES, which at the time had just a simple 16bit processor. It pushed the limits of the system.
Yes I agree that missing Sonic for Sega Genesis was not good choice. Though Earthworm Jim was very popular back then.
Ah...good old Dune 2. The first game I ever managed to beat.
Except with the fckng Ordos, that was a hard campaign!!
I agree: how did MC get on the list? Wtf?
And even though it's a game I've never played, I guess WOW should be there too, right? It has been greatly influencial (for better or worse).
Cheers.
I also wanted to add that they are taking this on tour. I have to wait until 2013, but it will be a nice walk down memory lane.
It's actually up up down down left right left right B A
This list brings back a lot of memories! There's some titles that I regret never taking the time to try. I think I'll borrow my friend's PS2 and fire Shadow of the Colossus.
If there is a exhibit of coffee, many would pick StarBucks. >_>
At least Angry Birds isn't in there...