Reconciling Art Historical Aesthetic Theories with Video Games

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by Rene Garcia Cepeda Renee is a student at Liverpool Hope where he is currently finishing off his second masters degree, in art history and curating. He has a masters degree in Museum Studies from the University of East Anglia, and a bachelors in information design from Universidad de las Americas Puebla. He works as a freelance curator and photographer, and he is always looking for new and exciting job opportunities. His interests include art history, contemporary art, photography, curation of digital media, and game studies.

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Introduction

Reconcile art and video games

The creative act

Institution, Intention, artifact

New Media Art

Museums

Literature

Artists

Intention

Definitions of Art

Expression of Emotion

Significant Form

Family Resemblances

Institutional Theory

Ready-Mades

Anxious Objects

Video games are NOT art

What lies ahead