So I am always late to the game for new video games because like any college student I cannot afford the the newest and greatest game console or for the game for that matter. But I have lovely person that lets me play a games from time to time. In this one particular was chef’s kiss amazing for any one who loves 80s nostalgia. From the button smashing arcade gameplay to specific loathing car dashing game that for some reason has no point to it. But my favorite part of the of this is the storyline to it. It does not just have you playing old school games but there is kid that speaks through cut scenes. And let me tell yeah “this kid is going through some shit” because he/she is finding some deeper meaning in playing games than I would have thought.
In the book, New Media in Art, by Michael Rush mentions artists in the last century are experimenting more with mix media (7). Incorporating readymade objects, personal trinkets, and recyclable objects, focusing on the emotion rather than technical skills. Rush references a famous artist, Marcel Duchamp that changed the focus of what is a fine art. Duchamp for example famous piece controversial "fountain" sculpture was not considered art because it was ready-made that had no creat. However, it is an art because it was Duchamp protest towards the Art Galleries and Museums because who are they decide what is art. Art does not have definitive rules of what qualifies as art, there might be tasteful art and distasteful art (22). I think it should be up to the artist and audience to consider what is art, tasteful otherwise.
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