Videogames Officially Art?

Do you know what this means? Finally! All those years they said I wasted playing my silly games! I was just building an appreciation for the fine arts! No, but seriously — the Museum of Modern Art is putting together an exhibit focusing on videogames. Which is neat, I guess. My perspective on games hasn’t changed, but it’s neat to see them getting some recognition by serious artsy-oriented folks. The choice of games is heartening as well. Tetris, Pac-Man, and Portal are pretty obvious, but I’m really glad (and surprised) to see games like Another World and flOw among the