I would include coders of games in 'artists' (any creative person)it's generally a pointless activity to most, yet brings great pleasure to many, but monetarily is utterly worthless to most who feel piracy (of music, game code, images, whatever) perfectly acceptable no matter how much time and effort is put in to it.
yet someone sat at a desk wasting time playing solitaire/texting and hoping the boss doesn't see is worth well over the minimum wage.
it's a wacky world we live in and no mistake
(yet someone sat at a desk wasting time playing solitaire/texting and hoping the boss doesn't see is worth well over the minimum wage.
it's a wacky world we live in and no mistake
HappyToast Groat froth,
Mon 13 Jun 2011, 15:24,
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I cannot do anything but completely agree with your sentimentbut my coding a tutorial which was nicked isn't the same as what you have called "art". My personal definition of art is if it is offered as art I will open heartedly accept it as such. This has some advantages but also drawbacks, not least going to some truly awful "installations". But coding Flash games for a tutorial isn't offered as art, potential memes aren't offered as art. The bringing of pleasure and therefore commercial value is a different subject all together. Realising what we do may have monetary value, preferably before we post it and some other bastard makes all the money is a different thing and not really about art or artists.
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Mon 13 Jun 2011, 15:52,
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