Video lame.

• Author: Suderman, Peter
• Position: Briefly Noted - The Art of Video Games - Brief article

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Visitors to "The Art of Video Games," a new exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, encounter a chronological look at the major platforms and their key games, tidbits of wisdom from various designers, and even a handful of games they can play on giant public screens. What they won't find is much of a case that video games are in fact art.

The exhibit serves more as a beginner's history of the form: how it grew from a handful of hobbyists crafting simple pixel puzzles to armies of well-paid professionals building immense immersive worlds with...