imo games can be art, not in the same way as a painting but they can be, a game can be called art for a single element in it, or as a whole, they have more layers of depth than a painting and all of them dont have to be art to make the game art. Donkey kong country 2 is an awesome game, the graphics arent really art, the story is inexistant but the way the game plays feels and sounds (and omg it sounds good) can be considered art, like any art, a game can be interpreted as crappy art, not art, or awesome art. an abstract painting IMO is shit, but a leonardo painting is beutiful. dont compare games with paintings, its like comparing music to painting, both art, but completely different. a game which without a doubt could be art is oot, or majoras mask, the games are great and the effect they have on you is awesome. this affect is what sets games apart as an art form, the way they can captivate you. the way they give you the ability to become something you are not, be it monkey smashing barrels in a crocks face, or a weird elf kid slashing through the face of a spider while a timer goes down in days. games are unique because of the way they borrow elements from other art forms, smash them toghether and make a truely amazing experience that no toher medium can even compare to, an experience where you are in total control of something. games are the ONLY art form that can do this, the only art that can make something impossible seem real, and this is due to the fact that they are an oragnism of different forms of art. 3d modeling, painting texturing, spriting, writing, cinematics, music, sound effects and many more, are all the organs, cells of this organsism, and we are the mind, telling it what to do. that my friends makes it art.