Ja, vi er aldrig bleg for at modtage smiger. Spil som underholdnings- og kunstplatform får tit kritik fra mange fronter, og bliver beskyldt for at lede til voldelig adfærd, ikke at indeholde ordentlig kunst, og ikke at forstå de finere kanter af den menneskelige tilstand.
Det er en hård kritik, og det sker tit. Men heldigvis er der mennesker som Jens Matthies, der er instruktør på Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, der på reflekterende vis kan fortælle os præcis hvorfor spilmediet bør respekteres. Han har sagt følgende til Metro:
"I don't know, I sometimes think about: is this a meaningful way to be spending my time? But that is the bigger question of is it meaningful to be an artist? And of course, you would be hard pressed to say that art isn't meaningful. But then, of course, we have this art form that is considered the lowest of the low.
I consider it [gaming] the highest of the high. Because it encompasses all other art forms. To me, it is the pinnacle art form at this point in time.
And yes, I think there is meaning in that. At least as much meaning as anything else that humans make. Yeah, there's a tremendous amount of potential that is yet to be unlocked, within the video game medium."
Vi siger mange tak til Matthies.
