Do we really want games to surprise us? (Gaming)

by Harmanimus , Wednesday, August 09, 2017, 22:29 (2672 days ago) @ cheapLEY

A great deal of art, especially classical and traditional arts, were professions. They existed first and foremost to make money. In any case where it was not a hobby of the wealthy art throughout history has been about making money - or at the very least making a living. That does not diminish the creativity and quality-of-craft that was put into it nor the historical perspective on the work as a piece of cultural, aesthetic communication.

Commodification of art does not diminish art unless one feels commodification diminishes everything.

So, even if a publisher is pushing it for the dosh-dosh-dosh, I would say it is unfair to associate any desire to earn money through the product of the creative process makes something less art.