So, if you guys haven't figured it out by now, I am a HUGE nerd (Gasp!), and right now, I am sitting down, watching a bunch of my friends playing a popular nerd game called Dungeons and Dragons, and since I haven't done my last blog post my mind was thinking about Art and Philosophy. Suddenly, it hit me: Is dungeons and dragons art? In my opinion, I would definitely view this as art. Dungeons and dragons (DnD) is a dice based role playing game where players create and play as characters in a fantasy setting and adventure throughout the world. The world itself is created by one person called the Dungeon Master, who not only creates the world, but the people, story-lines, and interacts with the players by telling them the result of their actions in this world. There are many reasons why this can be considered art. The first is that obviously, the world the DM (dungeon master) creates. The world paints a realistic picture in the players mind and can provoke emotions and thoughts as effectively as any theatrical performance can. The second is the players and how they interact. The players, when they play as their characters, with new personalities, and new point of views. These characters can become just as vivid or real as any character portrayed in a novel or theatrical performance, and people can get emotionally attached to their characters just as much as any reader would get attached to their favorites novels. Thirdly, the story can hold as much symbolism or insights into the nature of the universe as any piece of artwork can. The players are constantly forced to see the harsh reality of the world they live in, have to struggle between good and evil, and have to have their beliefs challenged often in a good world. It can be just as provocative as art.
If a simple game like this can be art, then what things done by humans could NOT be classified by art.
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