http://phillyist.com/2008/01/28/haiku_hero_poetry_and_gaming_at_kellys_writer_house.php All comments for Haiku Hero: Poetry and Gaming at Kelly Writers House en-us 2009 MikeMuller Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:15:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss redmullersox@yahoo.com redmullersox@yahoo.com 60 http://phillyist.com/2008/01/28/haiku_hero_poetry_and_gaming_at_kellys_writer_house.php#comment-1279769 http://phillyist.com/2008/01/28/haiku_hero_poetry_and_gaming_at_kellys_writer_house.php#comment-1279769 Comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:50:50 -0500 <p>I would agree with you one hundred precent. Unfortunately, video game literacy is not really the strong suits of those who define "art" these days. How many elite cutting edge artist professors about final fantasy and you will probably just get blank stares. Fortunately, more and more video game literacy courses and majors are popping up as part tons of artistic disciplines, include literature. Given a decade or so I would not be surprised if comparative video game studies are just a ubiquitous as film studies majors. It's cool times to be 20 year old :)</p> http://phillyist.com/2008/01/28/haiku_hero_poetry_and_gaming_at_kellys_writer_house.php#comment-1279683 http://phillyist.com/2008/01/28/haiku_hero_poetry_and_gaming_at_kellys_writer_house.php#comment-1279683 Comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:47:53 -0500 <p>"And yet, still, the question of whether a video game is capable of the emotional and artistic impact of music, movies and particularly literature, remains essentially unanswered." Most anyone who has played Final Fantasy 7 will disagree with this.</p>