Video games were officially recognized as an art form by the American government in 2011 through the National Endowment for the Arts. You can now apply for a government grant to create them in the US. However, this is not the major issue. The crucial factor is that games are formally acknowledged as one of the cultural engines.
The non-games that Michael Samin’s studio creates feature the player as an observer going through a specific state.
It follows logically that the games industry has long employed artists, writers, and musicians in addition to developers. Games serve as both entertainment and a means of artistic expression. Independent game developer Michael Samin published his manifesto of “not-games” in 2010. These are scriptless games that serve neither an amusement nor a competitive function. The non-games that Michael Samin’s studio creates feature the player as an observer going through a specific state. It appears that games are at least on the rise for artistic expression. So, open the Haha Games, and let’s improve your creative skills!
Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty
Wings of Liberty is a sci-fi RTS game that takes place several years after the events in Brood War in 1998. Wings of Liberty’s publisher and creator is Blizzard Entertainment, formerly Silicon & Synapse. Protoss, Zerg, and Terrans are the three species that dominate Wings of Liberty, just like its predecessor. You are in a mercenary-style campaign during the Terran campaign. Raynor’s Raiders, a Terran rebel group, must obtain funding by hiring outsiders. Your creativity will be enhanced by the game because you’ll need to think quickly to come up with strategies.
LittleBigPlanet 2
Media Molecule created LittleBigPlanet 2, which was released by SCE (Sony Computer Entertainment). This puzzle-platform game is a follow-up to LittleBigPlanet from 2008 and includes user-generated content. After the events of the last game, the player continues Sackboy’s quest.
An interdimensional vacuum cleaner known as the Negativitron arrives in the sky and begins sucking up everyone, including Sackboy, from LittleBigPlanet. Sackboy is rescued by Larry Da Vinci and delivered from the Negativitron. Little Big Planet 2 includes a variety of tools that you may utilize to create the ideal level, which can help you improve your creativity.
Portal 2
Yeah, we like the number “2” in the game titles:) Valve created and distributed Portal 2, which was released in April 2011. Players must use a portal rifle to overcome puzzles, the same as in the first Portal game from 2007. Tractor beams, paint-like gels, light bridges, and lasers are some of the other elements of Portal 2. You will command Chell in the single-player campaign. Players work as P-Body and Atlas, two robots, to solve problems in the new cooperative mode.
SimCity
SimCity is a series of open-ended city-building games that was initially created by Will Wright. It may not be as outstanding as other games in this list, but it is still deserving of mention. In the SimCity video games, you’ll have to create a city from scratch. Infrastructure, development zones, and public services will all be under your authority.
Additionally, you will decide on the budget, tax rate, and social policies. The notion that you can only establish a town once in this game is what I find most intriguing.
SimCity is a series of open-ended city-building games that was initially created by Will Wright.
Then you’ll need to use your creativity to create something special and superior to what you previously constructed.
Overwatch
Blizzard Entertainment published and developed Overwatch, a 2016 team-based multiplayer first-person shooter with a mid-2070s setting, in 2016. Two teams of six players each are formed from the players. Players choose one of the several pre-made hero characters before the game begins. You can switch between heroes during a match, and each hero has a different set of skills. To achieve goals particular to each map, each team must cooperate. Both casual and ranked competitive game modes are available in Overwatch. Additionally, it has game types that facilitate eSports competitions, such as Blizzard’s Overwatch League (OWL).
The Sims
This series is unlike any other. With the tools at your disposal, you can easily and quickly construct various surroundings in the ideal home for Sims to live and interact. From choosing wallpaper and paint colors for the walls to bringing furniture from the garden, the gym, and couches inside the house. With this EA series, your imagination is the only limit.
