12/22/05 - Chapter 14, Pressure, of Time-Keepers has now been posted.

Art is defined by answers.com as "Human effort to imitate,
supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature." Games can (and
many do) imitate, supplement, alter, and counteract the work of
nature (or life). The film critic and movie producer who recently
stated that games are inferior to movies as an art form are snobs.
Both of their careers rely on an industry that makes less money than
that of the video game industry. A critic is paid to give their
opinion and thus they often get an inflated ego about how important
and how far-reaching their opinions should be.

It has been said that games do not make people cry as opposed to
movies. While I do not belive I have ever cried because of a video
game I have cried because of a LARP. I also have probably been
frustrated almost to the point of crying with some video games. I
know my son has cried because of video games. That being said, there
is only one song I can think of that can cause me to cry. There are
no paintings or sculptures that have ever made me cry. Finally, I
personally find games more intellectually stimulating because of
their interactive form.