We ended last class discussing the parallels between well respected art vs kitsch and video games. Though no great conclusions were reached, some very interesting points were brought up. One such point was in the fact that there is no apparent equal in video games to fine art such as a Goya painting. Especially because a true Goya is valuable in its originality and authenticity. Even very convincing reproductions of it are still not as valuable. Fine art is not made to be mass produced. A large measure of the success of  video game however, is how many copies are sold. The more the better. Mass production is desired. Art is valuable in a museum, video games are valuable in you home. I was wondering if this difference could be considered a barrier to video games being established as fine art. I was also wondering if people thought that, given there is a now a video game exhibit in Smithsonian American Art Museum, video games are overcoming that barrier. It is necessary to keep in mind that video games as a medium or art are still extremely young relative to things like painting or sculpture. Perhaps video games will never be totally excepted by the art community, but I believe it is still to early to tell for certain.