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Our friend Prime Junta would say this is about games being "about" something. Next Gen has an editorial titled Gaming's New Frontier that discusses games as art and moving on to affecting emotional states, rather than simply being pieces of entertainment:
More information.So, first, in answer to the question…
Yes. Games are art.
There. It’s settled. Let’s move on. Let’s figure out what this actually means.
If you make games, you are an artist. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Your job title might say ‘designer’ or ‘programmer’ but you create art with just as much artness as the novelist, musician or painter. (Whether you are a good artist is a different matter, but that qualification goes for everyone.)