The Prince of Siracusa: The Importance of Art in Video Games

Video Game: The Prince of Siracusa
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I have been working towards creating the plot of a video game, The Prince of Siracusa. The game commences with King Adonis of Siracusa defeating the Kingdom of Aegina 15 years ago. King Adonis, on conquering the kingdom, captures subjects and valuables. However, a maid in the Kingdom of Aegina manages to sneak Princess Rhea, the king's daughter, and avoids her capture. All the other members of the kingdom are, however, killed in the raid. The soldiers collect all valuables from the kingdom and take them to King Adonis. One of the valuables is the portrait of Princess Rhea when she was just ten years. The 30year old Prince one day peruses some of the valuables and discovers the portrait. He immediately falls in love with the portrait.
On making a further inquiry, the Prince discovers that Princess Rhea is alive and living in a far country. The Prince is convinced that he can locate the Princess and have her as a wife. Unfortunately, the Princess resides in a heavily guarded city. Finding a way to the town involves several risks. First, the Prince has to deal with the harsh environment and wild animals. Second, he has to evade capture by the enemy soldiers. Finally, the Prince has to be careful with Cora, a sorceress. She vowed to sacrifice the blood of any prince of Siracusa to gain power over the other kingdom and eventually guarantee revenge to the remnants of Aegina. The gameplay consists of both action-adventure and puzzle-platformer. The player would control the Prince of Siracusa until he captures and escapes with the Princess.
Are Video Games Art?
Roger Ebert has distinguished himself as a critic of video game forms of art more than anyone else. His prejudice against video games as art has generated debate among scholars, game enthusiasts, bloggers, and game developers. Numerous academic articles regarding digital games position Ebert as a central figure in their pieces. The cultural backlash against video games had existed for some time, even before Ebert joined the debate. The 1990s led to a moral panic about the adverse implications of media violence, especially on children. In 2000, Jack Kroll, a film and drama critic wrong an extensive editorial on how video games purported art status. His piece started by questioning why game wizards were not satisfied with the enormous sales and capture of many youths. Next, he wondered why gamers claimed why they were doing was art. Kroll concluded that game designers were pushing too hard to earn the title "art." Instead, the designers aimed to take advantage of the position of art in society to gain more audience. While Kroll's piece received considerable attention, it was not until 2005 when Ebert published a series of provocative comments regarding video games. Ebert quickly became a sensational figure, mainly due to his profile and the growing concerns about video games. The critic went ahead to become a galvanizing antagonist for those considering video games as art.[Kroll, Jack. 2000. 'Emotion Engine'? I Don't Think So. 5 March. /emotion-engine-i-dont-think-so-156675]
In view of Ebert's inflammatory comments on games as art, I have h...