Video games and art

After reading several recent articles over whether videos games can be considered art i decided to jump in and give my opinion. For any who have read my previous blogs I had mentioned that as I see it the difference between art and non art is the intention behind it. If someone creates a piece of so called art just to make money then it no longer becomes art but more of a business venture. In the same way I think that if a game is created specifically to make money then it still falls under the category of being a business venture. Many people, while playing a game, will say that the graphics are beautiful or the landscape is breathtaking. Typically words such as beautiful and breathtaking are associated with things that are aesthetically appealing. however just because something is aesthetically appealing doesn't make it art. If this were true then I could easily claim that food is art, that is as long as your hungry. So although it is aesthetically appealing it doesn't matter because its original purpose wasn't to inspire but to market. There are some games out there that try to go beyond just creating something to market. These games have qualities that were specifically created to be aesthetically pleasing. And not aesthetically pleasing to sell but simply so that players might be inspired and enjoy them. For this reason these games can be considered art although the main purpose behind the game was to sell.
It kinda follows the same idea as movies. there are some movies that are created to express ideas, share thoughts, and inspire audiences. these movies can be considered art because their purpose was not motivated by money or fame. However there are also movies that are created to simply thrill and excite. These movies cant really be classified as art because they were made to either win awards or make money. So it all comes down to what I mentioned earlier. It all depends on the intention and motivation behind the work