Video games as an art form

In the 21^st century we see a new and rising art form. Video games, for many people, artists in particular, video games do not enter the field of art. But when we look at the quality of the artwork produced we have to ask ourselves why? For the most part, I believe that it stems from the fact that many video games don’t employ the user to think. Generating questions is a very key aspect to art, without it you just have a pretty picture. But as we see videogames advancing we see that they are able to evoke emotions from people, they are now beginning to make them think about the game as more then purely entertainment. How long before we see games whose soul purpose is not to entertain you? I believe that in the next 50 years we will begin to see games emerging with serious topics. Ones that make the viewer think, serious topics that rival those of conventional art.