logoalt Hacker News

linuxftw • today at 5:46 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Why does art have some different value compared to code?


Replies

dugidugout • today at 6:10 PM

Because value in this case is particular to the engagement of a player.

Most playing a video game know nothing of programming let alone the specific architecture or development process, so I am not sure how you would expect them to express feelings about the code.

Narrarive or script is still in the same artistic consideration though, so say if the game was a sort of meta exploration of the code, this might expose the same sort of "value" over code.

dgunay • today at 5:56 PM

It may not, by some philosophical definition, but most consumers (and I'd say most programmers too) place little importance on code as a human artistic expression. In the case of games the art assets are also a much more clear and direct signal that there was AI involved in the creation of the game. A game with handmade art but vibe coded game logic might not be as obvious.

➕ show 1 reply
spencerflem • today at 5:58 PM

Art is more artistic, it’s more of an expression of human ideas.

I don’t want AI either but I find AI art more offensive

➕ show 1 reply