Video Games are definitely an art form. It is a collaborated effort of hundreds of people, developers, artists, musicians, and writers, all to finish a project that is available to anybody interested upon release. Poetry is a type of art, painting is a type of art art, music is a type of art, being able to have vision and create is a type of art, Games are just combining it all and giving control to a player to roam around in the world they have made. Taking a look at the details of any game world will show you how much effort and detail these creators put into their work. Photo modes that allow players to add photography effects/filters are being added to video games because some games look so wonderful that players will venture the landscape taking screen shots or 'Virtual Photography / Game Photography' and share it with others! People have their opinions about 'What is and isn't (X)' but it is difficult to deny the works of a finished group project and the fruits of their labor.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It was an interesting read!