[saraid216]

> games don't necessarily have the same impact on people's lives as other, more "important" work

This is honestly more for lack of trying than because it just doesn't. Some people are trying, but game development has the disadvantage of coming into its own after the ascent of capitalism and thus most people have been introduced to it as a cash cow rather than as an artistic medium.

[EvanKelly]

That's an interesting thought. How different would the interactive games landscape be if it was around during the renaissance. If game designers had sponsors that supported their lifestyle.

As I write this, I think this is the utopian vision of crowd sourcing. Creating a new class of patrons of the arts.