ROBERT Robbins writes at CatholicEclipsed:

It is no exaggeration to say that video games are the new main medium of entertainment and high art, more so than paintings in museums, theaters, opera or drama works, novels, concert halls, etc. The reason is video games, like Halo, are all those things plus the immersive experience of being a part of the plot. Video games are the cultural repository of art and beauty.

While I watched my son play Halo Wars, I was struck by the music. The tune was so haunting and beautiful and seemed to suggest something directly to my soul I could not consciously articulate.

I am not a fan of video games — though truthfully I don’t know much about them. I only know that their spellbinding, addictive qualities have devoured people’s lives, particularly the lives of young men and in that sense they are like drugs. But I recognize the talent and possibly great music found in them.

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