The newest addition to the Museum of Modern Art? Pac-Man!
There's been a long-standing argument over whether Videogames should be considered an artform or not. It looks like the Museum of Modern Art is advancing the argument in favor of considering them art. The museum has acquired 14 games spanning the history of the artform.
The curator says that they're approaching video games as design objects. They're looking for a combination of historical and cultural relevance and aesthetic expression. In other words, they're being picky.
In addition to Pac-Man, they're adding Tetris, Myst, SimCity 2000, The Sims, EVE Online, Katamari Damacy, Portal, and flOw among others. Surprisingly absent? Any Nintendo games.