Beginnings and Ideas

Welcome to Cahiers du Gaming, a blog dedicated to the discussion and interpretation of the future of gaming. This space will act as something of a personal soapbox/mental drawing board for my own hopes of what's to come for video games as a medium.

So what's with the snooty name, you may be asking yourself? Is this some kind of blog for French Gamestop employees? Close, but its actually a play (read: rip-off) on the journal that turned mainstream American cinema into something that could be looked at for arts sake. Before Cahiers du Cinema came in, no one thought of film as anything more than entertainment, but thanks to a few French Cinephiles, men like Franky F. Coppola and Quentin Tarantino are considered more than just guys who know how to entertain.

They're artists.

I likewise have the same goals for this post, both analyzing games technically and trying to draw out the art in what is thought to be only entertainment. And while snag their moniker, I certainly don't claim to be on par with Andre Bazin or Francois Truffaut. My adoption of the title is more a statement of purpose rather than belief in skill. So if you haven't fallen asleep, I would be honored if you would read on and post any legitimate critizisms or critiques that come to you. Thank you.