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" Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals. "

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" It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. "

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" There are many museums dedicated to technology, artistic endeavors, music, and that sort of thing. From that perspective, I think games really do have a place as a kind of collaborative art or a synthesis of all these various aspects into a whole, and that, in itself, can be perceived as art. "

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