Acknowledging the increasing cultural impact of this industry change rapidly, the videogame and the Arts is one of the first book devoted to studying the art of videogames, featuring in-depth essays that offer unparalleled picture field. Distinguished contributors range widely over this vast intellectual terrain, positioning videogame art as a crucial interdisciplinary mix of digital technology and tradition of pictorial art. They examine machinima and game console artwork, politically oriented videogame art, and production of digital art, they alsointerview prominent videogame artists about their work.