I think games might be one of the few artistic mediums currently immune to the estrangement described in this article. For example, &quot;Her Story&quot;, a decidedly &quot;not beautiful&quot; game with somewhat off-putting visuals, received some major awards along with booming commercial success.<p>&quot;The Beginner&#x27;s Guide&quot;, a cobbled-together concoction of deliberately unplayable, half-finished games, was another smash hit.<p>Both critics and laymen love these games.<p>In the film industry for example, works like that would end up in the fine art echo chamber.