Video Games Are Art. Are Museums Ready?

From Post Games by Chris Plante

April 6, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 46

About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of video games and art, discussing how games are perceived in the art world and their role in facilitating tough conversations.

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People in this episode

Host: Chris Plante

Guest: Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley

Topics covered

video games
art
museum
conversations
design
history

Keywords

video games
art
museums
design
conversations
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
Post Games
Incogni

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Post Games, patreon.com/postgames, art19.com

Books & works: It’s Raining Inside Alo’s Home