"it's a matter of mere semantics"
The term "semantic" comes up in everyday conversation- what do people mean when they say "it's just semantics"?
Two quick examples:
1) from NPR (listen to the short broadcast)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10699283
2) from http://game-face.tv/node/482. The bold and underlining is my own.
Why should game developers try do to art? Isn't gaming just about fun?
SIRI: Gaming is a profound way of experiencing art. Play, to me, it could be defined as the experience of becoming one with art. Think about a musician playing music with his guitar. A DJ playing music with his samples. An actor playing a role in a theatre play. Or how a goal in the World Cup makes a whole country unite to support their football players. Games are about bringing the joy of Play to the masses. Anyone can play with games – you don't need a special talent.
I always find myself a little bit uncomfortable with the term developer. That's because our industry has been a lot of time related to the software industry. But games have more to do with the cultural industries. It's just a semantic thing... game developers to me are artists.
