Video games: the movie

What are some of the reasons video games were successful? What makes a game 
popular?
why I think video games so successful it gave people an escape from everyday life and gave them a world they fitted right in. and depending on the game it could different fro everyone an examples is a games were the players choice causes a different outcome to the story or characters. what makes a game popular i think it is the story and character development  . a good story/character development  will make players attached to characters and story and treat them real people instead just a person on a screen .  
         

What are some of the reasons why the video game industry crashed in the 1980s?
some of the reasons I think is with the Atari the after awhile people felt they were buying the same game over and over again, and the experience became stale. retailers didn't  want to take anymore video consoles in to stock, the video game industry realised that the consumers aren't just robots there actual people, most people wanted a new experience. not, and at this point the industry wasn't progressing.         


Do you think video games are a form of art? Why or why not?
video games ARE a form of art! why? because some games are fully immersive in a 3D environment. for example games like legend of Zelda of full of colour and expression, and art is a display that affects people. and video games are just a display on a screen and affects everyone differently.      

What is the next evolution in video games? What are the challenges that need to be solved in the next generation of games?
Video games are becoming more interactive with motion controls and Virtual reality. so you could experience for example going to war, exploring a dungeon, or just doing a job. and think the challenges for the next generation of gaming will be how much will home consoles still be relevant because computers are taking over the video game scene because of software like steam. most of this these game could be played on a strong computer