"Even the most outspoken of the critics must admit that long before we had print and film media to "spread the word," mankind was engaged in all form… - Gary Gygax

Send anyone claiming that their RPG activity is an art form my way, and I'll gladly stick a pin in their head and deflate it just to have the satisfaction of the popping sound that makes.

One might play a game artfully, but that makes neither the game nor its play art.

Hello Fry, it's a ... *[stops mid-sentence, throws a D20 and a D6]* pleasure to meet you.

Pen-and-paper role-playing is live theater and computer games are television. People want the convenience and instant gratification of turning on the TV rather than getting dressed up and going out to see a live play. In the same way, the computer is a more immediately accessible way to play games.