A story by the New York Times says that some artists now are turning to the video game medium to attract a younger audience and that museums are starting to take notice, with new shows at a variety of venues, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan ("BitStreams"), the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art ("Game Show") and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ("ArtCade"). Some artists in the story say that using or modifying video game characters, often in looped media or within the actual game, allows for a different point of view, a unique sense of space and an opportunity to make societal or cultural statements based on the icons of an area of youth culture. Some museum experts in the story said the art form often allows for an interactivity rarely seen in exhibits.

Pretty interesting stuff to say the least. We'll have more on this for you as time progresses.