@mastermetal777: if you're getting into storytelling, you're entering very subjective territory. You mention games that feature storytelling prominently, say any of the Final Fantasy or Persona or Tales series of games. You could argue that they feature storytelling as an artistic aspect but what about those games where storytelling isn't the main focus of the game? Would game series such as Halo, or Gears of War or Call of Duty be considered less artistic, story wise, as their stories may not be as prominently featured or as fully realized as different genres of games? I don't think there is a right answer, it just depends on your perspective.
When you say "stellar" storytelling, I'm not sure what you mean. Are you comparing a game's story to Shakespeare? Stephen King? Ray Bradbury? Good storytelling is a very subjective experience. Some gamers find storytelling in the Halo games to be stellar, some gamers lean more towards the recent Final Fantasy games or even games like Journey and/or Shadow of the Colossus, which have virtually no spoken narratives to have stellar storytelling aspects. Once again, its all about perspective.
As there are many forms and styles of art out in the world, I believe every game has a unique aspect that can be labeled as artistic. If you take into consideration that there are many aspects to a game, and it doesn't have to be Journey or Shadow of the Colossus or Okami to be considered an art form.
Consider something like Doom. Would that be art? As a milestone in gaming history, you could argue that at the time, it had many artistic qualities. Graphically, for the time, perhaps. Its gameplay may have been artistic as well, combining addictive elements and fast paced gun play. You might not agree that its storytelling aspect was particularly artistic, but I dont think thats the only way a game can present itself as a form of art.
The stuff that was in the OP was added by the Gawker and totally doesn't take into account that the teachers may never even see a detainee and will be only working with the children of servicemembers and contractors stationed there.
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