Almost a year ago, Roger Ebert enraged the Internet by asserting that video games could never be classified as art, no matter how many “cinematic” cut scenes or sophisticated storytelling techniques they incorporated. And while that debate was never really resolved (although Ebert eventually conceded, sort of, by saying that maybe he wasn’t really in a position to judge), in the eyes of the government, at least, it's been decided: The National Endowment For The Arts has added video games to its list of art forms eligible for the same federal funding afforded to films, television shows, radio programs, and other works that “enhance the public good.” In doing so, it’s renamed its “Arts On Radio And Television” designation to the more catchall “Arts In Media,” widened the scope to also include Internet-based programs, and forced a resistant culture to consider that video games are more than just a fun way to engage in sociopathic behavior without consequence.