Video Games As Art? With an Upcoming Smithsonian Exhibit, Pong Equals Picasso [Voices]

If there is any doubt as to whether Chris Melissinos is qualified to curate the "Art of Video Games" exhibit, scheduled to open next year at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, it vanishes after entering his Northern Virginia home. The walls of his office are adorned with game platforms--he owns 42 different systems, by his last count--dating back nearly four decades....