Art? Is it really?

Though there is artwork that goes into a video game it never occurred to me that video games are a kind of art. Though it does have art in it, drawings and paintings and the like, I never considered it art. When I think of art my mind goes to the traditional paintings, drawings, and sculptures that are normally found in art museums. I must be very narrow minded to have a cookie cutter idea of what art is since the whole purpose of art is to move people, to express ideas, through unexpected mediums or art forms. (Leeper probably has something to say about that).

How is one to determine what is art and what is not? Is there some perfect art form, or at least some aspects of a piece that makes it art? Or is art just anything that you make with your hands? If the latter is true then what constitutes good art or bad art?

Then there poses the question of, "if there is a difference between good and bad art then who gets to decide what makes it good and what makes it bad?" Is there really a truly perfect art form, or is good art due to interpretation? If it is due to interpretation does that mean good art is relative to a person? If that is so, then why is some art considered better quality than others? Is this just based on popular opinion? (can you tell I had a philosophy class today?)

I can recognize art when I see it, but do others consider the same things I consider art to be art? Who is to say that a drawing I create is not just a load of crap and not a master piece in the making? Who gets to decide what is art and what is not? Or rather, who gets to decide what is good art and what is not?

These are my questions that will either be answered very soon or I will have to ponder them for quite awhile before they get answered.