Being a
creative person is central in our daily lives, we tend to asses things with our
mind without even realising, but it’s the people that are creative who asses
things differently. Creativity is used a lot in the media world where creative
minds come together from all corners of the world to make a project whether it is
big or small.
There was a
recent article on CNET, which talks about kids being more creative because of
video games. I don’t think kids become more creative just because their playing
his/her favourite game, it’s more to do with the experience and issues they
have to deal with within the games. This makes the kids more aware of what is
happening within the game, making him think more. Kids in their early ages are
always learning and experiencing new things in life, and gaming is just one of
those things that kids can enjoy and learn at the same time.
When creativity
in books is compared to creativity in games, video game requires more
involvement and creative input and it also offers opportunities to be active
and sociable. Lucy Prebble, who is best known for her financial satire Enron
mentions that people’s misconception of fat boys and girls playing games and
eating crisps all day is just a delusional way of neglecting the use of video
games. She said gaming was similar to writing, in that both are private,
creative activities very different to watching films or reading books, which
involve less input.
We as human
beings are all creative, no one is born being very intelligent or being very
creative, it’s the things we do in life that makes us who we are. Some people
say that reading is the best form of broadening your mind. I don’t think this
is entirely true. It’s not the best, I would say the best for broadening your
mind is going out and exploring the world.
There was
quote by Auguste Rodin on being a creative artist which really fascinates me
and gets me thinking:
"The
artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born,
the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation."
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