A subject with a huge breadth of discussion, in this blog
I’m sure I’ll barely scratch the surface in answering the question, What is
creativity? Many sub questions follow, is being creative a talent people are
born with or something people can gain throughout their lives? Creativity can
be enhanced by influence, seeing something that resonates, and a lust to create
something in order to feed that creative hunger. I personally feel creativity
is some form of personality trait.
In this article, science has proven that creativity can
be a born gift for some.
As everything I feel it’s a mixture of elements. The
talent side behind expressing creativity, I feel is very much a natural gift. However
creativity can be interpreted in so many ways, especially when it comes to the ways in which It is portrayed. For
example, there are several members of my family, including my father, that are
exceptionally good at drawing and art. It seems to be an aspect of character
that is inherited. Although, there are countless books, tutorials, classes all
claiming to teach people ‘how to draw.’ Teaching them the processes,
understanding your subject in order to transfer what you see onto paper.
This is seen as art and people, in turn, would view it as
creativity. However being taught something, is a process of implanting
knowledge into people’s heads, it’s a very academic act. Therefor not the most
creative, its following rules on how to get a particular outcome. Creativity is
a lot more fluid something that can’t be controlled and sometimes cannot be
explained. The talents and the skills we are either born with or gain through
practice, are purely the tools we use to express creativity. The two seem to go
hand in hand, and with more technology, the different mediums and tools we have
at our disposal, make for a wider range of expressions.
Whether videos games can be seen as art or not, it’s
certainly a hot topic, which is constantly being debated.
To me it’s no doubt that video games take a lot of creativity
and even more so that it takes skill. From 2D design to technical 3D modelling
and animation. Especially the writing that goes into video games. It’s easy to
get distracted with all the flashy, incredibly detailed graphics but for a game
to really work, for it to keep the player engrossed in the narrative, the
writing has to be second to none. A perfect example of complex and intricate
writing, for me, would have to be Final Fantasy 7. Again, I’ve mentioned this
game on my blog before, but it’s a firm favourite for me. The story has so many
elements and it really was a journey, referencing to the past, getting into the
minds of several characters. That alone was a creative expression within
itself.
The imagery created in games drives the story as well as
the music, but none of this would be possible without the technological knowhow,
knowledge and skill. These are referred to as the talents. Everyone from, animators,
to programmers, sound editors, to motion capture and voice acting, these are
all talents that pull together to express the creativity.
For me, the definition of creativity is something unique and beautiful that
reaches out to a deep part of a person’s mind and soul. It’s an expression of
deep lusts, thoughts and dreams that a person has to express. For as long as there’s
creativity there is always a place to escape and reason for people to come together
and share ideas to produce something memorable.
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