A world of limitless things

Today there are hundreds of thousands of man made objects. Each one of them was thought up by an individual. This person used his creativity to make it and as a result of so many of these people coming up with these creative ideas is an over abundant amount of inventions. Just looking around my dorm right now I can see a TV, a stereo, and refrigerator. Each one of these things originated as a creative idea and then later became a commonly used thing. But those are just three of so many more creative inventions. 

On another note there is a question that has been bothering me for awhile: is there a limitless amount of creativity? If there isn't then is there a limitless amount of new inventions that can be created? If you have an opinion on this please let me know.

Creativity in Video Games

Today there are hundreds of video games out there, and new video games are constantly being dreamed up, designed, and marketed. The people behind this are having to constantly come up with new ideas so that consumers don't get bored by the same old same old. 

The amount of creativity that goes into the different parts of video games has got to astounding. With the story development, the designing of the game, and the creative ways in which companies market the games to people, there is little part of video games that does not involve some kind of creativity. 

Creativity in my other classes

So in the past couple of weeks the same topic has been mentioned in three of my classes. The plague that devastated all of Europe has been discussed in my Environmental Issues, History, and Creative classes. It seems that there is pattern that throughout history, whenever humans are faced with an issue they always seem to over come it by either coming up with a vaccine for a disease, new modes of transportation, and better weapons. The human species is the most invasive species on earth, and we have become this because we create new technologies that help us to survive and adapt to every climate. 

When the Europeans were faced with the plague they had to discover a way to stop it. So they began to change change their lifestyle in order to keep from getting infected. When navigation needed to be improved for land and sea travel the compass was invented. Examples like these appear countless times throughout history, and the reason that these devices came about is because a creative person invented it, and it is because of these devices humans have dominated the earth for thousands of years.

Creativity in College

I never would have imagined how creative I would have to be in college, or that I would be taking a class on how be creative. However I'm doing both. From choosing paper topics to explaining my view on certain subjects in class discussions, creativity plays a role. You will find that at college there is little lack of creativity. Since I have been at Millsaps, I have met some of the most creative I have ever known. Each one of them is creative in some way, shape, form, or fashion. From drawing to painting to design to writing, they each have their own talents. 

How do we use creativity?

Many people think of creativity as inner emotion, ideas, and feeling and expressing them in something physical. But how do we express ourselves? Many use their creativity in art or music. I believe that most people think of art or music when they think of creativity, however couldn't we say that creativity can also be expressed in other ways such as science, business, or literature? So why is creativity thought of so often as simply art? Why refer to someone's creativity in reference to a scientific theory or  an interpretation of literature or even a certain view on history? 

Can creativity be taught?

Can creativity be taught? This is one of the questions that was asked to my class yesterday. The answer to this is kind of complicated. I don't think that it can necessarily  be taught but it can be developed and molded so that a person's creativity can reach its full potential. Through practice their creativity can be developed so that the person can learn how to better express themselves in the area in which they are trying to excel.