While reading through the three areas of inquiry, I was drawn to the Creativity, Piracy, and Intellectual Property of inquiry. As an artist, the word creativity caught my attention and reading that new ideas in creativity were becoming few and far between, I couldn't help but want to dig deeper into this subject area.
With the use of the Internet, people have access to many databases of pictures, paintings, ideas, and other forms of creative outlet. Although having these items and ideas at the click of a button have proven to be helpful, I along with others wonder how it has affected a person's creativity. Are we depending on the creative ideas of someone on the Internet over our own? And if we are using other people's creative ideas, is that a form of plagiarism? Are people who share new ideas over the Internet losing recognition for their creations?
In the next posts, I hope to cover topics about photo databases such as Photobucket and Flickr as well as blogs and creativity sharing outlets such as Pinterest. I would like to research the effect these websites have on the creative ideas that humans have and if it is hindering us from reaching our full creative potential.
I like how you've clearly explained what drew you to this topic of inquiry. I agree that the massive influx of information on the internet has an effect on creativity in the present moment and think that it is a good topic to start exploring from. I am excited to see what you come up with.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think this is a really interesting topic to cover, and I'm excited to follow along with you as you explore this. I am curious to see how you ultimately determine true creativity, because the genesis of any idea can be really hard to recognize especially with all of the cultural influences you mentioned. But I am anxious to read more nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how well you plotted out the direction you will be taking this blog. I also enjoyed you're approach. While most people have discussed the illegal downloading issues involved with intellectual property, you are coming from the photography/image side of things. Very creative.
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