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Computers and Creativity · Molly Mielke

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The value of computers is not inherent; it is what we are able to do with them that makes them valuable. But what we can do with computers is often limited by the depth to which we are able to think creatively, translate these thoughts into computationally articulated work, and then share that work with others. For this reason, digital tools that foster creativity and collaboration hold immeasurable power. So how can we push digital creative tools to their full potential as co-creators, thus harnessing the full power of creative thought and computational actualization to enable human innovation? Ultimately, I will be arguing that to foster optimal human innovation, digital creative tools need to be interoperable, moldable, efficient, and community-driven. Beginning with the early days of the workplace computer in the 1950s, computers began as purely logical room-sized execution machines that operated on paper and punch cards. A human would feed the computer tasks in the precise way the

Computers and Creativity · Molly Mielke Computers and Creativity Computers and Creativity Last updated May 12, 2021 • ← Introduction Early creative tools Creative tools today Significance Standardization Moldability Abstraction Conclusion Standardization Taking a step back, we might consider the fundamental form in which creative work is created, recorded, and stored. Today, there is next to no standardization between digital creative tool files. While there are sometimes ways to convert one tool's file type to another, the process is tedious at best, unusable at worst. The lack of interoperab

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