Creativity Within Computer Science

Barnett, Paul Joseph; Romeike, Ralf

doi:10.1017/9781316274385.017

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“…While the examination of case studies of “big C” creativity is a common approach within the creativity literature (cf. Simonton, 2010), this methodology does not compare related products and cannot always reveal the process that led to a creative product, especially in the absence of documentation of the process by the creator (a concern raised by Barnett & Romeike, 2017). Another review chapter went beyond historical cases to discuss fundamental issues such as defining how creativity manifests within components of computer science but, again, does not provide any empirical data about the process or programs as creative products (Barnett & Romeike, 2017).…”

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An initial examination of computer programs as creative works.

Kershaw¹,

Clifford²,

Khatib³

et al. 2024

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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Products from many domains (art, music, engineering design, literature, etc.) are considered to be creative works, but there is a misconception that computer programs are limited by set expressions and thus have no room for creativity. To determine whether computer programs are creative works, we collected programs from 23 advanced graduate students that were written to solve simple and complex bioinformatics problems. These programs were assessed for their variability of expression using a new measurement that we designed. They were also evaluated on several elements of their creativity using a version of Cropley and Kaufman’s (2012) Creative Solution Diagnosis Scale that was modified to refer to programming. We found a high degree of variation in the programs that were produced, with 11 unique solutions for the simple problem and 20 unique solutions for the complex problem. We also found higher ratings of propulsion-genesis and problematization for the complex problem than for the simple problem. This combination of variation in expression and differences in level of creativity based on program complexity suggests that computer programs, like many other products, count as creative works. Implications for the creativity literature, computer science education, and intellectual property law, particularly copyright, are discussed.

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Section: What Makes a Work Creative?mentioning

confidence: 99%

An initial examination of computer programs as creative works.

Kershaw¹,

Clifford²,

Khatib³

et al. 2024

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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“…Such creative activities, however, are becoming more and more appreciated both in schools (Kafai & Peppler, 2011) and in the workplace (Travis, 2017). Indeed, highly skilled hackers have tremendous power that they can use for good or evil, depending on whether they are “black hat” and act maliciously or are “white hat” and help law enforcement (Barnett & Romeike, 2017).…”

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Making the CASE for shadow creativity.

Kaufman

Glăveanu

2022

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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In this article we focus on systematically overlooked forms of creative expression and propose the CASE model to account for them and the reasons why they often go unrecognized. This model points us to four main reasons why creative outcomes can easily remain in the shadows or go unrecognized even if they demonstrate novelty and usefulness to different degrees. These are: lack of capital (C); lack of awareness of being creative or doing creative work (A); lack of spark or of having the original creative idea (S); and lack of exceptionality or the property of visibly standing out from other productions (E). Each one of these is discussed and exemplified given that lacking one or more of the above dimensions significantly decreases the chances of the contributions being considered creative, or even potentially creative, by the outside world or even the creator. We conclude with some reflections on why appreciating shadow creativities can foster personal development as well as increase social justice for the benefit of all.

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Design Thinking in Computer Science Education

Schmalfeldt

2022

Design Thinking Im Bildungsmanagement

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Creativity Within Computer Science

Cited by 5 publications

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An initial examination of computer programs as creative works.

An initial examination of computer programs as creative works.

Making the CASE for shadow creativity.

Design Thinking in Computer Science Education

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