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Wow, I really want to get a job here. Honestly though, the studio seems so professional and so so inspiring. All of their works screamed creativity, imagination and knowledge. This guys collaborated with some of the biggest companies in every industry you can think of: game, car, museums and so on. The presentation was really nice and I really liked the vibe of the studio, the sun terrace, the kitchen, the dog 🙂 Very valuable studio visit!

Hey guys, I just want to say that I really appreciate every single one of you. Berlin was an amazing experience. Thank you Professor Aaron for this wonderful class and enjoy!

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I admire the passion and enthusiasm he has about his projects. I was amazed at how comfortably he is able to use lateral thinking processes for his creative work. I particularly liked his work on Apes. It was also impressive how he was able to identify that we would like to ask about funding, and then went on to provide us valuable information on it.

Viewing his works, is was just amazing to see how he managed to combine his love for nature and the environment with technology and art. The piece I like the most is woodpeckers piece. It “visualizes” something that surrounds every minute that we never notice but plays a crucial role in our lives. I like the idea very much, but i doubt the pe

ople in the neighborhoods this project was displayed in will enjoy it as much.

Before this visit, I alwasy thought abstract art is just random things put together by the artists in hoping someone would see tge order and meaning behind them. But with Robert’s visit, I finally see the concrete things behind an abstract work. In one of his works I belive I saw a man suffering with illness and his mother was beside him to take care of him, even though it turned out to be created from his head. Even though he was quiet and nervous, I liked hia works very much.

“Hey, I’m traveling to Germany in May, taking a class called ‘Creating’.”

“Creating? I wonder what that class is about.”

“Hmmm, I have no idea either. But the lucky thing is that I’m going to Germany :)”

When I first enrolled in this class, my initial thought was, “Hooray, I get to travel in Europe!” I had no idea what the class entailed. Due to an unpleasant experience with a J-term course I took during my freshman year, I had no expectations for this class. However, I am soon proven wrong. The class turns out to be so interesting and educational that it overshadows my two trips (at least they are equally meaningful to me).

To begin with, I really like how this class is structured. We are constantly in a cycle of learning concepts, applying them, and watching demonstrations. Typically, the professor gives small, engaging lectures on certain concepts, and then we are assigned homework to create something using the concepts we’ve learned. On the one hand, we have a lot of freedom in choosing whatever topic we want to work on. On the other hand, many of the assignments are intentionally designed to be challenging, pushing us to abandon our conventional ways of thinking—or, in cliché terms, to think outside the box. The good thing is that these assignments are SOOOO useful in helping us thoroughly comprehend the concepts. Lateral thinking takes practice; we can’t think outside the box without actually attempting to step out of it. The exercises we do help convert what we read into action.

Moving on, my favorite part of this class is the concepts we’ve learned. Throughout the course, there hasn’t been a single “Aha!” moment. Instead, it feels like a blend of known and unknown knowledge gradually flowing into my brain. The feeling I experience most often while doing our assigned readings is resonance. This class feels like it’s filling in my mental gaps with solid substances. For example, I’ve done why process when having debates with others, but I never knew how it could be linked with lateral thinking; thinking outside the box is a commonly used term but I hardly know how to do it exactly, luckily now I have taken our class; concepts such as flow state, fear of not getting accepted, how communication works, how our memory system works, etc. were like puzzle pieces in my mind, and I now get to link everything together. Overall, the biggest takeaway for me from all the concepts learned in this class is that if I am now given a random creative project, I wouldn’t be running around like a headless chicken. Instead, I would systematically think about which lateral thinking technique fits well and elaborate on that.

Last but not least, I would like to talk about the various guest speakers we have and the studios we visit. They are, I suppose, a key part of most J-term courses. To be brutally honest, many of their artworks are the type I wouldn’t look at during my spare time, but it’s good to have them so that I get to see art beyond what I am used to looking at or listening to. My favorite artist would definitely be Ming Poon. I never viewed dance projects as interactive projects with the audience, and his mentality of not knowing what the ending will be for each performance but still being confident deeply impresses me. Moreover, I agree with many of his ideas on art and politics. Mariana Carvalho is also very memorable. Her works embody creativity. I really like how she closely connects her work with her theme of “in and out,” and indeed, having others sing into her mouth is such a unique music production. I wouldn’t say all of the artists we have reinforce my comprehension of the concepts we’ve learned, but they all demonstrate subtle understandings of what creativity is to them, and such demonstrations leave marks on how I may create art myself.

Using another cliche term, time flies. I still recall the first days arriving in Berlin, unfamiliar with the German transportation system and unsure of what to expect from the class I was about to take. After this short span of two weeks, Berlin feels like another home to me (especially when I return from my trips), and I’ve become so familiar with all my classmates that it’s hard to say farewell. I will forever cherish this experience in Berlin, meeting all you awesome people!

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May 21, 2024
It’s a brand-new region to explore.  

Start.

The title sequence plays, overwhelming me with information. I don’t recognize anything—vague symbols, a different language, brand new Pokémon. I only know that the journey is going to be exciting.

Set. Region: Berlin. Character name: Ronal. Major: Computer Science & Mathematics.

I exit the back of the vehicle, enter the building that is now my new home, reset the clock, and check the Menu. As expected, the two most important options are missing: Pokédex and Pokémon. The graphics haven’t changed. Has the story? Tomorrow, I will meet the Professor.

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May 22, 2024
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The introduction hasn’t changed. “Welcome to the brand-new world of Pokémon”. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. As I enter the lab, I feel nostalgic yet unfamiliar. The plot is somehow different. In this region, the Champion is the Professor. My rival character is absent. Instead, there are 11 others like me—brand new trainers waiting for their first Pokémon. Champion Aaron hands us three Pokedex: Lateral Thinking, Art & Fear, and Flow. My entries are empty, and he expects me to complete them, but I simply want to catch Pokémon and battle. I am excited to see what brand new creatures this region has for me. We all receive the same starter: creating.nyuadim.com. What are its stats? Its rarity? What EVs and IVs does it have? What is its nature? Everything is confusing as I try to understand the mechanisms of this brand-new game.

Suddenly, a Pokémon appears! It is weak: a mere 23 minutes. Kermit never stood a chance against my strategic play. My first Pokedex entry! The region looks doable.

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May 23, 2024
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I have prepared as best as I could. I stand in front of my 1^st gym. I am nervous. The gym leader 30 Circles looks strong. I am unsure if I can beat it with my Pokémon’s level. My first battle was a complete failure. The Professor gave us a useful tip: “Do not focus too much on the loss. Train more and battle again”.

I will be using this strategy a lot in future battles. I spend hours training, battling wild Pokémon, and improving my team’s abilities. Eventually, success! My Pokémon gained a lot of experience from this fight. But I know, the stronger my Pokémon grows, the slower it will level up. Wait, is that a Legendary Pokémon?. Otis Sandsjö appeared. Everything is happening so fast. Noooooooooooo. I could not catch him in time. He has escaped. This game is more challenging than I had thought.

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May 24-June 5, 2024
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I’ve traveled through various terrains, from dense forests to bustling urban centers. My Pokémon have grown significantly stronger, learning new moves and evolving. I’ve formed alliances with other trainers, discovered hidden areas, and unraveled parts of the overarching storyline. The complexity of the game world keeps me engaged, constantly pushing me to explore and experiment. Current Progress:

Number of Badges: 7

Gym leaders defeated: 30 Circles, Alternative Meanings, Why, Design, Reversal, Random Word, Meaningful Connection

Pokedex entries: Kermit, Lateral Thinking: Introduction (pp 9-14), Lateral Thinking: How the Mind Works (pp 25-38), Lateral Thinking: Innovation & Suspended Judgement (pp 105-111), Art & Fear: The Nature of the Problem (pp 1-7), FIELD, Art & Fear: Fears About Yourself (pp 23-36), Art & Fear: Fears About Others (pp 37-47), Flow: Paths of Liberation    (pp 20-22), The Conditions of Flow (pp 71-77).

Legendries encountered: Otis Sandsjö , Mariana Carvalho, Merche Blasco, Ming Poon, Harshini J. Karunaratne, Robert Seidel, Marco Borotti.

This game defied the principles of my usual gameplay. No user manual to refer, no set route to move through, no perfect run. I was forced to expand my vision beyond the boundaries of my Gameboy. Unlike the structured, linear progression of typical Pokémon games, this experience demanded flexibility and adaptability. There was a lot of trial and error when deciding the direction my character had to move. More often, I would get lost. But that is what made me realize the element which makes Pokémon so much fun: the exploration. Every step into the unknown was an invitation to uncover the secrets of this vast new region.

To obtain key items, I had to meticulously explore every inch of the region. Talking to NPCs made me realize that their mundane dialogues often contained the clues needed to advance in the game. Finding hidden pieces required me to be patient and observe. But most importantly, I found out that obtaining the Master Ball isn’t always the optimal strategy. Sometimes, I have to affect the Pokémon with a status condition, learn the boosted catch rates of every Pokeball, and ultimately, throw the best ball I have at my disposal. The thrill of discovery kept me engaged. The lack of a perfect speedrun taught me to embrace imperfections. It became clear to me that the beauty of the game lay in its unpredictability. The journey was no longer about simply “catching them all”, but about growing and learning through the process. This game might not have given me the ability to modify the settings, but it did remind me of how non-competitively fun Pokémon can be.

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June 6, 2024
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As I approach the final gym, I reflect on my journey so far. The battles, the friendships, and the countless hours of training have all led to this moment. The anticipation of what lies ahead fuels my determination. I have prepared myself as much as I could. I will battle the last gym leader tomorrow. Then, I face Champion Aaron.

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When I was on the plane here, I was very excited, but a little bit unsettled by this course. All my life I took myself as creative (and that’s even what I had as a main topic in my personal statement for my university application), and I didn’t know what to expect. Would it turn out that I wasn’t creating at all? However, I looked forward to it at the same time because I knew that it would help me towards my goal as a game designer.

On the first day, everything went smoothly, and nothing was unexpected, until the exercise of drawing in circles. I was a bit pressured and kept worrying about things like what if other people drew things that were so much more creative than me? What should I do exactly? What if the things I drew were so stupid that everyone laughed? With these worries, my head wasn’t functioning clearly and I just doodled random things on these circles. Eventually, everything turned out fine, and I was sort of relieved. It was after all these projects that I gradually realized that no one is going to judge my work, and that lead to a more relaxing creating mentality that helped me a lot when coming up the ideas of the makings.

During the experience, the things we learned and the things in the readings weren’t that unfamiliar. The more we go into the topic of creating and lateral thinking, the more it appears to me that it is things that I frequently use when coming up with ideas for these different projects. I used or came across most of them in my life already, but I never systematically thought this might be a complete topic for creative thinking. The course helped me categorize and sort out all these lateral thinking techniques that can be used for creative processes so that the next time when I want to create something, I will have a completely organized way of thinking about the topic and obtain creative outputs in a more efficient way.

Another part that I greatly enjoyed was the makings of all these makings (hmm…). These exercises helped me think of topics that I never thought about before. Every time a making was made, it was like I obtained a puzzle piece to an unknown puzzle waiting for me to solve. In the end, all these makings make sense together and that’s my topic for the final project. It will be about fighting oppression and incorporating some of my ideas about time, but I will not go deep into it here.

The artist visits are also a great part of the course. It is very enjoyable getting to know what other people are doing as artists and to understand their concepts and ideas when they are creating projects. It also sorts of answered my questions about how artists make a living because there is the stereotype that artists are all broke. It was also a good experience that when I found out some other artists go through the same creating process as I do, I felt a sense of belonging as someone engaged in creative design. I wouldn’t call myself an artist yet, as I believe there is still a long way to go. But I believe eventually I will get there.

One last thing is I am amazed by what an amazing city Berlin is. I have been here three or four years before, and it didn’t amaze me like this time. It was when you actually go into the arts realm and start noticing the art around you that you begin to realize how artistic this city is. I went to many places that I couldn’t even count, and I still feel I didn’t actually get to know this place well. The history is embedded in the walls of the buildings, and each graffiti piece tells a story of its own. It was such a great experience, and I can’t believe it will come to an end soon. I also like the food here. I am such a fan of meat (especially pork), and the local cuisines along with the coffee and their chill atmosphere are just relieving. The weather was usually great, and it was nothing like Abu Dhabi. I really liked this place and I hope I will get to visit here sometime in the future.

It has truly been a rollercoaster the past 2.5 weeks: I went from having no idea about art, to making art for the first time in a while, to learning about the sheer diversity of art making, and to make art semi regularly. It does feel like I have learned a lot about the creative process and industry as a whole, as well as the possibilities of art and art making.

In the beginning, art to me is one thing: drawing. If I sit down and think about it then I will probably include things like music and film too, but the default is always drawing. That is why my first 2 making projects were sketches: I simply did not even entertain the possibility that I could make other stuff. What helped me to start branching out were seeing the work of others, learning lateral thinking techniques (especially asking why and challenging default assumptions), as well as meeting the artists.

From the third making I definitely wanted to branch out and set a goal of using a different medium for each making. That is why none of my next making projects were sketches, and I tried to venture away from the default assumptions of art the more I make (started with sketches, then making stuff using Word, then photography, then word collage, then surveys). The professor did encourage me to implement a bit more variety directly, but I also got this sense of adventuring from the various lateral thinking exercises we did (and Aaron kept telling us to think outside the box).

As mentioned above, part of this courage came from seeing my classmates’ work, but I also got inspired the artists that came to us (and ones that we came to). It was pretty eye opening to see that all these people that have made extremely interesting and diverse art stuff are very normal, down-to-earth people. I had this assumption in my head that artists have to be a little cray cray (which especially applied to Mariana when I went to her website), but she was a very chill person. Each artist gave me a little more courage to branch out and try something new, since the barrier between me and art person in my mind was gradually being dispelled.

The classes did help, but it feels like they went by a little too quickly for things to truly sink in. Artist visits are more visceral in the sense that I get to see things first hand, whereas class stuff is more theoretical and takes a bit of application for me to understand. They are still of great help in helping me kick start a making project, just not as much as I have hoped for. Hopefully with a bit more time and a bit of making in my own time these lessons can sink in a bit more.

Overall, I have thoroughly enjoyed this class. I have a newfound appreciation for art and art making, as well as artists as a whole (turns out they are not just creature of inspirations, I mean some poured literal years of research into each of their work). I cannot think of anything cool to say so I will end it here. (Also shoutout to Aaron for being awesome!)