Creative Development

A university project for the Creative Development subject.

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7. Repositioning

At the beginning of the year I had moved into a new apartment with a friend of mine that is less than a kilometer away from campus, then as we all know COVID-19 had come out of nowhere and suddenly pushed the entire world into a lockdown phase. I had to move out since I did not know if the lockdown would prevent me from buying food. Now after 8 months I deemed it rather safe-ish to come back just to find that the apartment had changed little to none. The thing is it may seem completely untouched but the impact that COVID had made on people would forever change them, so coming back to the apartment it felt, refreshing, new and unexplored in a sense of how you live there. 

I believe it to be important to always explore the unknown, it further expands and adapts the mind to live in the area and circumstances of the world. It also sort of forces one to become more social because there is no ‘safe haven’ like the home you grew up in because you are alone and that forces one to socialize since humans are not ‘lone wolves’ but better with others. Living alone also teaches one lessons because when a mistake is made you are the only one there to fix it, which in turn leaves you wiser than you were before the mistake. At the end of the day the main lesson is, being on your own can be an enhancing and enriching experience.

4 November 2020 (Week 7)

This is for a project for my university regarding creative development so please feel free to comment on new creative ideas to test.

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6. Knowledge from unlikely sources.

So I started playing a game called SCUM thats R175 on steam, the game is a survival game but to the extreme. Me and my friends call it a hyper-survival game, the reason therefore is because the game utilizes a system called the “complex system” which uses your wits to navigate the human body to survive like in real life. The “complex system” adds a metabolism that can influence how you play the game, for example you can try to find things throughout the map to help with certain bodily injuries and sicknesses, my character itself has an extremely high sodium level which untreated can cause heart stroke, stomach cancer and so forth. 

The reason why I would recommend the game to anyone is for the “complex system” mainly, the reason being that in high school and university you learn biology in a way that most would find boring. Games make things usually interesting so the fact that you have to regulate your bodily needs give learning human anatomy and biology a lot more interesting that sitting inside a classroom for hours on end and then doing tests on it. I though do caution you to find a professional opinion on the game and its “complex system” otherwise you might learn wrong things about biology. The survival aspect of the game further enhances the intense survival skills you would need to keep your character from dying either from external forces or internal forces.

 25 October 2020 (Week 6)

This is for a project for my university regarding creative development so please feel free to comment on new creative ideas to test.

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5. Morphed

Back in my high school days I would only wear a jean and a t-shirt since fashion regarding clothes didn’t bother me, which it still doesn’t, but I have realized the impact your fashion sense have on people. I remember in high school I had really gotten cold on a winter day, I started wearing a scarf which then prompted people to then start calling me out that I am gay which I’m not. Since what I looked like didn't necessarily bother me, being constantly called out gay when you are a heterosexual is kind of frustrating and bothersome. I later on got used to it but from then on I never wore a scarf again. 

I’m now in university and I started wearing button shirts and short pants to avoid looking gay (no offense) since I don’t want to repeat my high school dilemma. The clothes that you wear then decide what people make out of you, when going for a business interview you dress up in a suit or professional clothes to give off the impression of responsibility and professionalism. Clothes then also give you yourself the confidence to improve and be a better you. 

16 October 2020 (Week 5)

This is for a project for my university regarding creative development so please feel free to comment on new creative ideas to test.

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4. The Long Run

Today was the Batman Justice League fun run, usually I do the 10 kilometers for all the fun runs but since Covid had striked the world I had no previous training regarding the runs so the 5 kilometers seemed more like the comrades which is basically another 90 kilometers. During the run one starts to learn that practicing beforehand would really help a lot since usually before the lockdown I could run 10 km without walking for a bit  but ever since the lockdown I can’t even run 3 km without needing to walk for a bit. During the run one starts to notice the surrounding areas and the influence Covid lockdown has had on it. The people before Covid would smile and wave and now they just seem to rush to get past you. 

 The thing about running is that it clears your head because fitness makes you think clearer and more easily making learning easier and doing work a bit more enjoyable and easier. The more fit you are the happier you’ll be because if you have low self-esteem about your appearance by just doing some fitness you positively influence your body and become more attractable. At the end of the day the moral story is that the more you do the easier it gets and the more enjoyable it becomes for the future, and the more you find yourself being much more happier than you were before even considering doing some fitness even in small amounts.

11 October 2020 (Week 4)

This is for a project for my university regarding creative development so please feel free to comment on new creative ideas to test. 

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3. Travelers Journey

One the best experiences one can have is to travel to a different continent and to experience the people and world. To see how different the world you know is to the world out there. I for example went on a boat cruise to Europe and being a South African it was quite the experience. The one place I would without a doubt want to visit again and would definitely consider staying permanently is Koper in Slovenia, one of the quietest and cleanest places I have ever seen in the world.  The place called old town had almost no people since everyone was at the beach thus the street were so quiet that one would think it was a ghost town that was so clean that all the ghost were street cleaners.  

Malta on the other hand was the complete opposite, it wasn't necessarily so that trash was lying everywhere but since the street were so full of people it wasn't like you could see if the street itself was full of trash. The people in Malta were very polite towards tourists luckily, so the fact that the entire street was cluttered with people it was made up with the fact that the people were very nice and polite towards us. Overall I think that a tour overseas is something everyone deserves if only for the purpose of education, but a overseas trip learns one that problems that you think are unique to your country is in fact shared by everyone. So even if you think we are all different we are all exactly alike.

 01 October 2020 (Week 3)

This is for a project for my university regarding creative development so please feel free to comment on new creative ideas to test. 

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2. Disconnected

This past weekend I spent completely free of devices such as computer and phones and such excluding music being played throughout the house. I have to admit that it was a pleasurable experience and would definitely do again sometime in the future. The reason for this scenario is to experience the absence to see if I would be affected as many other young adults my age, which in this case would be a craving to reconnect to the world of online media and such. I am lucky to say that, that is not the case and that I can perfectly function and live without devices since there are other things to occupy oneself. 

For example one thing to do to keep one occupied is by reading a good book, I have loved reading books since I was very young thus making this very easy for me. The book I am currently reading is The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks, the third installment in his Lightbringer series, I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves harsh reality, political struggle, fantasy, magic, and a main characters who are not perfect at all. The book has kept me busy the entire weekend because if you’ve ever read a book you would know that one you start and get into it, its not easy to put it down. 

The freedom of any social obligation is also one to sought after if you consider to spend some time without devices.

 24 September 2020 (Week 2)

This is for a project for my university regarding creative development so please feel free to comment on new creative ideas to test. 

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1.Language Genesis

During the past week have been using Duolingo to learn a new language which in this case would be German same as I have always been with the Russian, the problem with the Russian language is that it uses a separate alphabet making it a bit difficult to learn it, I have always found screaming in these languages funny cause of all the jokes and “memes” used to depict the stereotypical screaming Russian and German, thus my interest was sparked. With my native language  (afrikaans) being a type of dialect of Dutch which in turn is a low German language makes it thus easier for me to learn it. 

So far I have only learned the basics such as man being Mann, woman being Frau, girl is Mädchen and boy is Junge and so on. Whenever I speak German it sounds like its broken so the pronunciation is kind off wrong and off making it in turn a bit funny when heard. With most countries other than native English countries already need to learn English as a secondary language I think it would help learning new languages no matter what the initial inspiration was, learning a new language is a challenge but when finished it gives you an accomplishment for when visiting the country of the learnt language. 

It’ll probably take me a few years to be able to speak German fluently but is totally worth it. When learning a new language it also broadens the mind to evolve further since learning a language requires immense concentration and dedication which in turn improves the minds functionality and effectiveness.

18 September 2020 (Week 1)

This is for a project for my university regarding creative development so please feel free to comment on new creative ideas to test.