After primary research my final question has changed to reflect the results. It is now “How might we engage high school students with creative thinking through play?” This is a result from interviewing my old high school art teacher, surveying current college students and working professionals, and analysis on game…

Introduction — After the secondary research phase I realized that my project was diverging in two paths. The first, a look into how the psychology protocols can be utilized to create sustained creative workshops. The second, into how we can pinpoint and tailor workshops to meet a certain need for a given…

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I. Research Question How might we, through a play based system, introduce students to design concepts, and careers? II. Sub-Questions How can improvisation play a role in education? How can we create spaces of controlled randomness? How can play be used to teach kids, adolescents, and adults concepts and ideas? …

Jonny Mocek, University of Arkansas, BFA Graphic Design (in progress) Hudson, L. (1966). Contrary Imaginations: A Psychological Study of the English Schoolboy. London: Taylor & Francis. The book describes two types of schoolboys, the ‘converger’ and the ‘diverger.’ The differences between learning ability, and personality difference is examined in detail…