Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Creativity in the hands of a new generation of Creators.

I think that young people today have a huge advantage when it comes to creativity. They were born with a tool that makes creativity more easier to express: the personal computer.

Now, a computer is not the first thing that you think of when you think of creativity (unless you use a mac ;), but the personal computers we use today allow people to record their own movies and songs, write and publish their own books, create their own publications, businesses, websites, and more... all before they graduate high school.

It does not mean it is easier to produce good art, or to duplicate the professional quality of a CD or Hollywood movie. That level of "perfection" and production are hard to achieve, however, youtube has proven to us that most people are totally happy to watch user generated "real" content.

I don't know how old the dude in this video is, but he is a great example of using a personal computer and to create a fun and decent video which over a million people have watched on youtube.