Creating Like A Child

by Stu Andrews on April 1, 2009

in Blog

Over the last few years, the walls of my office have slowly become covered in pictures drawn by my kids.240920081678

There’s Aliens, Spiderman, Mario, Star Wars, T-Rex’s, Dragons, Dogs, Roads, Cars, Parents and Kids, Frogs, Knights, Snowmen, Horses, Airplanes, Castles, Futurama Characters, Houses and more. 

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One picture has a Dragon flying underneath Lightning Clouds and above two wizards dueling it out. Another has a Dragon breathing fire above Alien Spaceships beaming Aliens down to the ground, and the people are running away scared. Still another has a Frog Prince on a lily pad.

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Kids minds are okay with crazy. If you throw together a Dragon and an Alien in a computer game, or a story, they’re not going to worry so long as it’s fun. So long as you let them play, let them imagine.

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What’s the point?

In a Game or a Story, don’t be afraid to draw together elements that have no obvious connection.
 
Put all the ideas in a crazy mashed-up puzzle, and then work out where the bits fit.

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