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Figure 6. Ben Hobgood, “Playfish” (© 2006, B.
Hobgood. Used with permission)
involve studies on convergent versus divergent
thinking and production, critical thinking versus
creative thinking, and correspondence between
creativity and intelligence. Creativity and imagina-
tion is deemed important in developing visualiza-
tion, computing, and conducting biology-inspired
research. Countless options of social networking
provide a fuel for any form of an online creative
work. All these factors bring about implications
for learning and teaching.
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CONCLUSION
The changing meaning of the creative process is
evolving along with the developments in computer
science, computer applications, and their inter-
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the ability to generate novel and valuable ideas
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