thread: 2005-06-24 : John Kim on Craft and Innovation
On 2005-07-12, haiiro wrote:
Matthijs Holter wrote:
Brand, I like your comparison to the field of science. For some reason we'd love to say "X is the genius that invented Y!", while in reality, X may just be the person who got an article/game published in the right place at the right time, building on the work of many others.
This reminds me of auteurism in the film industry: "Director X is the genius who created movie Y," when in reality there's a literal army of other folks who played vital roles in bringing it to the screen.
