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The term you're looking for is "creative constraint". Some people (I am one of them) need the constraint enforced more brutally in order for it to work at all.
by kqr 1y ago
The term you're looking for is "creative constraint". Some people (I am one of them) need the constraint enforced more brutally in order for it to work at all.
Sure, I could develop a minimalistic game using the Unity engine – but I find it much easier when I'm using the Pico-8 fantasy console to force myself to do so.
Similarly, I could cook a varied vegetable meal any day of the week – but I find it much easier when I'm using vegetarianism to force myself to do so.
- ajuc 1y agoIt's why chip tunes are so great. Different constraints force people to rethink basic assumptions.
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- devmor 1y agoI have casually wondered what term to use to describe this phenomenon myself, and now I have it. It’s why I like pixel art, chiptunes, polaroids, one-pot stews and modern video games for retro consoles among many other things. Sometimes I feel like this is why so many great artists come from restrictive religious backgrounds as well.
- themafia 1y agoI eat meat twice a week. Every other day is vegetarian. Not on principle just by default.