My name is Keola Iseri. I was born and raised here in Kapolei, Oahu. I attended Kapolei High School and graduated with the class of 2016. I transferred from Honolulu Community college in the Fall of 2019 with my associates degree in audio engineering. My first semester here at UHWO was in the Spring of 2020. I chose to major in creative media due to my interests in wanting to develop video games but during my time here I got to explore different disciplines of software development which pushed me further in wanting to secure a job in this field after graduating. I would choose to be a piano as my artist tool. The reason why is because I look to the piano as a way of expressing myself. I've been playing for over 4 years now and I love learning new things and expanding my skills. I've always had a passion for music so when I play the piano I feel really happy and content, especially when I'm learning a song that I enjoy listening to.
This research project established the idea that coding is more than a science but through a creative process that is involved within the art of code which leads to the creation of software. Like the creativity, coding requires one to think critically demonstrates the endless possibilities of solutions. Designing and building software goes much deeper than just typing code on a computer screen. There are many connections between the mindset and processes involved behind creating art and creating software. Critical analysis revealed that coding has driven the world’s innovation through this creative process of problem solving because often time coders are faced with problems that have never been solved.
The concept of creativity has come a long way. The Old Greeks would call those creative forces muses, other religions referred to them as God. Today people still mostly treat creativity as an aha moment outside the area of influence. However, just by looking at the creative process one can tell, that creativity and creative work is more than just that one "Aha-Moment" (insight). It is clear that generating ideas demands planning and preparation, identifying something of interest like a problem, an opportunity or a challenge, doing research. This then leads to thinking of a solution, allowing time to incubate and iterations before arriving at something “complete.” Students learn that hard work is what makes their ideas come to life and sticktuiveness is what helps them get better.