{"id":5894,"date":"2026-03-07T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/?p=5894"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:48:45","slug":"exploring-my-topic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/2026\/03\/07\/exploring-my-topic\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring My Topic \ud83d\udc67\ud83c\udfa8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What topic have I pivoted to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of childhood in games, I focused on &#8216;Child Art&#8217;. I think this links more to my game, and it is a subject I am interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions I can ask myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How is child art expressed, and how can it be contextualised in games?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How and why do adult developers and players enjoy childish aesthetics?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the significance of Child(-oriented) art in gaming?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used books from the library to inform myself on how Children approach art and how adults approach art for children. These are from the WSA library. I also used articles, reviews, papers, a thesis, and more online resources for my argument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"273\" data-id=\"5902\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-5.png 515w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-5-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"247\" data-id=\"5903\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-6.png 483w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-6-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"255\" data-id=\"5904\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-7.png 541w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-7-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"343\" data-id=\"5905\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-8.png 525w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-8-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-8-350x230.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Some Scans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The topics I looked at with the library books explored some interesting topics: the history of Children&#8217;s Art, the study of children&#8217;s art and how they contextualise their world, and Children&#8217;s picture books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creation comes naturally to children<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children find joy in exploring new experiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children understand shapes and the idea of symmetry from a very young age, but they often don&#8217;t have the artistic capacity to define it properly yet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children value colours, contributing to picture books being very colourful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As an adult, you have to rediscover your love for the world to understand the way children just create<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex 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