My own personal definition of creativity is this: Creativity is making something, not because you have to, but because you want to.

creativity is picking up a paintbrush and painting the scene in front of you just because you feel like it. it manifests itself in many forms such as painting, sculpture, film, music, literature and many more. our creativity is one of our fundamental traits of being a human. it separates us from other animals and is what makes life, living rather than existing.

As far as games like halo and Half life are concerned, the Creativity begins at the very beginning with the plot. Details such as why is the world in this state are explored and ideas develop. Artists try their best to depict what is described to them in a visually pleasing manner in the form of concept art. the visual style of the game is decided and level and character design begins. It might be a narrow minded way of thinking and am probably wrong but once this process is complete the creativity is minimal as the artwork dictates what will be modeled and programmed into the game.

In order to show off my own creativity I think i need to find a particular genre that I enjoy working with. Im particularly fond of the survival horror genre and i have so many ideas that haven't been explored yet. I also really like the way the Art work is stylized. I love the dark eerie caverns with limited vision or the foggy forests with surprises around every corner. lighting is another thing that interests me in this genre. I want to show how the atmosphere can drastically change just by changing something as simple as lighting.