The creative process is developed through direct experience with problems that have solutions that require balancing multiple factors simultaneously. Theatre, Art, and Music provide such problems for students to solve. The result of the solution must be manifest in a work of art which embodies the best solution for the circumstances in a manner accessible to others. Such problems develop the intuitive and analytical functions, demand above average cognitive complexity, intelligence, concentration, and attention to detail in both the product and the process of creation. The scope of the art project is limited but complex and, therefore, allows students to practice, in a controlled environment, the skills and qualities of mind needed to attack highly complex problems in critical studies and research in any other field of endeavor. Practice in creative activities frees the mind from linear thinking models, demands grasping the problem whole and in many inter-related dimensions, and requires precise communication. Another example is the development of computer games ( "Husky Game" ).

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