World-Play as Self-Apprenticeship
...worldplay can be studied as a kind of self-apprenticeship in creative practice, rather than prodigious application in discipline or craft. The childhood inventor of imaginary lands often elaborates his or her world in multiple ways at once. He or she may write stories and compose music, draw maps and build models, design games, and possibly construct a secret language—all within the context of play. It is likely, therefore, that childhood woridplay confers benefits that differ substantially from the accelerated acquisition of mathematics or from the training of precocious skill in music or chess. Indeed, the most important difference may be this: Prodigies are usually specialists in learning and talent. Children who invent imaginary worlds may well develop the multiple skills and transferable pracfices of the generalist.
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Inventing Imaginary Worlds, From Childhood Play to Adult Creativity Across the Arts and Sciences