An important implication of this diversity is the need to provide support for collaboration
in the tools. In all of our projects, in schools, and in the “real world,” most creative work
is done in teams. At CMU, the ETC specifically focuses on creating teams that include
people with various strengths. But diversity of talent will appear in all teams. It is
important that the creativity support tools allow each person to contribute using their own
talent. For example, the Building Virtual Worlds course at Carnegie Mellon
(etc.cmu.edu/curriculum/bvw.html) requires creating 3D interactive virtual worlds, which
combine art work, sound design, script writing, and programming. The tools allow team
members to work on their own parts in parallel, but more work is needed on supporting
the integration and iteration which results from these kinds of activities.