... On Constructionism and Interest

This distinction between example and concept is a fundamental point raised by the theory of constructionism, established by Seymour Papert. Constructionism highlights the importance of activity in the classroom - calling for students to learn by physically producing objects or interacting with systems, which target specific skills.

The objective is to provide a reality-based event, which allows the student to reconstruct the concepts learned using his or her own particular brand of mental architecture. This achieves an ideal balance of specificity and theory - offering the learning party a specific real-world instance, in addition to a conceptual model applicable in different scenarios.

This approach, however, requires a classroom or organized environment with multiple participants. In the self-study situation, these educational qualities are difficult to reproduce. Therefore, we must turn to a different component of Papart's theory, which was influenced by Jean Paiget's Constructivism (not to be confused with Papert's Constructionism): interest.

By engaging the student in real-life, tangible situations the student has a greater chance of successfully becoming interested in the material - "interest" being a keyword.

My objective in creating an animated short is to capture the attention of Japanese media fans, outside of Japan.