Ah good catch didn't realize it was from last year. I agree these things are definitely "ands" not "ors", just comparing because the linked article is about a competition. It's a pretty specific niche which made me think "oh but what about this other amazing animation made in blender by a 16 year old!"

_why the lucky stiff is probably the reason that I think of programming as a creative endeavor on par with things more regularly called art. It also took me from occasionally dabbling with JS to committing to becoming a paid dev.

It led me to redefine my personal version of "creative" to focus on the root word.