There has been substantial research undertaken on the role of computational systems that encourage autotelic creativity. Previous studies on the role of software in autotelic creativity have not explored code editing tools in much detail. This study sets out to examine the role of code editing tools in autotelic creativity. The principal findings of this research are that existing code editors can be adapted to support casual creativity, and that casual creators exhibit standard interaction design patterns.

翻译：关于促进自驱动创造性的计算系统作用已有大量研究。先前关于软件在自驱动创造性中作用的研究尚未深入探讨代码编辑工具。本研究旨在考察代码编辑工具在自驱动创造性中的作用。主要研究发现是，现有代码编辑器可被适应以支持随意创造性，且随意创作者表现出标准的交互设计模式。