"A game is a physical and mental experiential encounter requiring those involved to apply skills to overcome the inevitable obstacles governed by a set of rules and parameters to achieve goals and/or a goal."
Examples of games,
Sports - Tennis:
- Physical and mental encounter.
- Serve. Proper ball toss. Forehand. Backhand. Lob. Net. Running. Endurance.
- Lleyton's "c'mon!" tries to fire himself up. Possibly scare the opponent.
- You're losing the match and you're a set down. Too many double faults. The sun is getting in your eyes. It's too windy.
- Foot behind the line when you serve. Can't hit the ball out. Must hit the ball in a certain area depending on the game whether it be singles or doubles. Can't touch the net.
- Main goal - win the actual game
Sub-goals - win points to win games > sets > the game
Board game - Connect Four
-Physical and mental encounter.
-Foresight. Adapt to the situation. Generate a game plan.
-Keeping a straight face when you see a possible connection.
- Can't find a way to connect four because you're opponent keeps blocking your opportunities.
- Take one turn after another. Can only put one piece at a time.
- Goal - connect four pieces in a straight line.
sub-goals - stop the other player from achieving the same goal as you.
Computer game - Counter Strike (FPS):
- Physical and mental encounter
- Two opposing teams. Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists
- Choosing the right gun. Knowing the map.
- Wide open spaces = choose a sniper rifle
- Tight enclosed spaces = choose a rapid fire gun
- Good aim = good mouse and keyboard control
- Using the map to your advantage, trying to trick the opposition. Throwing smoke grenades and flashbangs to severe opponents vision.
- The other team has better skilled people. Your connection to the server is too slow affecting your performance. Your team does not cooperate.
- No hacking. No auto-aim. No God mode. No spawn camping.
- Goals - Kill the other team. Save the hostages. Defuse the bomb, etc
Defined by self.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Experiment 02 - Quick reflection
Final words of reflection. I started experiment 02 with the understanding and intention to create the X% and Y% cuts from the full 363 model that were both inspired by my experiments in experiment 01 and also at the same time to cut it in an intricate way to make the building actually functional. By that I mean, realistically possible to walk through some of the spaces where explosions could take place. I realised only last Thursday that this was never meant to be the case. Foolish of me to believe a space could be inhabitable if it was exploded to bits. Therefore, it meant that the model could be cut in any way possible provided it was relevant to your ideas.
I spent a lot of time creating my 50% model so that you could actually walk through some of the voids or spaces and experience what it would be like within them as an explosion took place. Particularly on the bottom and middle levels I tried to keep the spaces in tact whilst trying to explicate my ideas of explosion and porosity. It was my mistake to have this original understanding. If I knew you could cut it any way you wanted and not worry about the building being an actual building, my model would look completely different and definitely better. If I could turn back time, I'd love to re-create my model but nonetheless I am quite happy with my current model.
I spent a lot of time creating my 50% model so that you could actually walk through some of the voids or spaces and experience what it would be like within them as an explosion took place. Particularly on the bottom and middle levels I tried to keep the spaces in tact whilst trying to explicate my ideas of explosion and porosity. It was my mistake to have this original understanding. If I knew you could cut it any way you wanted and not worry about the building being an actual building, my model would look completely different and definitely better. If I could turn back time, I'd love to re-create my model but nonetheless I am quite happy with my current model.
Experiment 02 -Final submission of animations
Below are my three final published animations required for experiment 02.
Pan
The panning animation above shows a sectional model of the full 363 george street model. From watching and reading my final machinima submissions for experiment 01, I had originally used the 2-d grid to create a 3-D building tower-like structure that had three separate and distinct levels. Each level had a theme and effect to it. The top level focused on destruction with the aim of highlighting the destructive side of an explosion. The middle level focused on the idea of restriction with the aim of countering the predictability of an explosion by preventing objects from being launched randomly outside of the space. Finally, the bottom level focused upon my original idea of "jumping" whereby an explosion caused affected objects to be scattered violently into the air. Therefore, conveniently I decided to split the 363 george street model into these three distinct parts in order to make the cuts for my X% and Y% models which you can see below.
Zoom
The above video shows my Y% = 25% model of the 363 george street model. As aforementioned, I decided to divide the full model into three parts. The top level I designed to show the theme of destruction A new porosity had been formed as the numerous jagged and broken shapes of the top level suggested the effects of a central explosion within the level augmented by the sharp and twisted extensions protruding from the edges symbolically mimicking the random movement of flying debris. The middle level had been designed around the idea of restriction. The cuts into the building aim to create a cage like structure with tight spaces making it difficult for any sort of movement within and out of the space caused by a possible explosion. I have tried to emphasise this by zooming into this particular section of the building and zooming back out and up above the model to suggest my idea of moving vertically or "jumping". Finally, the bottom level was based upon the idea of "jumping". Using the existing voids on the lower levels from the cactus model, I tried to connect their internal walls to the exterior with diagonal cuts and jagged edges. This directional connection between the internal spaces and exterior aimed to exemplify the "jumping" out movement of objects within the spaces caused by an explosion. These aforementioned themes are further diversified in the next model below.
Rotation
The above video shows my Y% = 50% model of the 363 george street model. The principle of this model was the same as my 25% model. Continuing on with the ideas of destruction, restriction and jumping, I modeled the structure in a more diversified way. The top level no longer had the twisted and jagged protrusions as seen in the previous model that tried to mirror the movement of debris. It was cut to create a space purely focused upon the destructive side of an explosion with a multitude of jagged cuts. In the middle level, I re-created the internal voids and spaces to make them very tight in order to represent the theme of restriction. Additionally, these tight spaces had tiny circular holes through their internal walls that went through to the exterior. The idea of this was to make it almost impossible for debris inside the spaces to escape when exploded. On the exterior of this middle level I had bar like structures, similar previous model, which I aimed to symbolise as steel bars of a jail which surrounded the level, giving it that idea that what was inside was restricted. Finally, the bottom level was modeled the same as it was in the 25% model and was designed to create bigger voids or cuts for objects within the lower spaces to easily jump out of the building, hence, contradict the idea in the middle level which had smaller cuts designed to restrict the effects of an explosion.
References
All models were created by me using Solidworks and 3ds MAX.
All video footage was created by me using 3ds MAX and Sony Vegas Version 9.
Font used was downloaded from http://www.dafont.com/acens.font Accessed: 8/09/08
Pan
The panning animation above shows a sectional model of the full 363 george street model. From watching and reading my final machinima submissions for experiment 01, I had originally used the 2-d grid to create a 3-D building tower-like structure that had three separate and distinct levels. Each level had a theme and effect to it. The top level focused on destruction with the aim of highlighting the destructive side of an explosion. The middle level focused on the idea of restriction with the aim of countering the predictability of an explosion by preventing objects from being launched randomly outside of the space. Finally, the bottom level focused upon my original idea of "jumping" whereby an explosion caused affected objects to be scattered violently into the air. Therefore, conveniently I decided to split the 363 george street model into these three distinct parts in order to make the cuts for my X% and Y% models which you can see below.
Zoom
The above video shows my Y% = 25% model of the 363 george street model. As aforementioned, I decided to divide the full model into three parts. The top level I designed to show the theme of destruction A new porosity had been formed as the numerous jagged and broken shapes of the top level suggested the effects of a central explosion within the level augmented by the sharp and twisted extensions protruding from the edges symbolically mimicking the random movement of flying debris. The middle level had been designed around the idea of restriction. The cuts into the building aim to create a cage like structure with tight spaces making it difficult for any sort of movement within and out of the space caused by a possible explosion. I have tried to emphasise this by zooming into this particular section of the building and zooming back out and up above the model to suggest my idea of moving vertically or "jumping". Finally, the bottom level was based upon the idea of "jumping". Using the existing voids on the lower levels from the cactus model, I tried to connect their internal walls to the exterior with diagonal cuts and jagged edges. This directional connection between the internal spaces and exterior aimed to exemplify the "jumping" out movement of objects within the spaces caused by an explosion. These aforementioned themes are further diversified in the next model below.
Rotation
The above video shows my Y% = 50% model of the 363 george street model. The principle of this model was the same as my 25% model. Continuing on with the ideas of destruction, restriction and jumping, I modeled the structure in a more diversified way. The top level no longer had the twisted and jagged protrusions as seen in the previous model that tried to mirror the movement of debris. It was cut to create a space purely focused upon the destructive side of an explosion with a multitude of jagged cuts. In the middle level, I re-created the internal voids and spaces to make them very tight in order to represent the theme of restriction. Additionally, these tight spaces had tiny circular holes through their internal walls that went through to the exterior. The idea of this was to make it almost impossible for debris inside the spaces to escape when exploded. On the exterior of this middle level I had bar like structures, similar previous model, which I aimed to symbolise as steel bars of a jail which surrounded the level, giving it that idea that what was inside was restricted. Finally, the bottom level was modeled the same as it was in the 25% model and was designed to create bigger voids or cuts for objects within the lower spaces to easily jump out of the building, hence, contradict the idea in the middle level which had smaller cuts designed to restrict the effects of an explosion.
References
All models were created by me using Solidworks and 3ds MAX.
All video footage was created by me using 3ds MAX and Sony Vegas Version 9.
Font used was downloaded from http://www.dafont.com/acens.font Accessed: 8/09/08
Experiment 02 - Submission of Solidworks Models
Below is a link to a zip folder containing all three of my completed Solidworks models for Experiment 02.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Experiment02 - Test animations
I have done three 10 second experimental animations of the 50% model. The videos below are simply tests before the final published ones I will submit on Monday.
Pan
Zoom
Rotation
References
All models and videos are my own work.
Pan
Zoom
Rotation
References
All models and videos are my own work.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Experiment 02 - Completed X% and Y%models
Volume of full 363 model = 108, 000
X% = 50% = 54, 000
Y% - 25% = 81, 000
Below are images of the sections for my completed X% and y% models with their mass properties. (Volume figure is rounded off to the nearest whole number)
X% = 50% = 54, 000
Y% - 25% = 81, 000
Below are images of the sections for my completed X% and y% models with their mass properties. (Volume figure is rounded off to the nearest whole number)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Experiment 01 Review of exemplars
Custom Machinima
Jeffrey Aguas
Seriously?
David Butterworth
Davids custom machinima was successful for numerous reasons. His video had a narrative which engaged the audience with the video and message being communicated. Beginning with a panning camera view, it introduced the layout of the experiment in GMOD well. In some scenes he split the screen into different viewing boxes. The advantage of this was being able to show more of the scene at the same time given the scale of his experiment in GMOD and the short 30 second timeframe for the whole video. Compartively, when David used the full screen for his video, it was of his main explosion which centred the users focus on the scene, highlighting its importance. Additionally, there were a number of different camera angles viewing the explosions which brought more perspective and observation of effects. Following the assessment critera, there was a good mixture of different sized objects used in his experiment. The font size, colour and style were suitable throughout the entire 30 seconds. Transitions were smooth and there was sufficient time to read the text being shown. It was nicely ended with the final statement and message "a new porosity". It was my original understanding that one of the requirements of the assignment was to use the 2d grid which was not seen in Davids experiment. However, his video combined numerous techniques that made it most successful nonetheless.
Found Machinima
David Butterworth
Davids found machinima was successful for similar reasons as to his custom machinima. His video played out chronologically with textual components directing the video and users attention. Use of conversational language, such as asking the user a direct question is ultimately answered with the video action rather than a textual answer. The music fitted well with footage of the video. The use of low tempo music augmented the video of the nicely rendered houses as it captured that sense of relaxation and tranquility. Additionally, the fast rock tempo music went well with the fast transitions of destructive explosions. The sudden shift in tempo of the video generated a contrast which heightened the impact of the videos message.
Danny Nguyen
Dannys found machinima was successful because of the simplicity of it and its order that gave it structure. Text directed the audiences attention. For example, stating "take notice". Taking notice of the "debris" was the main point of the video and this was displayed with three different video examples, thus, providing the audience with a broader perspective on the matter. Despite using the default text of Sony Vegas, the text Danny used was clear and easy to understand. Stating before each footage of found machinima was played the words "Explosion 1/2/3" respectively, the video had a structured order which made the video easier to follow and understand.
Jeffrey Aguas
Seriously?
David Butterworth
Davids custom machinima was successful for numerous reasons. His video had a narrative which engaged the audience with the video and message being communicated. Beginning with a panning camera view, it introduced the layout of the experiment in GMOD well. In some scenes he split the screen into different viewing boxes. The advantage of this was being able to show more of the scene at the same time given the scale of his experiment in GMOD and the short 30 second timeframe for the whole video. Compartively, when David used the full screen for his video, it was of his main explosion which centred the users focus on the scene, highlighting its importance. Additionally, there were a number of different camera angles viewing the explosions which brought more perspective and observation of effects. Following the assessment critera, there was a good mixture of different sized objects used in his experiment. The font size, colour and style were suitable throughout the entire 30 seconds. Transitions were smooth and there was sufficient time to read the text being shown. It was nicely ended with the final statement and message "a new porosity". It was my original understanding that one of the requirements of the assignment was to use the 2d grid which was not seen in Davids experiment. However, his video combined numerous techniques that made it most successful nonetheless.
Found Machinima
David Butterworth
Davids found machinima was successful for similar reasons as to his custom machinima. His video played out chronologically with textual components directing the video and users attention. Use of conversational language, such as asking the user a direct question is ultimately answered with the video action rather than a textual answer. The music fitted well with footage of the video. The use of low tempo music augmented the video of the nicely rendered houses as it captured that sense of relaxation and tranquility. Additionally, the fast rock tempo music went well with the fast transitions of destructive explosions. The sudden shift in tempo of the video generated a contrast which heightened the impact of the videos message.
Danny Nguyen
Dannys found machinima was successful because of the simplicity of it and its order that gave it structure. Text directed the audiences attention. For example, stating "take notice". Taking notice of the "debris" was the main point of the video and this was displayed with three different video examples, thus, providing the audience with a broader perspective on the matter. Despite using the default text of Sony Vegas, the text Danny used was clear and easy to understand. Stating before each footage of found machinima was played the words "Explosion 1/2/3" respectively, the video had a structured order which made the video easier to follow and understand.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Experiment 02 - Week Two - Independent Study
Above is a screenshot of my completed cactus model and Mass Properties window.
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