Had the idea of doing some Abe's Oddysee style posters to provide some back story and add character to the walls of the chamber. Let me know what you think. They could be faded posters of flickering illuminated billboards...
Tuesday 13 November 2007
6000 Series
Some renders of the '6000 Series' mechanoids which are hanging from the cradles
This guy has problems.
Thursday 8 November 2007
Idea for the back story...
A new line of robots has been released, the Nexus 6 series or something else random like that...
Although they functioned well at first, they developed catastrophic problems in their behaviour which resulted in the unpleasant deaths of several unsuspecting owners. The whole series was recalled, and all the units that where sold and then malfunctioned need to have their memories extracted and examined to try and work out what triggered the violent behaviour.
The sequences of images that are displayed on the monitors in the chamber will therefore finish with scenes of carnage.
I like Maciek's idea for the story and animation in the chamber, which is more important and this back story may not be necessary but it could also work with it quite well: when the surgeon breaks down for a minute, the Nexus 6 that is about to be 'examined' starts to wake up, eyes lighting up and mouth opening with a mechanical hiss and that sort of thing, and just when it looks like it's going to break free the surgeon starts up again and drills into it's brain.
Although they functioned well at first, they developed catastrophic problems in their behaviour which resulted in the unpleasant deaths of several unsuspecting owners. The whole series was recalled, and all the units that where sold and then malfunctioned need to have their memories extracted and examined to try and work out what triggered the violent behaviour.
The sequences of images that are displayed on the monitors in the chamber will therefore finish with scenes of carnage.
I like Maciek's idea for the story and animation in the chamber, which is more important and this back story may not be necessary but it could also work with it quite well: when the surgeon breaks down for a minute, the Nexus 6 that is about to be 'examined' starts to wake up, eyes lighting up and mouth opening with a mechanical hiss and that sort of thing, and just when it looks like it's going to break free the surgeon starts up again and drills into it's brain.
Problems...
As a group we've definately had trouble communicating and their has been a lack of clarity about peoples tasks: As a result their has been issues about the design and function of the chamber. This is partly due to members of the group not having web access at home (which in my case was entirely the fault of BT, those useless bastards, who took 3 months to come and install a phone line to our house...).
I think that I should have nailed the concept art a lot quicker, which would of been possible if I hadn't been distracted by trying to write a comic and sorting out my recently flooded bedroom. I should have prioritised the concept work because other peole where waiting for designs. I should also have done some kind of production artwork much earlier on, so that the whole group could give feedback and agree on a visual style, followed by a finalised artwork.
I made a 'blueprint' model of the chamber, as opposed to drawing it out on paper, because it was easier to move things around and i could see exactly how it would work without having to try and visualise everything. The idea was to use the model to work out camera angles and produce an animatic so that we knew which areas to detail, then i would give the file to Ajdin so that he could add detailed geometry.
There seems to have been a lack of communiction at this point, because straight away Ajdin modelled an alternative version of the chamber which worked well in all aspects except for the actual scale of the mechanical objects. Changing the scale and the layout meant going back to square one with the animation, as opposed to just dropping in final meshes over the basic model which would have been more useful.
Ajdin's model looks really good but I think that he went a little off-target, which is not his fault because of the reasons detailed above. As a solution we have decided to use the geometry he has modelled and fit it around the original blueprint, and Ajdin is also happy to take care of all the lighting and rendering, which he is pretty damn good at!
I think that I should have nailed the concept art a lot quicker, which would of been possible if I hadn't been distracted by trying to write a comic and sorting out my recently flooded bedroom. I should have prioritised the concept work because other peole where waiting for designs. I should also have done some kind of production artwork much earlier on, so that the whole group could give feedback and agree on a visual style, followed by a finalised artwork.
I made a 'blueprint' model of the chamber, as opposed to drawing it out on paper, because it was easier to move things around and i could see exactly how it would work without having to try and visualise everything. The idea was to use the model to work out camera angles and produce an animatic so that we knew which areas to detail, then i would give the file to Ajdin so that he could add detailed geometry.
There seems to have been a lack of communiction at this point, because straight away Ajdin modelled an alternative version of the chamber which worked well in all aspects except for the actual scale of the mechanical objects. Changing the scale and the layout meant going back to square one with the animation, as opposed to just dropping in final meshes over the basic model which would have been more useful.
Ajdin's model looks really good but I think that he went a little off-target, which is not his fault because of the reasons detailed above. As a solution we have decided to use the geometry he has modelled and fit it around the original blueprint, and Ajdin is also happy to take care of all the lighting and rendering, which he is pretty damn good at!
Untextured Models
Here's the models for the custodian/vacuum cleaner/Abe's Oddysee inspired guy, and the industrial robot inspired 'surgeon'.
Thursday 25 October 2007
The Chosen Theme
Our research has led us away from the HR Geiger look towards a more industrial theme. We don't want something that looks too insect-like as it would be too similair to the Matrix or a lot of other robot sci-fi.
The robots in the cradles will therefore look quite practical and humanoid, whereas the robots operating the plant will look low-tech and heavy. I figured that the operators, including the surgeon, are quite low intelligence, almost like beasts of burden. I see the operators as being of a lower class than the robots being recycled, which would explain why the 'custodian' is fascinated by the memories on the screens, as they are so different to the subterraenean existance in the chamber.
The robots in the cradles will therefore look quite practical and humanoid, whereas the robots operating the plant will look low-tech and heavy. I figured that the operators, including the surgeon, are quite low intelligence, almost like beasts of burden. I see the operators as being of a lower class than the robots being recycled, which would explain why the 'custodian' is fascinated by the memories on the screens, as they are so different to the subterraenean existance in the chamber.
Strata
Could create something cool using these as reference. I'll wait to decide on the colours until the rest of the scene is in place. This could provide a nice contrast to the drab concrete and rusty machinery.
Most of these textures are from www.mayang.com
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Most of these textures are from www.mayang.com
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More textures...
Got a few more sets of photos for textures. Starting to get a good idea of the final look of the scene, so I'm concentrating on rusty metal and stained concrete for the walls. I think it would be cool if the natural rock parts of the chamber had some crazy strata running through them- something quite striking. Will do some research on that now.
Concept model
Here's some renders of the rough model. The colours don't represent the final look, I just put the walkways in red to illustrate where the maintenance droid can travel. Wheelchair access all round- I figure a motorised base for the robot is a good idea as it will save doing a walk cycle...
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