Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Firefront link: Crysis War Levels and Objects.

http://www.filefront.com/16774755/3306317_EXP3_OBJECTS_LEVELS_FOLDER

keys to conduct the elevators:
Helen's elevator: u (up); p (down).
Miranda's elevator: l (up); n (down).

Firefront SketchUp link & Google Warehouse Link

For the reason that my final SketchUp model is too big to upload to Google Warehouse, I upload the complete model to Firefront, and the link is:
http://www.filefront.com/16766757/3306317_SketchUp_model_for_exp3.skp


The model was separated into 2 parts to be uploaded to Google Warehouse.


http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d097474fda89b2d466df62435e65ecf7



http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=1dceb8bacb439fe366df62435e65ecf7

Friday, June 11, 2010

The Fully Developed Crysis War Environment




















Real Time Image Captures: Developed Environment

Real Time Image Captures: 2 Draft Crysis War Environments


SketchUp Model: 2 Elevators & Dining Table

elevator for Helen Keller

elevator for Miranda Kerr

The elevators (exteriors and interiors) were designed to express the distinctive "power" of the two clients. Losing the most fundamental senses, people like Helen Keller is always much more inaccessible than common ones. The frozen-rock-liked appearance of her elevator was chose to give the hard and cold feelings, contradicting to her peaceful and tolerant mind, which was represented by the smooth surface inside. For Miranda, her girl-next-door figure is deeply accepted, as a sphere with no edge. Her charm comes from her glamorous inner world rather than just body, as the interior of her elevator reveals (inspired by the new year ball).


the dining table

This table was designed for both of the two clients to show the common parts of their power - love for the nature. To harmonize with surrounding ("the Wave"), this table uses the same element with the special landscape form, just like a piece of shale. But I did not use the same colour with the land or any other colours, except white, to make a sculptural feeling, simple but modern. And the tripod table design reminds me of the antique style, which adds the classic feelings as well.

36 Custom Textures

18 Sketch Perspectives

The Wave, Arizona, USA (the Origin of Hellen Keller)



Image Resource: http://artsweet.com/wordpress/mike-dawson-arizona/

MashUp of 3 News Articles

Hellen Keller (1880-1968)

Angela Merkel (1954-)

Miranda Kerr (1983-)

She was not an ethereal, virginal figure from some Renaissance painting, but a tall, dark, beautiful woman, who had won the hearts of men the world over. Beneath the glamorous exterior, she conveys an impression of the power of passion. Every thought awakened her soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free. “The power of the mind is so strong,” she does not throw her weight around, or behave like a loose cannon, she just try large loves and heavenly charities and embrace her blindness and deafness. No barrier of the senses shuts her out from humour and smiles, but people no more know what lies behind her smile than what lies behind the Mona Lisa's. Without embarrassment or awkwardness, she spends her life negotiating “I just live in the moment and enjoy every step along the way.”

p.s. Some grammar errors of tense happen for the fact that Keller has passed away while the other two ladies are still alive.

References:

Petri Liukkonen, “Helen Keller (1880-1968)”, Kuusankosken kaupunginkirjasto 2008.
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hkeller.html (accessed 6 June, 2010)

Andrew Gimson, “Profile: Angela Merkel and the talent of seeming ordinary”, Telegraph, 13 Nov 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/6563927/Profile-Angela-Merkel-and-the-talent-of-seeming-ordinary.html (accessed 6 June, 2010)

Sacha Strebe, “Miranda Kerr and Her New Baby”, Gold Coast News, February 1st, 2010.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/02/01/184061_gold-coast-lead-story.html (accessed 6 June, 2010)