sketchup model
3Dwarehouse
bridge and office
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=c5a2d047f6e8416d548ab4d30f63e60f
meeting place and dining table:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=cf85a2a8ab60fe03548ab4d30f63e60f
megaupload: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VQWWB7LH
(include both bridge and meeting place)
crysis sandbox2 levels and objects
megaupload: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5OXWCAT0
gamefront: http://www.gamefront.com/files/20441708/3326121+levels+and+objects.rar (same files as megaupload)
this is the new levels and objects, i think i fixed the problem. If you download the old link, please download from this new one.
Put the 'material' folder in 'Game'
note: i faced some texture problems when i used levels and objects on another computer, and i am not sure if it is only my computer issues, Sorry about that.
Hotkey introduction:
h: combine bridge together, press 'h' again, bridge will seperate
k: lady gaga's elevator move to central, press again, go back
l: Jonathan Ive's elevator move to central, press again, go back
(recommend to press h,k,l at same time)
n: central elevator move from ground to central, press again, go down
t: control the vehicle on Jonathan's tunnel, press once, go to central; press again, go back to office (you might need to press 'Ctrl' to crouch to enter the vehicle, sorry about the mistake on measurement)
o: control Lady gaga's elevator to meeting place, press again, return from meeting place
p: control Jonathan Ive's elevator to meeting place, press again, return from meeting place
(don't stand on the inside circle of elevator, stand on the area between the circles on the base of elevator)
(make sure the elevators reach central bridge before press 'o' and 'p')
(make sure the movement of ONE object finshed before start the next movement of SAME object)
I know it looks complicated :P, I hope everything is clear and makes sense, my videos could be used as a tutorial.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Final Submission of sandbox images
Final Submission of sandbox images
The theme of the assignment is about power, however, different poeple and things have their own unique powers, and I tired to express different powers through architecture and landform. It includes the power of Lady Gaga's popularity, the power and influence of products designed by Jonathan Ive, the power of nature and also the power of technology.
Landform:
I got inspiration from Yosemite valley, one of the most famous valley in USA. I created a natural valley which based on some photos, I think the grand and cliffy valley is a representation of the power of nature. A river is made to give a sense of the power of movement.
Bridge:
the bridge is designed to be movable, I tired to give clients a 'suprise' that when they reach the bridge area, they have no idea where is the bridge and how their offices conncet together. Through hotkeys, the bridge parts combined together from two offices, two tunnels stretch towards central part for walking and moving. Without movement, there's no bridge, and people could enjoy the whole landform of valley and sunshine, once the bridge conncets, there is a 'disturbance' on natural landfrom, a power to affect nature form, or a power of technology.
The central part's design idea is similar to Ryue Nishizawa's Teshima Art museum, it looks pure, simple and soft. Client could view the sky through the hole on the top, and elevators also pass through the top.
The stretch parts are designed based on two clients' features. Lady Gaga's are made of geometry shapes, which is one theme of her costume. Jonathan Ive's part is based on the Apple laptop, thin and light. A small vehicle is used to transport clients.
Lady Gaga's office and elevator
Since Lady Gaga's biggest characteristic is her vaired costume and stage design, most of them looks modern and a bit weird, I designed the building with sharp shapes, combined with curvy shells, to present the her diverse style. Sharp shapes and big slope give a feeling of wave, the popluarity wave which is made by Lady Gaga. Her songs and performances influence the whole world, just like a huge wave. If beholders see the building from flank, the whole office has a tendency of rasing from cliff side to the bridge, which is a repersentation of the unstoptable raising of her popularity.
The elevator also looks sharp, in order to be harmony with her office. Idea comes from one of her stage design.
Jonathan Ive's office and elevator
Jonathan Ive is the one of Apple design leader, so my design principle is clear, be similar to Apple and Jonathan's design. Jonathan's design principle comes from Dieter Rams, and everything Jonathan designed looks smooth, simple and clear. There's no too many colors on one item, and most of them have smooth edges. So the office i designed is based on his design of ipod and laptops, they have round corner and combined by one simple shape. One thing impressed me is that Apple's products are also easy to use and easy to understand, there's no thick introduction books accompany with products. This is also the power of Apple, keeping everthing simple. Hence the office I designed is also simple and clear, transparent glass allow people to see the space inside, the whole structure of the building. Appearence of the office shows the characteristcs of Apple's products.
The idea of elevator comes from ipod and the items above (sorry i don't konw the name and the function), the base of elevator looks like ipod and the shell is similar to that item.
Meeting Place and dining/meeting table
I set the meeting place on top of one side of valley (above Jonathan Ive's office), so clients could view the whole landscape of valley. Standing on the top and overlooking the ground could also be explained as a power. The meeting place's design echoes with the central parts of bridge, idea comes from Teshima Art Museum as well.
Dining table combines the featrues of two clients, round edge, clear contour and also modern and unusual.
The theme of the assignment is about power, however, different poeple and things have their own unique powers, and I tired to express different powers through architecture and landform. It includes the power of Lady Gaga's popularity, the power and influence of products designed by Jonathan Ive, the power of nature and also the power of technology.
Landform:
I got inspiration from Yosemite valley, one of the most famous valley in USA. I created a natural valley which based on some photos, I think the grand and cliffy valley is a representation of the power of nature. A river is made to give a sense of the power of movement.
Bridge:
the bridge is designed to be movable, I tired to give clients a 'suprise' that when they reach the bridge area, they have no idea where is the bridge and how their offices conncet together. Through hotkeys, the bridge parts combined together from two offices, two tunnels stretch towards central part for walking and moving. Without movement, there's no bridge, and people could enjoy the whole landform of valley and sunshine, once the bridge conncets, there is a 'disturbance' on natural landfrom, a power to affect nature form, or a power of technology.
The central part's design idea is similar to Ryue Nishizawa's Teshima Art museum, it looks pure, simple and soft. Client could view the sky through the hole on the top, and elevators also pass through the top.
The stretch parts are designed based on two clients' features. Lady Gaga's are made of geometry shapes, which is one theme of her costume. Jonathan Ive's part is based on the Apple laptop, thin and light. A small vehicle is used to transport clients.
Teshima Art Museum
Lady Gaga's office and elevator
Since Lady Gaga's biggest characteristic is her vaired costume and stage design, most of them looks modern and a bit weird, I designed the building with sharp shapes, combined with curvy shells, to present the her diverse style. Sharp shapes and big slope give a feeling of wave, the popluarity wave which is made by Lady Gaga. Her songs and performances influence the whole world, just like a huge wave. If beholders see the building from flank, the whole office has a tendency of rasing from cliff side to the bridge, which is a repersentation of the unstoptable raising of her popularity.
The elevator also looks sharp, in order to be harmony with her office. Idea comes from one of her stage design.
Jonathan Ive's office and elevator
Jonathan Ive is the one of Apple design leader, so my design principle is clear, be similar to Apple and Jonathan's design. Jonathan's design principle comes from Dieter Rams, and everything Jonathan designed looks smooth, simple and clear. There's no too many colors on one item, and most of them have smooth edges. So the office i designed is based on his design of ipod and laptops, they have round corner and combined by one simple shape. One thing impressed me is that Apple's products are also easy to use and easy to understand, there's no thick introduction books accompany with products. This is also the power of Apple, keeping everthing simple. Hence the office I designed is also simple and clear, transparent glass allow people to see the space inside, the whole structure of the building. Appearence of the office shows the characteristcs of Apple's products.
Meeting Place and dining/meeting table
I set the meeting place on top of one side of valley (above Jonathan Ive's office), so clients could view the whole landscape of valley. Standing on the top and overlooking the ground could also be explained as a power. The meeting place's design echoes with the central parts of bridge, idea comes from Teshima Art Museum as well.
Dining table combines the featrues of two clients, round edge, clear contour and also modern and unusual.
Sandbox realtime screen captures:
valley, office and bridge (uncombined)
meeting place
Lady Gaga's office
Lady Gaga's office
Jonathan Ive's office
meeting place in the evening
the reason i make a hole here is that even the bridge is uncombined, i.e. this tunnel doesn't stretch, people could still enter this tunnel. (if u want to jump through here, make sure u have parachute :P)
central part of bridge
textures on Jonathan's office
Jonathan Ive's elevator
Tunnel on Lady Gaga's side
There are some more images on another post.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
sandbox2 image captures
getting on the central elevator to reach the central part of bridge
hotkey: n (press again, the elevator will go down)
meeting place table and chairs
Lady Gaga's elevator
hotkey: o (press again, the elevator will return from meeting place)
a small 'vehicle' to transport client to Jonathan's office
hotkey: t (press again, the vehicle will go back)
Jonathan's elevator
hotkey: p (press again the elevator will return from meeting place)
overall landform, idea comes from yosemite valley
meeting table
Monday, June 13, 2011
extra video about bridge
this is a video about how to reach the central part through ground elevator, this elevator doesn't belong to two clients, that is, they have their own elevators.
video on overall landform and bridge
this video shows the overall view of my bridge and offices, and also how the bridge works
assignment3 draft drawing and final sketchup model
Sketchup model
offices and bridge are combined together before exporting into sandbox2
left hand side is Jonathan's office, right hand side is Lady gaga's
Lady Gaga's office
internal space of Jonathan's office. Even though there's no requirements on making internal space, i made draft stairs and floors to present it.
textures are put on the interiors of offices and meeting place
meeting place
meeting table and chairs, texture is used on the ground
meeting place
details of central part of bridge
draft models
Bridge and offices are located on the half way up the mountain, and meeting place is on the top. Left hand side office belongs to Lady Gaga, and right hand side is Jonathan's office.
central part of bridge
These are my draft designed bridge and T-shape offices. This is a challenge about office design, because it is hard to express the theme of 'power' with simple T-shapes. I picked 2 T-shape drawing from perspective drawings and modified them.
The concept about bridge is that the main road be divided into two parts and be collected on each office side when it is unused. The two parts are different and look like tunnel. There is a small single train on Jonathan's side for crossing the bridge.
After the consultation with tutor, the central part will also be splitted, so there's no bridge when no one use it. and beholders could see the whole landscape of valley.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Experiment on elevator
a practice on making elevator, i tried to make the elevator combined by several parts, and the final elevators might be similar to this one
bridge movement experiment
a simple experiment about my bridge movement, the final bridge is based on this design.
there is also a practice about modifying metalic material.
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