Experiment 3

Final Submission

the input key is 'p' :)

Reflection

Because we were give less restriction with this experiment, I didn’t quite know where I could start, or when I was finished. At first I could not draw relations between the H shapes and the final submission, but I looked at my drawings, modelled those, and proceeded from there. Some Hs I kept, others I warped into a circular looking H.

I found the flow graphs quite fun. It was satisfying to see when hard work paid off and something would move. It was, however, very frustrating when I couldn’t find what was going off. If I had more time, I would have created more movement with the elevators. Because of the valley depth, I tried to create very fast elevators about 40 m/s, however the player kept falling straight through the platform and dying. Grudgingly, I had to slow down the elevators to 5 m/s which would guarantee the player’s survival, but it meant that they took a very very very long time to reach their destinations. When I did the Facebook flowgraph, I knew that there would be an easier method, but I wanted to be able to see everything clearly in case there would be something wrong.

I do think I could have done more with the terrain, but I was more focused on completing the models and get the flow graph going.

Overall, as an engineering student, I think this course has enabled me to gain some design process skills and to see architectural concepts and how to gain inspiration

Experiment 3

sketch up models

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=98f207cea0b191bfc71a9edf51930e4&prevstart=0

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=7ac9c52054d1e49fc71a9edf51930e4&prevstart=0

tag "Claire Wu ARCH1101 2012 EXP3"

cryengine link

http://www.mediafire.com/?rohgr1uqh087gs7

youtube tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpT0Mr83JtI&feature=youtu.be

For some unknown reason, I can't seem to embed the circulation video into my blog, but I will try to upload directly to blogger. It may take a while
yes it finally works!

Experiment 3

More progress

My tutor, Jacky thought the concept for Facebook's office was good, but I made some changes. Instead of the Yin-Yang resemblence, I made onside thinner, but with more levels, and the other side thicker but on a singular level, so things kind of balance out. People united as one can cause change, and indivuduals or smaller groups of individiuals can also hold power.

Following Jacky's advice, I changed Coca-Cola. The lift shaft passes between red boxes which hold the famous 'secret ingredients' for Coca-Cola's beverages. People on the ground can look up to see it and it's closer to them than facebook, but it's inaccessible.



only one red box shown



Tables



Office table. Tall chair behind a long table.



Mr Burns office from The Simpsons. The table length is exaggerated.



Even at meetings and presentations, Mark Zuckerberg is still casual and wears hoodies.



breakfast stools



Left: Facebook. Casual, inviting. Round table, no sense of a head of table.
Right: Coca-Cola: Formal, business-like, protected

images

http://www.7starfurniture.com/Desk/k68240.jpg

http://images.wikia.com/simpsons/images/4/4f/Springfield_Nuclear_Power_Plant_3.png

http://www.gettagged.us/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mark_zuckerberg_hoodie.jpg

Experiment 3

Progress ideas

Coca-Cola ideas



Facebook ideas

Experiment 3

Feedback

I gave feedback for Geoffrey Tir in class last week. This is Sabrina Akter's feedback sheet.

Experiment 3

Draft model



Looking up from the valley floor.
The ring is about 200 metres in diametre and bridges two sides of the valley. The ring is the space for Facebook, which connects (two sides of the valley) people together despite physical distances. The under-texture reflects the circular motion to move in that space.
The part hanging in the middle represents Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola loves having it's logo everywhere, so stretched across a 100 metre long surface seems befitting.




The space for Facebook starts thin then gets thicker as it goes around, mimicking how users meet other users through other uses. Most of the walls and the ceiling is glass, representing how open Facebook is. They invite users to hack their system so uncover bugs. Facebook is powerful in that it relates to the people, and people have the power to make changes. Although it is not the first online social network, it is successful and powerful as it changes the way people interact with each other.

Coca-Cola on the other hand is essentially a business. Coca-cola dominates the beverage industry ("with more than 43 percent of the soft drink market [in USA]" http://www.answers.com/topic/soft-drink-industry#ixzz1wvIBCD3D ), which I tried to show in the building's centralisation in the architecture. If Coca-Cola collapses, so many beverages and snacks would disappear. If the Coca-Cola office here collapses, the building would not only plummet and become toothpicks, but it would also break the Facebook office, emphasising the dominance and significance Coca-Cola has world wide.



For the Facebook lift, I want two small platforms on the valley floor. When the input key is pressed, the platforms rise to level with other platforms hovering above in the air, then these combine with other platforms. I think this accurately represents how people connect through Facebook and show the power of numbers.

Experiment 3

Textures

Movement

For this task, we were to draw textures to do with movement. When thinking of 3 other words related to movement, I thought of the performing arts, namely music and dance.

linear

rotational

 


scalar





aggressive





fluid







staccato