PIXELSLAP - SLAPSKIT - 2008 - TROYBROWNE
T.
YO YO, CHECK MA SLAP LOGO
Skitting...
We was asked to start developing designs for our own logo. As we've not really covered this type of design in a brief it was a good opportunity to get back to grips with my graphic design experience and develop my ideas as I would when studying graphic design at college.
What makes logos and corporate identities stand out in my view is ones that intrigue the audience instantly. One that stands out to me now are the quick animations MTV used to throw into their programming and most recently channel4's 'estings'. I like the estings because they use quick contemporary animations and even try to include their creative audience by holding competitions for them to have their own 'esting' animations shown.
E4 Stings "Bump" 2007 -
Skit marks
Skit marks
With 'skits' the idea is to capitulate a corporate identity using a quick video clip/animation. I tried a few of my own. Ive chosen the name 'SLAP WRK' and have used colours red, black and white.
PIPEFACE - SLAPSKIT - 2008 - TROYBROWNE
PUNCH-UP - SLAPSKIT - 2008 - TROYBROWNE
REDBULB - SLAPSKIT - 2008 - TROYBROWNE
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FLASH!....PRESENTATION
I think this is the style of my new 'IdentityInteractives'. My idea is to have an interactive sketchpad... because that where my projects start. I have practised with my current sketch pad and am doubling it up to present my first project.
I like how its come out, I designed it using 3DSTUDIOMAX and feel its worth developing.
T.
2NDLIFER - 5 - week4
POTENTIAL?
I can see the potential in this software for the future, but I mean waaaaaaaay in the future. So imagine in a 100 years, or even a 1000 years time! the technological advances will hope to make the whole thing so much more believable, and once when it is totally believable?... what going to happen then? plugging your real self into a computer generated environment and carrying out your full time life out in a generated one... the whole thing has tones of 'The Matrix'. I watched that film again recently and because I was doing this project at the time, the thoughts about 'what is an Avatar?' were fresh in my mind. I came to the conclusion that SecondLife (of the future) has the only logical conclusion of operating similar to the environment in 'The Matrix'.
Overall I thought that SecondLife was OK, if you wanted to have fun with it. I found allot of people out there that take the whole thing abit too serious. Steve had encounters with avatars getting really upset about being asked about their avatar identity, he found himself being verbally attacked by an avatar that was 'employed' as a 'secretary' for a 'businessman' defending her 'boss'!!! the whole thing was strange.
T.
2NDLIFER - 4 - week3
AVATAR ENCOUNTERS.
Throughout my investigating of SecondLife, I travelled around with Steven Bailey. The computers we used were in the same room and it was a laugh telling the other one to do something and the other watch it on their screen... (cos lets face it, were all easily pleased)
For some reason I thought conversing with the most extreme people I could find would be the best way to investigate the depth of SecondLife... which in turn led me to find a 'world' titled 'pornland'. Before going on SecondLife I imagined their would be some pretty weird sexual tones and wasn't surprised when an Avatar walked past me with a 'computer c***', erect, sticking out his 'trousers'. I was more shocked that there was somebody out there that 'designed' that and imagined how long they spent on it.
I found out that you can purchase things like 'sex poses' in which you can (cooperatively, of course) carry out with another Avatar. I stood and watched as a couple of Avatars got into position for a session of exhibition, two-way oral.... and guess what.... who appears?.... the man with a computer generated penis.... I had to go at that point... and log out of SecondLife.
Throughout my investigating of SecondLife, I travelled around with Steven Bailey. The computers we used were in the same room and it was a laugh telling the other one to do something and the other watch it on their screen... (cos lets face it, were all easily pleased)
For some reason I thought conversing with the most extreme people I could find would be the best way to investigate the depth of SecondLife... which in turn led me to find a 'world' titled 'pornland'. Before going on SecondLife I imagined their would be some pretty weird sexual tones and wasn't surprised when an Avatar walked past me with a 'computer c***', erect, sticking out his 'trousers'. I was more shocked that there was somebody out there that 'designed' that and imagined how long they spent on it.
I found out that you can purchase things like 'sex poses' in which you can (cooperatively, of course) carry out with another Avatar. I stood and watched as a couple of Avatars got into position for a session of exhibition, two-way oral.... and guess what.... who appears?.... the man with a computer generated penis.... I had to go at that point... and log out of SecondLife.
T.
2NDLIFER - 3 - week2
ENVIRONMENTS - week2
For my next chapter of SecondLife I set put to explore the environments and summarise its design aspects. I was surprised of how well my computer handled the huge amount of data whilst running this application, and was also surprise at the level of detail architecture wise. This place is massive and the customisation options allow anyone to build anything they want... which left me with wonder of what this place will be like after 100years of development.
For my next chapter of SecondLife I set put to explore the environments and summarise its design aspects. I was surprised of how well my computer handled the huge amount of data whilst running this application, and was also surprise at the level of detail architecture wise. This place is massive and the customisation options allow anyone to build anything they want... which left me with wonder of what this place will be like after 100years of development.
T.
2NDLIFER - 2 - week1
I'm In!! - week1
...it took me a while to get in here as my laptop has got a outdated video card, so I used schools computer to access SecondLife.
As explained my initial thoughts of SecondLife type applications laid in the negative, but decided to have a little fun with it. I decided my avatar would be a reporter of experiences within this world. I would go round trying out all the features and conversing with the inhabitants to report back to my Blog.
The first thing you have to do is create your avatar and was quite shocked in the level of customisation that is offered to you. You can obviously change the usual things like, sex, skin tone, hair etc... but extra features included increasing the bulge in your trousers and deciding if your character in 'bow-legged'.... even thought these customizations are questionable in there point, it gives the users room to create individual avatars.
Once I created my avatar I started to explore the world. Initially you placed into a 'lobby' type place, in which you have to complete certain tutorial task to access the main SecondLife arena. Its a good idea to introduce people to the functions and features before stepping into the main world because I imagine for people not used to 3dimensional environments it could get quite confusing.
Something else that I liked was the ability to fly... there are other modes of transport eg cars, bikes, jet skis etc...
...it took me a while to get in here as my laptop has got a outdated video card, so I used schools computer to access SecondLife.
As explained my initial thoughts of SecondLife type applications laid in the negative, but decided to have a little fun with it. I decided my avatar would be a reporter of experiences within this world. I would go round trying out all the features and conversing with the inhabitants to report back to my Blog.
The first thing you have to do is create your avatar and was quite shocked in the level of customisation that is offered to you. You can obviously change the usual things like, sex, skin tone, hair etc... but extra features included increasing the bulge in your trousers and deciding if your character in 'bow-legged'.... even thought these customizations are questionable in there point, it gives the users room to create individual avatars.
Once I created my avatar I started to explore the world. Initially you placed into a 'lobby' type place, in which you have to complete certain tutorial task to access the main SecondLife arena. Its a good idea to introduce people to the functions and features before stepping into the main world because I imagine for people not used to 3dimensional environments it could get quite confusing.
Something else that I liked was the ability to fly... there are other modes of transport eg cars, bikes, jet skis etc...
T.
2NDLIFER - 1
SecondLife
Part of this brief is to investigate one of many online 3d community environments. I chose Second life as its the most popular and most developed. Before even going on the site my thoughts about this sort of thing were slightly sceptical, I assumed the people who would use this sort of application would be 'nerds', not actually able to make things happen in their first life. I admit that this is a very judgemental and ignorant view and completely hypocritical as thoughout my life I have had allot of interest in 3d worlds and interactive environments, so why would I 'slag it off'?(so to speak)... well, I just think that theres not much point in walking around in a 'world' conversing with 3dimensional versions of people, like in gaming theres always a point/objective of your interaction with the environment and that gives the whole thing a little purpose. However with SecondLife, I thought the people your likely to meet would be individuals who have created this hyper sized version of themselves and they converse with each other.... "...but why?"SUPERSTAR AVATAR!-10-EVALUATION
SKETCHAVATARA - TROYROWNE.
SHORT EVALUATION
The development of this project demanded allot of time from me, not just producing it, more time was spent using trial-and-error techniques to get the effect(s) that I wanted.
I'm very happy with my results and feel happy that I didn't just settle on a single idea, just to get it finished. Early on in the project allot of my time was used up by developing 'Icon4Emoticons', time that I'd have preferred to spend on 'I, Avatara' which highlights the importance of project management, however I learnt allot about 3dStudioMax in that time and might not have had the software experience(though small) to develop 'I, Avatara' in the same way.
Throughout the development I was constantly showing other people and explaining my ideas, which worked out well because I would take any feedback and then try to modify the project accordingly. Most people thought the visuals were nice and this confidence carried on to help me develop other factors I wanted to express.... like atmosphere, mood and room for a story.
I feel this project can say allot about my Identity and this project has helped me somewhat understand what MY Identity is. I wondered if as part of a psychotherapy exercise this technique of 'defining your own Identity' would be useful for anyone 'soul-searching'.. and in fact I found a company that does just that...
"Avatar is the most amazing set of tools you will ever come across; these tools help you explore your consciousness and mental blueprint of how you created yourself and life so far. You get to take a look at your attention, your will, and your beliefs; I liken it to looking under the bonnet of your car - see how your engine works. You also learn the tools to create what you want in life. Understanding the relationship between how your attention, will, feelings and beliefs are filters on the world and deliberately changing them. You learn how to free up your attention, this is very powerful. Having free attention is what really allows us to follow our dreams and get things done effectively. There is nothing more impeding than a foggy mind. You can lose days, weeks and even years when you do not handle the fog and move on"
Julie Armitage - http://www.avatar-london.co.uk/index.htm
SUPERSTAR AVATAR!-9-SUBMITTED
SCENARIO CONCEPT 3
It would start viewing the hallway through a reflection in the sphere, the camera will come back to show the environment. The sphere will float toward the entrance of the hallway and the camera will follow it all the way. There will be other shapes floating behind the sphere, which will all join together to form my AvatarHead, the sphere being the eye.
FIRSTEDIT - 'I, AVATARA'
MUSIC - 'NANOU2' BY APHEXTWIN
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SUBMITTEDEDIT - 'I, AVATARA'
MUSIC - 'NANOU2' BY APHEXTWIN
T.
SUPERSTAR AVATAR!-8
SCENARIO CONCEPT 2
My second idea would be to have speakers booming at the end of the corridor. The central sphere of one the speakers would extrude and roll down the corridor. The sphere would be reflective and the main viewpoint will be of what the sphere reflects. At the end of the corridor my Avatar head will be waiting and as the sphere approaches the Avatar head it will then to eat it and the hallway scene until there is nothing left but the Avatar head.
I'd like to have soft, simple music in the background. I chose 'Nanou2' by AphexTwin, as this track contains allot of emotion but is really simple in its arrangement.
My second idea would be to have speakers booming at the end of the corridor. The central sphere of one the speakers would extrude and roll down the corridor. The sphere would be reflective and the main viewpoint will be of what the sphere reflects. At the end of the corridor my Avatar head will be waiting and as the sphere approaches the Avatar head it will then to eat it and the hallway scene until there is nothing left but the Avatar head.
I'd like to have soft, simple music in the background. I chose 'Nanou2' by AphexTwin, as this track contains allot of emotion but is really simple in its arrangement.
SCENARIO CONCEPT 2 AVI
MUSIC - 'Nanou2 ' by AphexTwin
I liked this version because of the distorted reflections. The shadows created by the blinds work well at washing over the sphere as it rolls. The music sets the atmosphere and suits the emptiness of the environment, however I feel the music doesn't suit the action towards the end of the animation.
SCENARIO CONCEPT 2 AVI - MAD MAN REMIX
MUSIC - 'D7' - by Nirvana
This ones abit crazy... I like the track and it suits more with what is happening onscreen. I admit that it looks very 'splashed' together, however adding separate animations leads the idea of having cuts and alternative angles.
T.