PATRICK DE GUZMAN

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

weekthree - REFLECTION

Documenting town hall subway station was a difficult task. Documenting tools such as a camera was a great tool for I was able to capture images for perspectives later in modelling and it was a great tool for capturing materials. On the other hand, it was a difficult tool use for some people looked at myself suspiciously and security guards did not allow photos to be taken. Therefore, it was a hard tool just to take out and use. Similarly, a tape measure was hard to use even though it gave us exact measurements for modelling. So approximations were made based on peoples height or previously measured objects of the station.

weektwo - REALSIM

The lecture ‘pure war’ discussed the growth of simulations throughout time. The use of simulations has given great advantages to many industries. These advantages include giving an insight to real life situations and worlds being created and how interaction in the worlds occurs. Realism is created by technology progressing growth therefore simulations became more realistic.

'a mutated form of war that exists in a pure state of permanent preparation for and anticipation of actual warfare.' PAUL VIRILIO.

Realism relates to the documentation of TOWN HALL as I try to create a realistic and accurate model. Through thorough documentation, a model can be built into solidworks and imported into 3DS max to add materiality to the model, by taking photos of the different materials used on site so that it is as realistic as possible. When put into Crysis, it enables a preview of the environment created. By allowing a user to navigate themself through the town hall model and can identify whether there are problems with the model.

weektwo - LEVEL TEST

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

weekone

Measuring aspects of a Real Site:

GEOMETERY
photography
dimension of tiles
laser measure
trudle wheel
strides
sonar
video-recorder
sketches

MATERIALITY
photo
notes
videos
observations
sketches

LIGHT
photo
notes
videos
observations

SOUND
voice recording
sound recording

INTERACTION
observations
photography
sketches

In creating a realistic environment of Town Hall Station, i will need to do a number of methods and use a range of tools so that i can have relevant information. One tool that i will use to identify geometry, materiality and interaction is photography. This form of media will be hard to use in a place such as town hall for it may portray the wrong impression.