Experiment 2: Life After People

The Barcelona Pavilion

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1 X STRATEGY STATEMENT

The aim for this second assignment was to interpret what would happen 100 years into the future if humans were not around.  We were free to let our imaginations run wild in selecting a disaster that would essential remove human life from our environment. I decided to go with two specific ones. These would help to unveil my sources of decay in the building.

My two disasters that would bring about the demise of human civilization was an Earthquake and a zombie apocalypse. As can be seen by the corroded concrete and the jagged edges of its material, the Barcelona Pavilion had survived a disaster but in quite a bad state. The glass is shattered in places, walls are missing pieces and there are rifts in the flooring of the structure. All these point to the fact that there was a violent event which tore the pavilion apart, which was an earthquake.

The second disaster which led to the demise of the human civilization 100 years into the future was a zombie apocalypse. It would provide a good reason as to why human civilization had ceased to exist as now only pockets of resistance are left to fight the zombie hoard. It also gave me a brilliant way to bring an interactive element to my pavilion as well as a reason as to why the building could be searched. I created a breakable wall that would fall apart if a vehicle was driven into it. This would provide an interactive element as well as a thrilling scene in which a human is escaping the clutches of the zombie hoard only to loose control and end up in the pavilion.

The exploration of the pavilion would uncover scenes of decay such as trees, moss and plants all growing within and through its materials and objects such as the concrete flooring and roofing. It would also uncover signs of human habitation such as garbage bins, worn out posters, blood marks and furniture such as a bed.

As a result these disasters would take an effect on the pristine nature of the Barcelona Pavilion after 100 years of non human existence within it. The pavilion has fallen apart and the overgrowth of nature has become apparent.

1 X 3DS MAX MODEL

http://www.gamefront.com/files/22587162/Barcelona_Pavilion_Final_Destroyed.zip

5 X IMAGES OF CRYENGINE ENVIRONMENT

FILES TO PLAY TEST CRYSIS ENVIRONMENT

http://www.gamefront.com/files/22587669/BENV_2423_A2.zip

ONE 180 SECOND (MAX!) FINAL VIDEO CLIP

Week 4

Week 3

3 Sketches

Reference Images

Week 2

Metal Rust:

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Concrete Mossy:

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Concrete Rough:

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Concrete:

What is the process of making the material?         Concrete is primarily composed of aggregate (limestone or granite), cement and water. The materials are mixed together and then poured into a set caste. Once poured it must be placed in a controlled environment in order for it to dry at a set pace in order to reach its maximum strength.

How long will the material last:       The material can last for a long time but effects such as sea water and bacteria can reduce its life span.

What makes the material corrode?             The material corrodes through actions such as the corrosion of the reinforcement bars within it, sea water, bacteria and many others.

What are the material's structural pros and cons?           The materials pros are that it can last a long time and is very easy to make. It is also very strong in compressive strength.  Cons are that if not set correctly it can crack and its strength is dramatically reduced. It is also weak in tensile strength.

What is the material typically used for:      The material is typically used for the supports and columns of buildings such as high rise and multistorey residential.

What are the material's environmental impacts? These could include the excess amounts of C0₂ that is created in trying to mine all the materials as well as make them into suitable products for cement mixing. Concrete is also used to create hard surfaces that contribute to surface runoff, which can cause soil erosion, water pollution and flooding. It is also a thermal heat retainer which causes increased temperatures in areas full of concrete such as cities.

Glass:

What is the process of making the material?                     Glass is a non-crystalline solid material. The most common is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus NA₂O, CaO, and several other additives.

How long will the material last:       The material should last a long time since not many things affect it. It is very brittle, so as a result if it is placed in an unstable environment it could crack and/or break.

What makes the material corrode? As time progresses moisture and bacteria have an effect on glass. They start to attack its structure which as a result tends to lead to a murky colour replacing the clear view it provides when new.

As time progresses, many things can add to the decay of glass. As it is a very brittle material it can crack. Factors such as high gale winds, rockslides, animals and trees can all cause cracks in the glass or destroy it completely.

What are the material's structural pros and cons?                       The materials pros include the ability to provide shelter whilst providing a view. A con is that it is very brittle and after a long time its transparent view can turn murky.

What is the material typically used for:      The material is mainly used for windows in order to provide a transparent section in which a view can be seen whilst providing protection from the outside elements.

What are the material's environmental impacts? The immense amounts of heat used in order to create glass produces a lot of C0₂.

Steel:

What is the process of making the material?         Steel is an alloy made from combining iron and other elements, the most common being carbon. Iron must be smelted under intense heat in order to remove the oxygen that is attached to it in its earth found form, iron ore. The smelting releases the oxygen attaching carbon to the iron allowing a material that can be mixed with other materials to produce steel.

How long will the material last:       Steel can last for some time if maintained properly. Without maintenance steel corrodes from the oxygen in the air, causing rust.

What makes the material corrode?             Oxygen makes the air corrode. As a result any environment can cause steel to rust, except for highly dry areas such as those found in the Arizona desert which contains minute traces of water meaning rust can’t take effect as easily.

What are the material's structural pros and cons?                       Steel can be made for specific reasons to tackle specific problems and as a result is a very good structural material. Varying the amount of alloying elements, and the form of their presence in the steel, controls qualities such as hardness, ductility and the tensile strength of the resulting steel. One of the only drawbacks in steel is its increase in weight the larger to pieces become and the affect that natural elements such as water and oxygen can have on it over time.

What is the material typically used for:      The material is typically used for columns and beams since they can be built specifically for tensile or compressive uses. It is mainly used in high rise buildings, bridges and cantilevered edges.

What are the material's environmental impacts?             To produce steel iron must be mined and then smelted in order to extract the ore. As a result the environmental impacts could include CO₂ emissions as well as environmental degradation due to open cut mines.

Three Houses

Barcelona Pavilion

 The Pavilion is made of rectangular sets of concrete. They are supported by vertical walls. Other materials include glass, travertine, marble, onyx and steel. The steel may bend and rust after 100 yrs and some of the stones may only have traces of moss as they can survive a long time.

 

Rudin House

 

The structural design is similar to a normal house except for the platform its placed on. The structure seems to be held up by the four columns. The House is predominately made of concrete. The concrete would start to crack but may hold some stability, the glass would shatter and the supports would give way meaning the whole structure could fall on its side.

 

House at Bordeaux

Materials include glass, cement and aluminum.

The design is supported using columns as well as cement walling both internally and externally.

The aluminium would rust as decay set in as well as the columns crumbling and glass cracking.

Exported Objects

Chosen Materials

Concrete Mossy

Concrete Rough

Metal Rusted

Final Submission

Movie Trailer

Game Folder

http://www.gamefront.com/files/22231888/Benv+2423_Daniel+Olivera+z3416523_Game+Level.zip

Images

Marking Schedules

My scanner decided not to work when i tried to upload this on the last day, as a result i had to take a photo and load it up as a camera image.

Flowgraph

For an area that triggers an explosion

I also used the flowgraph that gets rid of the weapons, hud and writing in the corner

Strategy Statement

In revealing my letter and number combination, I wanted to display them at different scales and with different objects, entities and vegetation. I used two distinct methods of revealing my letter and number combination, which included the use of the letter A and number 3 being made out of vegetation or the lack thereof, and using the letter A and placing objects and/or entities in groups of 3. I took some images from skyview to reveal the combination whilst others could only be seen from certain angles in order to align objects to show the combination.
For my trailer I looked at the many videos from hollywood such as the blockbusters like Batman and The Avengers in order to get some ideas. I understood that they cut scenes a lot and sometimes very abruptly without necessarily using effects in some trailers. So I decided to do that. Also I used some very tension raising music which always helps.