CSCI 140 Group Gallery

3-D Computer Modeling 
CSCI 140 Fall 2002

Children of the Corn

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Lyndsey Transue
Laura Moreno
Mariza Hernandez
Rye Johnson

Signs
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Children of the Corn		Group Scene
 
Introduction

The moon is high in the star-lit sky. An illuminating glow beams forth from its rays. The air is still and all is quiet. The Peterson family sleeps soundly in their ancient farmhouse. The land they work during sunlight has been in their family for generations. It is their livelihood and the basis for their faith, in the lord and the land. With great care they have worked the earth that sustains their existence. They've risen barns, raised cattle and grown corn. They have protected this land and have kept it safe from invaders and ill doers. But tonight they will be powerless. For tonight they will have visitors of the extraterrestrial kind. And the Peterson's will only have their faith to protect them now.

A race, not of this earth, plot a course that shall change the lives of all that come in contact with the Peterson farm. This advanced civilization that is ignorant of our species will, for a moment, control the physics of our earth. They shall reshape and reform the carefully planted rows of corn. A message shall be left in the fields, for us? Or for someone, something else. Perhaps it's time to ask the Peterson's, 'which do you have more faith in now? Your land or your lord?'
 
  
 
Objects
Corn StockMariza, Laura, Lyndsey
AxeRye
BarnLyndsey
SkyRye
FencingRye
CorralRye
WindmillMariza
GateRye
ScarecrowRye
TractorRye
UFOLaura
CowLightwave
 
Techniques

Basic techniques (create, knife, cut, past, etc.) were used when modeling and laying out our objects. To accomplish our corn field in a timely manner, array was used to multiply the objects.  One single stock was arrayed to form 3X3, 1X6, etc.

Merge points was used in an attempt to cut down on the number of polygons on a very detailed corn stock

Problems

Lighting added to the spaceship made the entire scene orange.
Solution: Attempts were made to subdue the intensity of the lights with no success.  At the end we made without the lights on the spaceship.

Polygons were one of our biggest problems when modeling.  We first used the leaves of a potted plant from lightwave.  They resulted to be too, specific with too many polygons.  Merge points was used to help cut the number of polygons
Solution: We found it easier to make our own corn stocks which dramatically cut down on the number of polygons.