Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2007 Lost in Space

2007 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Group Gallery ->Lost in Space Aaron Vipperman   Group Scene Adam Crowther     Farm Saechao     Gerry Magana       Something Spacey   Inspiration   We all started brainstorming the type of scene we wanted to create and we finally settled on a planetary scene.  From there we began exploring the possibilities of a post-apocalyptic universe.  Our story takes place on the last vestiges of the planet earth.  A supernatural occurrence has altered the planetary landscape causing the last fragment of earth has become the center of the new universe.  Now instead of expanding in all directions at once all points of the solar system are being drawn into earth at an exponential rate.  Bizarre planets from the vast stretches of the universe, as well as remnants of man-kind, have collected to make a mosaic of strange beauty.  Objects Tiny Blue Planet Farm Saechao   Large Violet Planet Farm Saechao   Large Planet w/ ring Gerry Magana   Meteor Gerry Magana   Landmass Gerry Magana   Tree Adam Crowther   Spiked Planet Aaron Vipperman   Spacecraft Aaron Vipperman   Toad Planet Adam Crowther   Earthy Planet Gerry Magana   Oval planet w/ dual ring Aaron Vipperman   Red planet w/ dual ring Farm Saechao   Spotted Planet Adam Crowther   Sky Dome Adam Crowther Textures Tiny Blue Planet Painting by Farm Saechao   Large Violet Planet Painting by Farm Saechao   Large Planet w/ ring Photo by Gerry Magana   Meteor Photo by Gerry Magana   Landmass Lightwave preset   Tree Adam Crowther   Spiked Planet Lightwave presets and glass by Aaron   Spacecraft Aaron Vipperman   Toad Planet Adam Crowther   Earthy Planet Lightwave Presets   Oval planet w/ dual ring Painting by Farm Saechao   Red planet w/ dual ring Painting by Farm Saechao   Spotted Planet Adam Crowther Problems and Solutions Problem: Our biggest problem had to be our background.  We wanted to be as creative as possible which meant trying to avoid using Lightwave presets or even a simple jpeg of stars.  We tried making our own procedural textures with bumpy-luminous surfaces hoping to get some interesting cosmic-like effects.  However we ran out of time and never got this method to work the way we had hoped it would. Solution: We used a method of spraying points onto our scene and gave each point reflective and luminous properties to make them glow and give the effect of stars.   Problem: Another issue we had was coming up with convincing textures.  We began by using Lightwave presets but they weren’t giving us the results we were looking for as far as realism goes. Solution: We used our own images and paintings instead.  On a few of the planets we used several streaks of color and then used the smear and shift tools in Mirage to blend them together to create a texture image.  On other objects were we wanted the look of stone or eroded earth, we used images of concrete with fine or coarse aggregates.   Problem: A smaller issue we had was scale of objects.  When we sent all of our objects to layout, some of our objects were far larger than others.  Solution: We decided to think in terms of using real miniature models so we decided to scale each object in inches.  This made laying out our scene a lot simpler and straight forward.   Time Frame Planning 1hr   Modeling 10hrs   Texturing 8hrs   Lighting 2hrs   Rendering 4hrs References Text book: Essential: Lightwave 3D [8] By Timothy Albee, Steve Warner, and Robin Wood.   2007 Spring Concept Design and Storyboarding 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Desk Gallery Group Gallery Video Game Development Portfolio Video Game Project

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