CRYSIS LEVELS

Google sketchup file

The Analytics engine

My intention from my brief was fulfilled. I had created shades which would automatically rotate downwards when a certain amount of light flow was entered in the rooms. Sensors would have threshold triggers which when set of, would rotate the shades at an appropriate level according to the suns coordinates. This Feed givin would be live updating every 5 minutes allowing a perfect climate control for inside.

InfoGraphs

The new 2012 Death & taxes poster which helps visualize proposed u.s federal budget. The use of layout spread and colour is interesting and how everything is linked up would make it a very usefull information poster. 

This info graph helps intake information that might be hard to locate, giving statistical information about deaths in pedestrians in a specific area. Giving information that would be suprizing to hear for eg. 4 out of 157 deaths were kids.

This info graph has a bit of meaning behind it. The value of data is represented in a large symbol but the value 7 is shown many times in the humans face. from what i get out of this info graph is that the value of data is more to meets the eye, but once intakin data, we are capable of taking in large amounts of data.

Assignment Brief

For My assignment, I plan on using self designed shades which will move to cover openings like windows, skylights etc to control the light flow entering the room/ area. I will also be needing more then 1 sensor so i have decided to include multiple sensors at each opening of the environment. This will help me get a more accurate control of light flow.

Patchube + Flowgraph

Moving Entity Analysis

Using a basic moving entity flow graph combined with xml flow graph i was able to get a live feed on how far the car moves away from the avatar. This allows me to accurately measure the distance traveled.

Pachube Post & S.W.O.T Analysis

Light Flow Analysis

"I have attached a light sensor to my window in order to gather information on how much light flow may vary throughout the day. The sensor has been positioned in an area where direct sunlight will hit the most as there are no obstructions."

Strengths

This technique used to gather information on light flow will help controll the amount of artificial light being used inside a room/house/ building. This would also help stabilize  temperature readings and have a a beneficial auto climate control within an environment.

Weaknessess

A weakness i found is that just having 1 sensor at 1 window will not be enough to have an accurate light flow control. Solving this problem would mean to have multiple sensors controlling different windows or skylights in a room.

Oppertunities

Great oppertunities that can arise is that there can be auto climate control Letting a certain amount of light in during the day. This will help not only controlling the light flow, but also temperature readings would also increase or decrease depending on how much light flow is intended.

Threat

A threat i found could cause problems is that allowing full control of light flow may effect how dark a room may get, causing complete isolation and intent of using artifical lighting.

FILES

Google Sketch Up

Final Machinima Documentary

This is my final Documentary. I have encorperated my real world sensors of light and motion to help convey the concept of Pure War. Whilst inside, overwhelming feelings of being trapped are coming through. With the use of glowing wall lights, i have helped the person inside escape by making the walls glow stronger whilst heading in the right direction. In this circumstance Light being a sense of direction. 

Once the person has left the model, Stages of explosions are set of by motion triggers allowing me to set up a situation where there are pathways and there are some ways that are ok and some that are unsafe. Coming back to war where there is either the right way or the wrong way.

Description of Machinima Documentary

My Machinima Documentary is based on my patchube post "Home Monitoring" and Paul Vilirio's concept of "Pure War".

Modes of still images and Observing points from behind the player in crysis will allow me to stimulate how i used my patchube feed to convey Paul Virilio's concept of pure war. I used still images to help show my area model i created. I used key spots of the background music to help intensify the still images as it shows the model, Giving it a sense of enclosure.

Videos with Observing viewing helped me stimulate the feel of escape whilst being inside the model. This technique i used throughout the map untill a reach of freedom.

Lastest Interactive Insallation Images 

 

My Installation and Flow Graphs
Installation

 I start of with my person inside the room. With the walls glowing stronger with the correct path taken, i then lead person to the exit of the building. That escape part can relate to my pachube in the "light" triggered by motion sensors. It sensors the movement in the direction i am heading setting of stronger light sources informing me i am heading the right way.

Once out of the enclosed entity i created i then venture to a safe area. Like war its always full of unexpecting things so i simulated a temperature sensor so when it goes in the wrong direction it will set of a explosion letting me know to avoid that direction. Scattering this idea across the map i have created a small video showing the pathway which led me to a safe (peace) area.

 

Flow Graphs

Glowing graph

This graph i used helped me do my testing with the cars and also i incorperated this flow graph in my entitiy model i created to allow me to guide my way through the model i stimulated.

 Proximity graph

This graph was used to help me stimulate movement triggers to set of explosions. This helped me create my pathway to freedom by directing me in the correct path.

Custom Graph

This custom graph allowed me to scale my entity and make it glow at the same time

Making It Rain in Crysis

 

I was able to make it rain in crysis but wasn't able to figure out how to intensify the environment with lighting and high speed winds etc.

Moving an Entity

By following the tutorial i was successfully able to make an entity move

Scaling my entity and picking up my entity
 

Pure War

The foundations of the world around us are entwined in the fabric of war, they are the fabric of the war we exist in. the cities we live in, the economy we participate in, the technology we use and love and the speed at which this is all happening. Reality is no longer defined by time and space, but in a virtual world, in which technology allows the existence of the paradox of being everywhere at the same time while being nowhere at all.

After looking abit into the theory behind pure war collecting resources i manage to summerise what i thought was a perfect example of Paul Virilio's thoughts behind Pure war.

Model Idea

I have decided to go with a enclosed area in which the person is trapped. There are passageways to exit but one correct one.. With the use of glowing walls as my lights inside, it will allow me to guide my way to the exit. From the start the entire wall is not glowing, once you start making your way through the bottom half glows straight away however the second half dosnt. Once you get closer to the correct path Both halves of the wall should be glowing strong. I feel this stimulates a real life war situation where guidance of light is a key ticket to finding a path to freedom and peace.

Glowing Car + Custom Material Parameter Test

I played around with it so i made each car's glowing strength different for each car.

My Chosen Level

The Quarry

PACHUBE
https://pachube.com/feeds/8483

Pachube is an on-line database service provider allowing developers to connect sensor data to the web and to build their own applications on it. (also known as a data brokerage platform).

For my pachube i  Found a particular feed that intrigued me and abit different from others. This Home monitoring allows you to not only get feedback from alarm sensors but at night if lights are off and sensors movement, lights will turn on.