LINKS TO MY OTHER BLOGS

http://eken017design2.blogspot.com/ 
(Semester 2 - 
GIFTING - digital architecture)


http://eken017design2-gifting.blogspot.com/ 
(Semester 2 - 
WAKING - augmenting reality, 
SUSTAINING - laser cutting, 
GATHERING - animation/drawing) 



http://archdrc102eken017.blogspot.com/ 
(Semester 1 digital architecural media)

VIRTUAL LIBRARY DESIGN FINAL IMAGES

THIS IMAGE SHOWS MY OFSET ALPHA CHANNEL WHICH I THEN CLONED AND USED TO CREATE SOME TREES ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING.

VARIOUS ALPHA CHANNELS CREATED BY THE GROUP 

EXTERIOR VIEW

EXTERIOR VIEW

EXTERIOR VIEW FROM THE SEA SHOWING OUR ALPHA CHANNELS, AND PARTICLE SYSTEM WATERFALL 

INTERIOR VIEW SHOWING INTERACTIVE BOOKCASE 

INTERIOR VIEW SHOWING DIGITAL INTERACTIVE ELEMENT, THE GROUP PHOTO IS A MOVING SLIDESHOW IMAGE CREATED IN PHOTOSHOP.

MY LIGHTSWITCH SYSTEM ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RAMP. TURN ON A SELECTION OF LIGHTS WHEN TOUCHED OR CLICKED ON. 

THE IMPACT OF SECOND LIFE ON REALITY - WHAT IS REAL?

I was really interested in the aspect of virtual world learning that Judy discussed in a lecture. The example of a man using a taller avatar during a business meeting and finding his confidence increased once back in the office. I think the social potential of the virtual world is pretty limitless and am keen to hear more about studies being done on the subject. Also hearing the creator of second life Phillip Rosedale say that there was an interesting phenomenon where people seems to "behave better" in the virtual world and thinking about the impact this could have on daily life outside the virtual world. And the idea that many people feel that conferencing/holding meetings in a system such as second life is more personal and effective than something such as video conferencing is an interesting idea also. 


These are some helpful sites with info about how to operate second life and also some articles discussing the impact of virtual world gaming on reality. 


https://support.secondlife.com/ 

wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Help_Portal

www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife/.../72157601890027398/ 

articles.cnn.com/.../doctors.second.life_1_second-life-medical-students-virtual-hospital?_...

www.hypergridbusiness.com/.../book-virtual-avatars-have-real-impact/ 

GROUP BLOG LINKS

http://architecturalmedia102.blogspot.com/ - Donna's Blog


http://architectural-media.blogspot.com/ - Sophie's Blog

GROUP PHOTOS FROM SECOND LIFE

ORIGINAL AVATARS

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT - OUR VIRTUAL LIBRARY DESIGN IN SECOND LIFE

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This screenshot shows the only traditional library element we incorporated into our design, a set of 3 shelves which contain "books" that function as interactive elements providing links to each of our 3 sets of journals. The shelves also show examples of sculpties we created. 

Virtual Library interior showing "bookshelves", "staircase" and the scripted sculptures I created rotating. 

This screenshot shows the area of our virtual library with links to our 3 individual blogs. 

This image shows our 3 blog links plus a "horse head" scripted light I created. 

This image shows a sculptie, plus shows the 3 off-set/alpha channel textures we created in Photoshop and uploaded to second life. Donna created the straw bale wall, Sophie created the moss flooring and I created the lichen-covered stone wall texture. 

Exterior of our library viewed by my headless avatar at night showing various textures and lighting systems. 

Our library from above.

Our library from above. 

Our library viewed from the sea. 

Close-up view of our library from the sea. 

Close-up view of textured wall I created using the alpha channel and offset filter so light can be seen through the gaps in the walls. 

Sculpties.

View from above our library showing the spiral staircase that is camouflage into the roof. 

SCRIPTING A LIGHTSWITCH IN SECONDLIFE

These were a couple of really straightforward websites for scripting a lightswitch system in secondlife. Took a couple of attempts to figure out the order of linking the prims when they are already scripted but managed it eventually and made a switch that turns on a whole group of lights. It's been really useful to be able to bring up a video tutorial instantly to answer any questions I have about digital design. And good to know there are hundreds of scripts that other users have created to copy and paste onto my prims to script them so I can use the programme at a beginner or advanced level. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHb8WBtyKQg
http://code.google.com/p/secondlifelivelyscripts/downloads/list

LEANING PARTICLE SYSTEMS IN SECONDLIFE

http://eloisepasteur.wordpress.com/learning-about-particles/#accelerate


This was a really great website I found about scripting particle systems in secondlife, we were aiming to make a waterfall and while this scripting process was really thorough it was probably a bit advanced, I'd like to try making a more complicated script from scratch at some stage now I see it's just a combination of individual commands it's not as intimidating as i'd imagined!


http://www.free-lsl-scripts.com/


This is another website with heaps of different particle scripts for Second Life which can create a variety of effects. 

ARCHICAD TREEHOUSE DESIGN EXERCISE AND OPENING DESIGN SKETCHPAD

Designing a "treehouse"; first experiments using archicad, playing around with various architectural elements and trying to familiarise myself with the software. Also taking snapshots of the design in plan, elevations and sections as well as various perspective view. We then uploaded images of our design to an interactive website 'opening design.com' which allows an image to be placed on a clipboard and then annotated/drawn on by multiple remote users in real-time. The link to my "sketchbook" on openingdesign is: 

http://ss.openingdesign.com/XAe4xsIxaX. 

Our group had trouble uploading 3 sets of images onto the same sketchpad and the URL seemed to disappear after a period of time so we couldn't access the shared sketchpad again. 

ARCHITECTURE JOURNALS

My 3 Journals are:


'Architectura' 


Architectura is a German-Engligh Journal based around building research. Published in Munich since 1971 - 2 issues per annum. 




'International Journal of Project Management'


This journal is the official journal of the international project management association and is a journal based around the history of architecture. Published in the UK, 8 issues per annum.


'306090'


306090 is  a non-profit arts stewardship organisation founded in New York and the journal operated from 2001-6. The organisation aims to foster links within the design community by connecting those in study areas with those working in the industry and creating new opportunities. It aims to encourage architectural discourse. 


http://www.306090.org/
Student Blogs linked to second life from 2010:


-Milk for Cereal
- Petra Mineaux
-Owen Foodiboo