Week4：Progress of the project and avatars

`In this lesson we learned about Avatars:`

What are Avatars?
The avatar represents this user.

What is your PFP?
We showed our avatars together and I used a WeChat avatar 🙂

What is the role of avatars in digital spaces?
Avatars can reveal aspects of people’s preferences, personalities, etc.

In class，we wrote about the difficulties we had in working in groups. It is a challenge to make short films in a uniform style. On the one hand, everyone likes different styles so we need to be well coordinated, on the other hand, the 3D built scenes and the 2D flat characters need to be combined and careful consideration has to be given when making the models and materials for the scenes.

Brief summary：

During the week our group decided on a division of labour and implemented it.

Laboratory scene design and modelling

Design concept

A sci-fi, dark and cool room with various experimental equipment, an anti-utopian biochemistry lab, the frameless exhibition hall inspired me to try to design the four walls of the lab as mirrors to give the space a feeling of infinite extension.

It is also inspired by the Japanese capsule flat design, where people maintain basic living in extremely cramped places in order to save space, further reminiscent of one of the Black Mirror episodes where everyone lives in a virtual world, constantly participating in talent shows to create entertainment value dishes to survive. Both are reflections on the phenomenon of over pursuing virtual worlds at the expense of real life.

Models

Study of the fabrication of wires

There are two ways to create a wire:

1.Make a set of curves and then click on sweep mesh.

2. First create a line, then create a circular piece, the diameter of which will be the diameter of the pipe, align the centre of the piece with the end of the line and click on the wire mesh from curve in the wire tool.

Learning to create light atmospheres, I wanted to create blue-green tones, referring to the images on the moodboard, and first built a 3D draft to experiment with different lightings.