Justin Lee Benv2423: November 2010

Friday, November 5, 2010

Peer Review

Peer Review marked by Steven Lim:

Steven Lim's marking:

Final Tutorial: Emitter/AI Flowgraph

TimeLine :
0:00 - Emitter flowgraph to the player
6:28 - AI Follower / Emitter flowgraph to the AI

Referencing:
http://www.russelllowe.com/benv2423_2010/experiment2/reference/Lecture09_TraceAndRepresentation2010.pdf (Basis for the emitter flowgraph, and the understanding of the roles emitters play in documenting movement through space.)

http://maxedgaming.com/tutorials/kb_show.php?id=238 (Basis for AI Follower flowgraph)

http://wiki.crymod.com/index.php/Sandbox_ParticleEditor (Research and understanding the functions of the particles)

http://wiki.crymod.com/index.php/Sandbox_FlowgraphWindow(Research and understanding the functions of the flowgraph)

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Final 500 words

Write 500 words (max! not including references) that demonstrates your tutorial subject is in some way unique and would elevates one's understanding of the media beyond that of a typical user.

The tutorial subject i have chosen to present my tutorial is the emitter flowgraph, in which particles emitt from the user. I believe the tutorial i have presented is in some way unique and would elevate one's understanding of the media beyond that of a typical user.

The emitting particle flow graph took me great time to fully understand, even though the flowgraph was given out in the Benv2423 week05 lecture, the first glimpse of the flowgraph, it was almost like another language. In order to understand and play and manipulate the flowgraph, I first did research on each of the nodes, becoming more familiar in each functions the nodes play in the flowgraph. I had also researched on how to use different kinds of particles as the emitter, as I had trouble with bringing up a particle in sandbox. Through the vast knowledge I have gained through lectures, researches, tutors and peers, I have been able to feel comfortable in using the emitting flowgraph, and manipulating it, allowing the emitter to be set up on both the user and AI’s. I believe one of the gaps in the body of knowledge throughout EXP1 and EXP2, is the knowledge of each of the nodes, and the function they play, as well as how they effect the flowgraph.

In my tutorial, i illustrate the many different particles that can be used to be set as emitters from the player. I have also tried to explain each of the roles of the node's function, and how each node affects the flowgraph in which particles are emitted from the player as well as an AI follower.

This tutorial would also elevate one's understanding of the media beyond that of a typical user, as this tutorial broadens the knowledge of flowgraph in terms of nodes, and the motion through space, in which explores how certain spaces, in this case a train station(EXP02), is walked through, and documents the movements of the player.

The emitting flowgraph also help explore the themes of movement and direction, as it places a circular orb depending on the player's movement. This flowgraph shows the steps of the player, as the emitting flowgraph acts as a trail of the player. The intersection between my work in EXP1 and EXP2, is that both EXP's observe the interactivity of the players in a public space, however in EXP2, it documents the movement of a player in a space.

The tutorial also briefly explores the flowgraph of an AI Follower, and the importance of which AI to choose to make it follow the player, as well as the importance of the nodes to allow the AI to follow the player. I have also manipulated the Emitter flowgraph accordingly for the particles to be emitted from the AI follower instead of the player, which also explores the themes of movement through space, and how one’s movement can affect the movement of others.

Tutorial Draft

Draft Tutorial Proposal:
The draft tutorial i made ended up being 20minutes long, as i tried explaining each function that i came across to make the emitter. In the final i intend to explain only the important functions that are appropriate to the tutorial, and also shorten the flowgraph and make it much simpler.

Sketchup model - Train Station

Filefront - Final Crysis War Level

Crysis Level: http://www.filefront.com/17474054/3331952Exp2_v01.cry

Particle Flowgraph: http://www.filefront.com/17474066/particle2.xml

Procedure: Open flowgraph of the particle which is right outside the train station, and open the particle2.xml. If need be, if "entity:ParticleEffect" and "Entity:EntityPos" comes up with "Choose Entity", select the particle, and right click on the node and click "select Entity".

Keys:
L: Shows the opacity blocks
K: Hides the opacity blocks
5: Shows the emitters
6:Hides the emitters

Final Porosity Lens Documentation

Porosity Lens Documentation Brief

Porosity Lens Documentation Brief:
My porosity lens documentation explores the concept of 'movement through space', in which the space i have documented the movement in is the train station. It explores how movement through space is influenced by movement through a space by other people, and how objects in a space can affect one's movement, such as in this case, the timetable and the ticket machine in the train station.

As proposed in my final draft Porosity Lens Documentation, i intend to present a documentation on movement through space, and illustrate these concepts through the flowgraphs, Emitters, AI and Opacity blocks.

In my final porosity lens documentation, i intend to record other peoples movements through the space i have created, after explaining them first the space of the train station, such as the location of the ticket machine, timetable, benches, and the railways.
Through the numerous results of the documentation of movement, i intend to overlay each photo of movement, emphasising which parts of the train station is mostly walked through.

Final Porosity Lens Draft

Final Porosity Lens Draft Proposition:
In my documentation of my porosity lens, i have decided to document the movement through space in a trainstation through the use of emitters, AI, and opacity blocks. The emitters act as a 'trail' of the player, graphically showing the paths followed by the player, whilst the AI follower evokes that a path can be influenced by others. In my final draft, it concludes that in a train station, i would walk around near the timetable, ticketmachine, and the bench whilst im waiting for the train. It shows that the opposite side of where the timetables are, are mostly empty, as there is no purpose in walking around that part of the space.
The opacity blocks also acts as a spatial dimension, in which visually shows which part of the space is walked through most, which is conveyed through the opacity (0 opacity meaning it has been walked through numerous of times and 100 opacity meaning it has never been walked through). The opacity block also documents the movement of the player in the railway station, and shows that i move around the railway station near the railways.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Development of sketch installation

Monday, November 1, 2010

Porosity Lens documentary draft

In my Porosity Lens documentary, i intend to convey movement and direction through public space (train station). The use of flowgraphs help accentuate the themes of movement and direction, such as the opacity flowgraph. The opacity flowgraph makes the box lighter as the player moves through it, and moving through it more than once lowers the opacity until the opacity is set at 0. Ultimately, it carves the space in which it evokes the part of the space in which people likely walk around.

The emitting flowgraph also help explore the themes of movement and direction, as it places a circular orb depending on the player's movement. This flowgraph shows the steps of the player, as the emitting flowgraph acts as a trail of the player.
The following AI flowgraph explores the themes of direction and movement as, new comers in a particular space observe the movement of other people, hence 'following' the footsteps of the player, observing the public space.
The intersection between my work in EXP1 and EXP2, is that both EXP's observe the interactivity of the players in a public space, however in EXP2, it documents the movement of a player in a space.