Artefact 1 evaluation

For artifact 1, I chose to create a virtual 360 degree view of a 3d designed room. As for my PRP I had researched virtual reality and interactive media on 3D visualisation, and therefore did further research for softwares that provide these types of simulations. Using a software called 'Object2VR', that combines a sequence of flat images and generates a 360 panoramic view for the user to look around with. After creating the virtual view, Roma was pleased about how it worked and the fact that the simulation was interactive. However it didn't need other people to tell that it was lacking in depth, and therefore I need to develop it further in which Im hoping to do in my second artifact by creating a number of 3d scenes and linking them through buttons. Artifact 1 only allowed users to view the room along the x axis as if it were cylindrical, and therefore for my 2nd artifacts I intend to create a spherical panorama, in which Roma had told me could be achieved by using 3dMAx, and apply it into virtual tour softwares for a complete experience.

My Logo Design

Here are a couple of pictures showing the production of my logo design.

First of all this website is a great source of news from the entertainment part of the world. With live feeds from games, movies, music and many others. I really like the layout because it provides the user with some interaction with the website, such as the rotatable slides to look through the different news that is usually updated daily. 

This Website is also great as it sponsors many other websites that are important. Also once you have clicked on a link, it provides you with a list on the left side which 

www.123klan.com is an excellent website that truely shows the persons work. Throughout the whole website, its designed to represent the owner, a grafitti artists with influences from old school hip hop. I like the way this website connects all together and the way it shows the true identity of its owner.

My Avatar...

For my Avatar, I have been experimenting with the different hairstyles. Now truthfully I'm not considering having a mohawk for my avatar however learning how to create different hairstyles will come in handy in the near future. So here are a couple of rendered pictures of my avatar with different hairstyles.

Sketches...

Just a couple of pictures of my sketches for my animation video.

Part of my box...

Below is a picture taken from the animation i'm creating for my box. Its a fight scene between two robots. These pictures have been rendered but not to a top level quality.

Research...?

Research is such a powerful tool if your able to apply it correctly. Researching specifically (Interim) or whether its exploring (Exploratory) can take you to different places as depth is an important part for applying research as well a broadened knowledge.  If was to choose one starting point that I felt i was more drawn to it would have to be 'in front of' as its what the viewers collect from what you have shown them in which i believe is an extremely important part of research as you can receive feedback from the work done. This allows for specific tweaking which initially improves the work solidly.  I feel weary of 'in/through' as for me i find it hard sometimes to visualize someone else's work and how it all came together, as it was their own creativity that brought all their work together to create the final product and for me, the only person who can understand their work truly is the creator.  'For' research would be my choice if i was to pick a type of reseach that I feel is irrelevant. This is due to 'For' research being what else is happening in other disciplines, and therefore being less valuable information as the work being researched should be the main focus, however the 'For' research still plays an important role.