Ater long hours our of boring myself with the great Flash tutorials i have FINISHED my game.
http://fc14.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/351/2/e/Pimp_My_Ride_V1_by_creativeblur20.swf
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Interactive Narrative - Structure
After continplating about several ideas i have chosen to stick with my first idea which is the game based on the Tv show 'Pimp my Ride'.
Below is the structed plan showing one of the cars for my Interactive Narrative game.
Below is the structed plan showing one of the cars for my Interactive Narrative game.
Interactive Narrative - Ideas
For my Inerative Narrative project I have several ideas in my head and currently working on one of them which im goin to talk about below.
Idea:
The whole idea is to have a game based on the TV Show 'Pimp my Ride' (www.pimpmyride.com). The whole point of the game is to select a run down car and modiie it.
The game consists of the following:
Intro: A small animated screen with flashing images
Menu: On the menu is where i am goin to have options to choose from different cars
Modification page: Once the car has been chosen, the viewer can then add mods to their car
Idea:
The whole idea is to have a game based on the TV Show 'Pimp my Ride' (www.pimpmyride.com). The whole point of the game is to select a run down car and modiie it.
The game consists of the following:
Intro: A small animated screen with flashing images
Menu: On the menu is where i am goin to have options to choose from different cars
Modification page: Once the car has been chosen, the viewer can then add mods to their car
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Monday, 24 November 2008
Rule of Thirds - Definition
The rule of thirds is and imaginable grid made up of 4 lines 2 horizontal and 2 vertical evenly spaced making up 9 sections. The 4 points where the lines meet makes up points where compositional elements should be placed, making it aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Below is an example of how a picture should look with the rule of thirds. As you can see the Leaf is positioned to the right of the picture and is running along the right line and the base of the leaf is on the 3rd intersection.
Complementary Colours
Task:
Take two photographs based on a theme of your choice. Using Photoshop change and replace the colours to express complementary pairs of colours. Explain your choice of colours.
History:
Complementary colours are colours found on opposite side of the colour wheel. The Primary colours complementary colour is a combination of the other two Primary’s mixed together, for example:
Red complements Green - which is created through mixing blue and yellow
Blue complements Orange - which is created through mixing red and yellow
Yellow complements Purple - which is created through mixing blue and red
Take two photographs based on a theme of your choice. Using Photoshop change and replace the colours to express complementary pairs of colours. Explain your choice of colours.
History:
Complementary colours are colours found on opposite side of the colour wheel. The Primary colours complementary colour is a combination of the other two Primary’s mixed together, for example:
Red complements Green - which is created through mixing blue and yellow
Blue complements Orange - which is created through mixing red and yellow
Yellow complements Purple - which is created through mixing blue and red
The University of Nottingham - Jubilee Campus
For this picture I have decided to change the Blue (Sky) and the Orange (Building) colours and switched the colours around to give the picture an airy feel.
For this picture I have decided to change the Blue (Sky) and the Orange (Building) colours and switched the colours around to give the picture an airy feel.
The Town Arms Public House
For this picture I wanted to achieve an unrealistic (almost cartoon looking) using filters and colour replacements to make the building look like Lego.
Thursday, 20 November 2008
FIGURING LIGHT - Write 200 words
For this Journal task we had to go and visit the FIGURING LIGHT, Colour and The Intangible Exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside. Choose a piece of work and write 200 words about the artist use of colour and light.
In this drawing Duncan Bullen’s use of colour is minimalist in the way he only uses 3 colours (Red, White and Blue). These colours are effective in the way they contrast each other on opposite sides of the colour wheel. I like they way he portrays the use of solid colours and trying to avoid shades.
I think he uses red as the central colour giving the dots a real sense of energy and power over the blue. Using the red to construct a veil of marks, which in turn creates space where colour generates a field of light – a visual energy.
Duncan is known for using dots to portray a shape or pattern instead of rectangle blocks. I think it’s good where he uses blue and white to make the picture sharp and clean.
Duncan uses aluminium to help give this picture a reflective look which gives it more brightness and luminosity. Another way in which the artist uses bright colours to resemble light is his choice of colours and how choosing 2 of the brightest colours immediately gives the feel of light. Apart from using bright colours to represent light, Duncan uses a hint of red acting as a contrasting colour to give the picture a 3D look.
Duncan Bullen Drawing #1. 04.08, 2008
www.duncanbullen.com
Picture from - http://www.axisweb.org/works/full/b683/74164.jpg
In this drawing Duncan Bullen’s use of colour is minimalist in the way he only uses 3 colours (Red, White and Blue). These colours are effective in the way they contrast each other on opposite sides of the colour wheel. I like they way he portrays the use of solid colours and trying to avoid shades.I think he uses red as the central colour giving the dots a real sense of energy and power over the blue. Using the red to construct a veil of marks, which in turn creates space where colour generates a field of light – a visual energy.
Duncan is known for using dots to portray a shape or pattern instead of rectangle blocks. I think it’s good where he uses blue and white to make the picture sharp and clean.
Duncan uses aluminium to help give this picture a reflective look which gives it more brightness and luminosity. Another way in which the artist uses bright colours to resemble light is his choice of colours and how choosing 2 of the brightest colours immediately gives the feel of light. Apart from using bright colours to represent light, Duncan uses a hint of red acting as a contrasting colour to give the picture a 3D look.
Duncan Bullen Drawing #1. 04.08, 2008
www.duncanbullen.com
Picture from - http://www.axisweb.org/works/full/b683/74164.jpg
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Journal Task - Understanding Design Methodologies
Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us than to function well?
In today's society image is everything, from what mobile you have to what you wear. When purchasing a product I always think about how this will look on me, How big it is and missing the point of its functionality. Just take onslaught of advertisements today and you can see the latest craze and larger companies using celebrities and actors to advertise their product. They are perceiving us into thinking we have to buy this to be cool.
Also with this obsession with image today most companies are opposing over image rather than function, so in my opinion is we are not advancing more in function rather we are advancing in the look of a product.
Why are we willing, as soon as we can afford it, to pay extra for things with appealing forms?
I believe it is because we are obsessed with having the latest technology and look to impress our mates. When we have this picture of how others will see us then its gone past choosing whether you want the product. Its giving us temptation.
For me I want to talk about my Samsung G600.
At the time i purchased this product I was drawn into buying this by advertising. I seen it on TV, Billboard's and some my mates had them. It was affordable and was awaiting on my purchase.
In today's society image is everything, from what mobile you have to what you wear. When purchasing a product I always think about how this will look on me, How big it is and missing the point of its functionality. Just take onslaught of advertisements today and you can see the latest craze and larger companies using celebrities and actors to advertise their product. They are perceiving us into thinking we have to buy this to be cool.
Also with this obsession with image today most companies are opposing over image rather than function, so in my opinion is we are not advancing more in function rather we are advancing in the look of a product.
Why are we willing, as soon as we can afford it, to pay extra for things with appealing forms?
I believe it is because we are obsessed with having the latest technology and look to impress our mates. When we have this picture of how others will see us then its gone past choosing whether you want the product. Its giving us temptation.
For me I want to talk about my Samsung G600.
At the time i purchased this product I was drawn into buying this by advertising. I seen it on TV, Billboard's and some my mates had them. It was affordable and was awaiting on my purchase.Its funny how technology overpowers our thought process to perceive us into thinking about having the latest model phone. When i brought this I didn't think much about how it looked I just was more concerned I had the latest version of the mobile.
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Chip of the future
Scientists at IBM have a new type of digital media storage meaning such consumer products like mobile phones, iPods and many other devises will soon be able to hold 100 times more information than they can now. So that means an iPod would be able to store more than 500,000 songs.
The latest release from IPod at the moment is the release of the iPod Nano Chromatic is the 4th Generation IPod and 2nd Generation IPod Touch, released around Sept. This devise offers storage in either 8GB or 16GB.
Looking at the range of iPods you can clearly see that they all vary in size, shape, visually and usability. Take the IPod Classic. You can store thousands of songs, interface is simple but the size of the devise is huge compared to others. It may be possible one day to have and iPod so small you could embed it into a ring shape to fit the size of your finger for example and have wireless headphones? There’s a possibility!
The future for IPod at the moment is looking like they are going for smaller devises and more storage space but maintaining IPods visual look. But it makes you wonder the fact that this chip from IBM could one day revolutionize into a superchip, personal server or maybe even in a few years be a multi-functional devise?
Also new technology is not just becoming more advanced with space hey require less power.
In a paper published in the current issue of Science, a team at the company's research centre in San Jose, California, said that devices which use the new technology would require much less power, would run on a single battery charge for "weeks at a time, and would last for decades.
Chips that require less power could mean that people in society can save more on energy on their Electric bill, due to the fact they only have to charge it on average every fortnight instead of every other day.
IBMs new Racetrack memory technology changed the way information can be stored as a pattern on a nano wire which means more durability due to no solid data being held. They use a base which is a shape of a racing track so information is always moving and don’t require more space. The data is read by having a second nano wire which races around and picks up information as when it needs to.
IBM New Racetrack Technology video
Reference:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3728060.ece
From Times Online
April 11, 2008
The latest release from IPod at the moment is the release of the iPod Nano Chromatic is the 4th Generation IPod and 2nd Generation IPod Touch, released around Sept. This devise offers storage in either 8GB or 16GB.
Looking at the range of iPods you can clearly see that they all vary in size, shape, visually and usability. Take the IPod Classic. You can store thousands of songs, interface is simple but the size of the devise is huge compared to others. It may be possible one day to have and iPod so small you could embed it into a ring shape to fit the size of your finger for example and have wireless headphones? There’s a possibility!
The future for IPod at the moment is looking like they are going for smaller devises and more storage space but maintaining IPods visual look. But it makes you wonder the fact that this chip from IBM could one day revolutionize into a superchip, personal server or maybe even in a few years be a multi-functional devise?
Also new technology is not just becoming more advanced with space hey require less power.
In a paper published in the current issue of Science, a team at the company's research centre in San Jose, California, said that devices which use the new technology would require much less power, would run on a single battery charge for "weeks at a time, and would last for decades.
Chips that require less power could mean that people in society can save more on energy on their Electric bill, due to the fact they only have to charge it on average every fortnight instead of every other day.
IBMs new Racetrack memory technology changed the way information can be stored as a pattern on a nano wire which means more durability due to no solid data being held. They use a base which is a shape of a racing track so information is always moving and don’t require more space. The data is read by having a second nano wire which races around and picks up information as when it needs to.
IBM New Racetrack Technology video
Reference:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3728060.ece
From Times Online
April 11, 2008
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Pixelation
As Part of the Narratives Module we have to come up with a 30 second or more clip using a sequence of images taken with a camera.
On the first day we went out into our groups and shot a sequence of images and produced a reasonable sequence of images...
So I'm going to use what i captured and take hem into Photoshop to Batch them.
Thoughts:
I thought it was a bit orchard due to the fact we had no preparation time to come up with a storyboard.
Whats next:
To take my photos and apply effects and filters in photoshop. Then batch them up.
On the first day we went out into our groups and shot a sequence of images and produced a reasonable sequence of images...
So I'm going to use what i captured and take hem into Photoshop to Batch them.
Thoughts:
I thought it was a bit orchard due to the fact we had no preparation time to come up with a storyboard.
Whats next:
To take my photos and apply effects and filters in photoshop. Then batch them up.
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
My First Post
Hi
Ive just started out on the Multimedia Course and i don't know as of yet what i want to get out of this course. All I'm trying to understand at this moment is what the whole course is about?
This week is my induction week and as of yet i haven't achieved much except publishing my online blog. This afternoon i am going to be doing some whiteboard animation.
At the end of this course i want to be able to fully understand Multimedia and the working environment.
Ive just started out on the Multimedia Course and i don't know as of yet what i want to get out of this course. All I'm trying to understand at this moment is what the whole course is about?
This week is my induction week and as of yet i haven't achieved much except publishing my online blog. This afternoon i am going to be doing some whiteboard animation.
At the end of this course i want to be able to fully understand Multimedia and the working environment.
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