MOVING!!!

anything and everything related to my thesis and such will be moved to a new page:

Umm... What?

Website Layout

I've decided to work on solely the website for this class and worry about the animation portion in my other class, which is similar to this class but focused on animation. Here are basic layout designs for the website. I hope by next week that I'll have a working prototype, or at least partially working.

GO

More 3D prototypage

Continuing with the 3D modeling... working on the body and tried out some toon shading, which I want to use for the fight sequence...




















































Working on making a clay model of Victor, the male sibling, in mental/fantasy version.

REady... FIGHT!!!

Here's what I've been working on for this week. Since in my animation there will be a fight sequence, it is only obvious that I would have to choreograph a fight scene. Here is a link to the storyboard of my fight scene... hope to put up the scenery for the dojo and style frames for the scene.

FIGHT!!!

Lookie Wat I found :D

Evidence Locker

hehe she's on We-Make-Money-Not-Art :D

WAT ISH DIS!?!?!?!?!???

Yello... me finally gots my Hypno blade replacements for the rollerblades :D happy ish me :P

update on the progress of the Thesis... I've worked on the face model of Jae, unsure as to if I should make it more realistic or more cartoon orientated... here are three test models... still need to work on the mouth, adjust the ear and eye areas...

Paper Prototypage

Ok so here's the thing... I'm supposed to do this paper prototyping thing for my animation accept one problem. Paper prototyping is usually done for interface builders... such as websites or DVD menus...

So here are ideas for possible paper protytypes...
1. Make storyboard frames with scenes of the movies, let audience play around with the scenes and give me feedback
2. Present my design for the website people will goto, hopefully, after watching the animation where they will get to learn how to play go, find more information, and also watch the movie again.

I have another class where it is similar to this class except specifically for the animation people. We are currently working on character designs and story development. I'll be making color mockups of my characters soon and I'll post them up here. Feedback and criticism is encouraged :D

oh and Johnny!!! i found this program called Endorphin where it deals with how people fall, get hit, pretty much anything that deals with humans smashing into things and how it animates. I dunno if its Maya compatible but here have a look NaturalMotion: Endorphin

Possible Viewers??? Hmmm O_o

Here are two who may see my thesis project.

Name: Allen Kim
Age: 23
Occupation: Accountant
Hobbies: Playing go, reading, listening to music
Description: Allen Chang is an educated man who likes to live his life in peace. He has a good job as an accountant and is paid well. During his free time he likes to study go and read. He was the head of his go club in high school and did very well in school.

-Here is a man who would be the one who already knows the game of go and relate to the movie in some way. He would be able to connect the scenes seen during the fight scene with the actual game of go.

Name: Laura Kemp
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Hobbies: Playing sports, hanging out with friends
Description: Laura Kemp is a girl who just wants to have fun and not care about what happened in the past. She likes to chat with friends and always found either at he friends house or out at the mall. She does good in school and very well in sports. She will be going to college next year with a scholarship she earned from her sporting events.

- Laura is the kind of girl who would watch my animation with probably just for the sake of “cool”. She may not be interested in playing games, but she would be impressed with the animation I made, and move on.

Hmm... what if this happened?

Since my thesis idea is an animation I decided to make my user scenario about the website I will also create for the animation.

Derek is 16 years old. He likes to solve riddles, play video games, and fiddle with computers. He is what you may call a geek. At school he is usually the one people with problems with their computers and electronics. He also works as the AV at school and is known by everyone. One day he passes by a showing of thesis projects by the Design and Technology Department and decides to go and see what is inside. There he sees many different projects, ranging from animation to installations. He comes across a display where a wooden board of some sort with bowls of black and white stones is displayed. Above the board he sees a screen playing a short film. He watches as two people playing this game becomes something of a battle. After watching the film, a link is displayed on the screen for more information on the film and on the game played. He is interested and takes a card, which has the name of the creator and the site. There he finds information on how the movie was made, and links to where the game can be learned.

Paul is also a 15 years old. He likes to play video games and hang out with friends. He likes to play soccer and usually out playing with friends in either a sport or video game. Unlike Derek, he does ok in school and does enough to pass the class. Only form of puzzle he would figure out would be from video games or finding ways to beat his opponent. He also comes across the Design and Technology thesis show, but instead of his interest in the actual show he was dragged along with his friend. He looks around and finds some interesting things, but not many hold his interest. He finally comes upon a screen where two characters are fighting each other in fierce combat. It reminds him of a time when he was playing a video game with his friend. He finds it somewhat interesting and decides to also check it out. He finds out about the game and the idea of the game interests him, making him want to play and see if he can feel the same as the characters in the animation.

Sketches of idea

These are three images of Jae, the female sibling. The first is of her in the real world while the other is of her in the mental world. Also shown with her swords.













Next three are of Victor, the older brother, more sophisticated and serious. He wears a shirt and tie at all time. In the mental world he is a mighty samurai with a custom sword to hold in a comfortable way.











This image is an overview of how the room will be layed out. On the left side is the girl's desk, all messy and unorganized. To the right is the guy's desk, clean and organized. This shows the way each of them think. One is an easy going, party liking girl, while the other is a serious, strive for the future kind of guy.

Below is a go board i thought of to make for the room.

Now there's an idea!!

American Go Association

Go is a game played by many of all ages, including children. The rules are simple, surround the enemy stones with your own to capture and make it your territory, all while defending yourself.

My animation will be about two siblings who are both award winning Go players in their school. They are at home playing each other for practice. As they play, we will slowly blend into what they see, a completely different world where they are warriors fighting for victory. At the end it will all end with a comic relief that will be kept secret to preserve the ending.

I've always liked the game of Go. I never was very good at it, but it would be something I would do when I was bored or just felt like playing. My dad is obsessed with the game and plays every night on Yahoo! Games. Recently there was a manga, japanese comics, and anime series that was based off the game called Hikaru No Go. I was amazed at how well it was produced and how it caused so many to want to play Go. In one point of the anime and manga there is a portion where the ghost of the past striving to achieve the "hand of god" was teaching the boy who he was connected to. He taught him that the game itself was more than just lines and stones, but a fight with yourself and to face your fears and fight it with courage.














hehe looks the same don't it... :P

I wish to do this in 3D with Maya. Currently I am taking other classes that will help me in this class as well as for thesis.

and for amusement...

Prototyping... what does it all mean!?!?!?!?!?!???

Prototyping - /ˈproʊtəˌtaɪp/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[proh-tuh-tahyp] - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb -typed, -typ·ing

The process of quickly putting together a working model (a prototype) in order to test various aspects of a design, illustrate ideas or features and gather early user feedback. Prototyping is often treated as an integral part of the system design process, where it is believed to reduce project risk and cost. Often one or more prototypes are made in a process of incremental development where each prototype is influenced by the performance of previous designs, in this way, problems or deficiencies in design can be corrected. When the prototype is sufficiently refined and meets the functionality, robustness, manufacturability and other design goals, the product is ready for production.

Prototyping for me is exactly as stated above. Prototyping is the process of making a working model, or example, of your final product. In my case, the prototype will have to be a short animation, whether it is in 2D or 3D. I would also have to make sample images of the characters that will be in 3D as well as setting and how it will look in future works.

Elevator Pitch: I’m making a 3D animation about two teenagers playing GO, but instead of seeing the game, you get to see how the players see the game.

Welcome to all!!

Welcome one and all. This is the blog for Mr.Lee's Core 6 class. Here I will be bringing you the latest in my struggles to achieve a first time 3D movie for my thesis. In the days to come I will post up links to videos or articles relating to my thesis as well as the WIP of my thesis. Good day to you all...

OH!! almost forgot. I am also currently working on my portfolio site with a more advanced blog. I will be posting there once it is up and running. A link will be provided in the future for redirection.