Art 343// Digital Nation two Paragraphs

Digital_Nation Life on the Virtual Frontier is a documentary that looks further into the virtual worlds, and even tackles some possible problems with addiction. From the very start it shows how people, especially the younger generation, is attached to their electronics to the point where it is almost an obsession. Many claimed that they couldn’t live without their technology. South Kora in particular has recognized technology as a possible addiction and have even set up facilities to battle it. Where I stand, I agree that people are, in a way, addicted.
However I believe that the generation that I grew up with is probably the most fortunate of the technology boom. For example I grew up with technology and admittedly, as a child I did not like reading books. However now as an older gentleman I now miss the feel of books and have started to get into them even more than before. Everything should be taken into moderation, even what we feel like we need.

--VMS

(Trust me, if I could I would probably write a whole essay on this and it was hard to do just two paragraphs.)

Art 343// Second Life Machinima, End Me

A project that was created in a group, we decided to make a movie of a suicide victim from the documentary The Bridge.  Much of it was recreated in second life and then edited together with the original documentary.



--VMS

Art 343// Project Proposal Votes

My top six favorite performances to vote on for SL:

Old age (if I cannot vote for this because it is my own, then use the rest of the list excluding this one)

Awkward cross dressing

Chinese astrology

Fast food mascot

President avatars

Avatar TVs

Band (just in case I can't vote for myself)

--VMS

Art 350// Blender 2nd Progress Report

For the first half of the semester I have decided to create bugs in Blender to print out of the MakerBot.  The reason this one looks so strange is because of the fact that I was partially inspired by Portal to create a sort of robotic but, but looking at it now, I think I'll just create normal bugs.

I based the design off a water bug.

I'm quite proud of the back on this one.

--VMS

Art 350// Blender

I'll be experimenting with this semester and will hopefully create small figurines in the MakerBot we have in class.  My first creation was the bust of an old man and I'm quite proud of how it turned out.

--VMS

Art 343// Second Life Project Proposal

We had to create a small project proposal that would involve our entire class.  I chose to do an older version of myself, wondering how we would be treated in a world of perfection with our act of imperfection.  Everyone participating can act however they want with their older self and even have the appropriate accessories, i.e. canes, walkers, scooters, etc.

My older virtual self.

My top six favorite performances to vote on for SL:

Old age (if I cannot vote for this because it is my own, then use the rest of the list excluding this one)

Awkward cross dressing

Chinese astrology

Fast food mascot

President avatars

Avatar TVs

Band (just in case I can't vote for myself)

--VMS

Art 343// Second Life Self Avatar and Object

It took me a couple of tries, but I think I did a good job of putting myself into the virtual world.  For this project the clone stamp tool was my best friend.  I also added skin textures to my body for it to merge better, as well as my real texture for my green shirt.

My real life self.

My virtual self close up.

My virtual self, full-body shot.

We also had to create an object from our real lives in Second Life, and I chose my lamp in my room.

I made the lamp extremely tall for a more dramatic effect.

The light bulbs can actually light up when touched.

The lamp lit up at midnight.

--VMS