EXPERIMENT 1: The Physical Effect of an Explosion on Porosity.

DUE: WEDNESDAY 02 SEPTEMBER BY MIDNIGHT.

ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING: 35% (marking schedule)

EXPERIMENT 1: The Physical Effects of Explosions on Porosity.


TIMETABLE: Weeks 2 - 7, 35% of final grade.
ARCHITECTURAL COMPUTING CHALLENGE: To test and document the physical effect/s of an explosion on the 'built' environment.
REFERENCE TEXTS: Documentaphobia and Mixed Modes: Michael Moore's Roger and Me, by Matthew Bernstein in Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video, Barry Grant and Jeanette Sloniowski Ed's. pg's 397-415
SOFTWARE: Blogger, SketchUp, Crysis Wars, Fraps, Premier, Vegas (trial).
TECHNIQUES: Blogging, Repurposing Computer Games, Machinima, Video Editing, Documentary.
OUTPUTS: 1 x 60 second video clip, 1 x SketchUp model, 1 x Blog, 1 x Crysis Wars files required to 'play' your environment.
PREMISE: The combination of the physics engines in contemporary computer games with video capture devices provides an opportunity to capture and critically reflect on complex interrelationships between objects, catalysts and space.

PROCEDURE

1. Using Crysis Wars arrange a 3 dimensional field of 'prefabs' ranging in size from small to large that engages with the notion of Porosity.
2. Carefully place explosive devices and record the interrelationships between objects, the explosive catylists and space as they are triggered.
3. Capture different versions or views of the interrelationships created in step 2 from a custom 'Platform' made in Google SketchUp. Think expansively about the nature of your Platform, but at a minimum it should include moving elements.
4. Compile video captures into a custom Machinima showing several different versions, or views, of the interrelationships into one 60 second clip with titles and captions as necessary.

USEFUL LINKS

http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php (video downloader, and conversion if necessary)
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=crysis+editor+demo&search_type = (Crysis Editor Demo)
http://www.fileplanet.com/ (See Top 50 Hottest Files > Movies)
http://www.gametrailers.com/previews.php (See the different Channels)

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

In addition to the overall course assessment criteria students will be assessed on the level and extent to which they engage with the criteria listed below:

THE 3 DIMENSIONAL FIELD_ Does the 3 dimensional field bring small, medium and large elements together to suggest a distinctive and significant approach to notion of Porosity?
THE CUSTOM MACHINIMA _ Does the Custom Machinima demonstrate a distinctive and significant approach to notions of Explosion and refiguring Porosity?
THE PLATFORM_Does the Platform assist in the capture of different versions or views of the explosion/s in a distinctive and significant way?
THE TITLES AND CAPTIONS_ Do the titles and captions make a distinctive and significant contribution to the video clips?