PREFABS IN UT3

HI GUYS, THERE IS NO WAY TO DUPLICATE OBJECTS AND MAINTAIN THEIR LINKS TO KISMET ... UNLESS ... YOU CREATE A PREFAB FIRST.

THIS ADVICE IS FROM ARCADIA VINCENNES (http://www.avld.org/pages/link/mappers.htm)

"To create a prefab, set up the system - in your case the interpactor and the associated kismet for one instance. Then right click on the interpactor, and select 'create prefab'. The editor will ask you where you want to save the prefab. If you're already working with your own packages, just stick it in there, otherwise, I'd recommend saving it in the map itself, so the package name would be the map's name, and for a group name I'd recommend 'prefabs' and then name the actual prefab whatever you want. Once that's done, you'll see your named prefab in the generic browser. Select it, right-click in the world, and select 'place prefab_xxx here' and poof. there it is. Now you can place that system anywhere you like, as much as you like."

"And yes - you can duplicate prefabs all over the place. The part where it can become annoying is that prefabs also save the orientation of the original version. So every time you duplicate a prefab, the new prefab will 'snap' back to its original orientation. Still, re-orienting prefabs after duplication is a small price to pay for not having to hook up everything in Kismet each time - especially for complex systems. Another thing to be careful with prefabs is that if you dupe a whole bunch, and then make individual changes, they will be reset if you ever update the original prefab. Just something to keep in the back of the head."

"I've always had an interest in Architecture myself and one of the aspects of level design I enjoy most is creating the architecture for the gameplay spaces. I think you and your students have a good thing going over there and I hope the program meets with great success."

THANKS AV, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

STATIC MESH LIGHTING BREAKTHROUGH

HI GUYS, IT SEEMS HAVING A SECOND SET OF UV's FOR A LIGHTMAP CHANNEL IS CRITICAL. GIVEN THIS IS THE WAY EPIC SETS UP THEIR STATIC MESH'S THIS PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A SURPRISE. HOW TO DO THAT? IT'S ACTUALLY NOT THAT HARD ... ONCE YOU KNOW.

THIS LINK AT HOURENCES LAYS OUT THE PRINCIPLES: http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3lightmap.htm

AND THIS ONE AT WAYLON ART TELLS YOU HOW TO USE THE UV EDITOR IN 3DSMAX: http://waylon-art.com/uvw_tutorial/uvwtut_01.html

THE BREAKTHROUGH FOR ME WAS AT THE END OF SECTION 3 WHERE HE TELLS YOU HOW TO SEPARATE OUT THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MESH ... I.E. IN THE UV EDITOR YOU ARE FACED WITH A MESS OF OVERLAPPING POLYGONS AND IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO SELECT THEM TO REARRANGE THEM LIKE HOURENCE SAYS YOU HAVE TO; BUT WAYLON POINTS OUT THAT YOU CAN SELECT THE POLYS IN THE PERSPECTIVE VIEW AND THEY ARE SELECTED AT THE SAME TIME IN THE UV EDITOR, MAKING FIGURING OUT WHAT REPRESENTS WHAT VERY EASY.

DOING SQUARE THINGS IS EASIEST, AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, BUT WITH SOFT SELECTION CURVY THINGS WOULD FOLLOW THE SAME METHOD.

I'M HAPPY TO DO A GROUP TUTE ON THIS NEXT WEEK SOME TIME, MAYBE TUESDAY EVENING? (A FEW OF YOU ARE COMING IN THEN ANYWAY...) SAY 6PM?

LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US.

CHEERS

PLACING A RIGID BODY IN A LEVEL

HI GUYS, IN THE "HOW DO I ... ?" SERIES FOR UT3 ON THE 3DBUZZ WEBSITE THERE IS A "HOW DO I" CALLED "PLACING A RIGID BODY IN A LEVEL.

ALONG WITH THE MAIN TASK IT TALKS ABOUT DYNAMIC SHADOWS AND A PARTICULAR SETTINGS WITHIN THE DYNAMIC (RIGID BODY) OBJECT ITSELF. THE SHADOWS SEEM TO UPDATE IN REAL TIME, WHICH REMINDED ME OF A PROBLEM SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN HAVING.

CHEERS

PRO-BOOLEAN SOLUTION

HI GUYS, I WAS WORKING ON A MESH IN 3DSMAX THAT STARTED OUT LIFE AS AN *STL FILE. WHEN I USED PRO-BOOLEAN A LARGE PART OF THE MESH DISAPPEARED, WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN CLASS.

THE REASON ONLY A PART OF THE MESH DISAPPEARED WAS THAT IT WAS A SEPARATE 'ELEMENT' AND IT WASN'T CLOSED (IT WAS A CHARACTER MODEL AND HAD SOME OPENINGS AROUND THE MOUTH). IT ALSO HAD A FIT WHEN SOME VERTEXES WEREN'T WELDED.

AFTER I SORTED THOSE ISSUES THE PRO-BOOLEAN WORKED LIKE A CHARM.

TO FIND OUT IF THIS MIGHT BE YOUR PROBLEM USE THE "STL CHECK" MODIFIER ON YOUR MESH; THERE IS A "CHECK" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF ITS PARAMETERS AND IT'LL SHOW THE ERRORS IN RED LINES IN THE WIREFRAME.

IF ANY SHOW UP YOU CAN LEAVE THE STL CHECK AT THE TOP OF THE STACK AND THEN GO IN AND FIX UP THE PROBLEM (USUALLY BY WELDING VERTEXES OR CREATING NEW POLYS, OR REMOVING ERRANT ONES) AND THEN WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE STL CHECK AT THE TOP OF THE STACK IT WILL RE-RUN THE TEST. SO IT'S REASONABLY QUICK.

CHEERS, HOPE THIS HELPS

ARCHITECTURE AND THE CULTURE OF CONTINGENCY

HI GUYS, BY THE LOOK OF THE PHOTOS ON THE WORKING GALLERY BLOG ...

http://www.workinggalleryexhibition-2008.blogspot.com/

YOU HAD A PRODUCTIVE AND EXCITING EVENING. STREAKING IS AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN BUT ESSENTIAL ACT OF UNIVERSITY CULTURE...

SPEAKING OF CULTURE, IN ...

ARCHITECTURE AND THE CULTURE OF CONTINGENCY: ACCOMMODATING THE GENERATIVE SELF

... ROY ASCOTT, HAD SOME INTERESTING, AND I THINK RELEVANT, THINGS TO SAY UNDER A SECTION CALLED "BIOPHOTONS AND MIXED REALITY TECHNOLOGY"

"THIS PARADIGMATIC CHANGE IN ARCHITECTURE IS NOT REGISTERED AT THE LEVEL OF FORM BUT AT THE LEVEL OF BEHAVIOUR. TO GIVE JUST ONE SIMPLE EXAMPLE, OUR EXAGGERATED INTEREST IN WHAT A BUILDING LOOKS LIKE, ITS MERE APPEARANCE, WILL GIVE WAY BY CONTRAST TO THE CONCERN WITH HOW A BUILDING SEES US AND ITS WORLD, THE QUALITY OF ITS GAZE. INSTEAD OF THE EMOTIONS THAT PLACES AND OBJECTS EXERT ON US, WE MIGHT CONSIDER HOW WE COULD EFFECT THEM, HOW PRODUCTS AND STRUCTURES MIGHT RESPOND EMOTIONALLY TO THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. QUESTIONS OF THE FORM AND STRUCTURE OF BUILDINGS WILL BE OVERSHADOWED BY AMBITIONS FOR THEIR DYNAMISM AND INTELLIGENCE, THEIR ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH US, TO COMMUNICATE, LEARN AND EVOLVE. ENGINEERING WILL EMBRACE ONTOLOGY."

WE COULD PROBABLY LINK EACH OF YOUR SCHEMES QUITE DIRECTLY TO THE VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS MADE IN THE ABOVE.

CHEERS

SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION

IT DOES APPEAR THAT WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER...

MATTHIAS PLIESSNIG

http://www.matthias-studio.com/little/little_page.htm

GREAT LITTLE CONCEPT MODELS THAT ARE MADE WITH OBJECTS FROM AROUND THE HOME AND OFFICE USING MINIMAL TOOLS. THEY SHOW A PRETTY INTERESTING ATTITUDE TOWARD STRUCTURE AND MATERIALITY; KIND OF LIKE SANTIAGO CALATRAVA MEETS TOM FRIEDMAN.

NEUTELINGS AND RIEDIJK

http://www.neutelings-riedijk.com/

THEIR ESSAY CALLED "ON LAZINESS, RECYCLING AND SCULPTURAL MATHEMATICS" IS ONE OF THOSE ESSAYS YOU WISHED YOU READ EARLIER.

IT'S PUBLISHED IN EL CROQUIS 94

LEBBEUS WOODS

http://lebbeuswoods.net/

BEAUTIFUL PENCIL DRAWINGS OF ATTACHMENTS/PARASITES/SCABS TO BUILDINGS IN NEED OF ADJUSTMENT/CONNECTION/REBUILDING.

HIS WORK ON SARAJEVO IS BRILLIANT.

GO TO THE ABOUT SECTION AND TO CHRONOLOGY TO SEE THE DRAWINGS AND TO WORK AND THEN STUDIOS TO SEE THE STUDIOS HE HAS RUN IN SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD.

DAMIEN HIRST

http://www.whitecube.com/artists/hirst/

MAKING THE VIOLENCE OF THE SECTION MUCH, MUCH, MORE VISCERAL.

NEIL DENARI

http://www.nmda-inc.com/

A GREAT SITE WITH LOTS OF INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES.

BUT I COULDN'T FIND ONES LIKE THESE WHICH DEMONSTRATE A GREAT CONNECTION BETWEEN CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION IN 2 DIMENSIONS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF SPACE IN 3 DIMENSIONS:

DILLER AND SCOFIDIO

AND NOW + RENFRO

http://www.dillerscofidio.com/

THEIR BLUR BUILDING SHOWS HOW ENGAGING WITH A CONCEPT, SUCH AS THE BLUR, IN A VERY LITERAL WAY CAN RESULT IN AN INCREDIBLY POETIC OUTCOME.

http://architettura.supereva.com/allestimenti/20031029/index.htm

THE VIRTUE AND VICE GLASSES, BAD PRESS (GREAT ARCHITECTURALISATION OF CLOTHING) AND THE SLOW HOUSE PROJECT SHOW HOW SUCH AN APPROACH DEVELOPED.

http://www.moma.org/images/collection/FullSizes/42733004.jpg

AN IMAGE OF THE SLOW HOUSE (A PROJECT THAT CAPTURES IDEAS OF THE VIEW AND VIEWING BOTH BY THE EYE DIRECTLY AND WHEN IT IS MEDIATED BY TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND MEMORY).

PRESTON SCOT-COHEN

http://www.pscohen.com/

PRESTON SCOTT-COHEN IS THE ONLY ARCHITECT ENGAGING WITH CURVILINEAR FORMS THAT HAS A RIGOROUS CONCEPTUAL ARGUMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FLATNESS OF SOME SURFACES (NOTABLY THE FLOOR).

SEE ESPECIALLY THE 'TORUS HOUSE' AND 'HOUSE ON A TERMINAL LINE'.

VISIBILITY IN 3DS MAX

HI GUYS, I MENTIONED I WOULD GET BACK TO A FEW OF YOU ON THIS.

1. SEARCH "VISIBILITY" IN THE HELP MENU.
2. CHOOSE "ADD VISIBILITY TRACK".
3. YOU REMOVE THE VISIBILITY TRACK IN THE SAME MENU THAT YOU ADD IT (JUST IN CASE YOU WANT TO GET RID OF IT AND START AGAIN).
4. TO GET AN OBJECT TO DISAPPEAR INSTANTLY USE THE BUTTON "SET TANGENTS TO STEP" (13TH BUTTON FROM THE TOP LEFT).
5. TO GET AN OBJECT TO GRADUALLY FADE OUT USE ANY OF THE OTHER TANGENT BUTTONS ("SET TANGENTS TO LINEAR" WILL CREATE A CONSTANT FADE).
6. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FADES ONLY WORK BETWEEN THE VALUES OF 1 AND 0.
7. THERE ARE TWO SMALL FIELDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRACK VIEW WINDOW THAT SHOW WHAT FRAME AND VALUE THE SELECTED KEY HAS. YOU CAN USE THESE WINDOWS TO ADJUST THE VALUES DIRECTLY (I.E. MAKE SURE YOUR CERTAIN KEYS ARE EXACTLY ZERO, ETC).

CHEERS

LIVEPLACE

HI GUYS, THIS LOOKS VERY INTERESTING ...

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/11/liveplace-to-launch-photo-realistic-virtual-world-rendered-in-the-cloud/

THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS RELATING TO ITS AUTHENTICITY, BUT THE CONCEPT IS HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. CHEERS

WINNER

IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE CALL, WITH THREE OF YOU ON EVEN VOTES FOR THE WIN, BUT WHEN THE RUNNER UP VOTES WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT TO BREAK THE DEADLOCK WE FIND THE WINNER OF OUR FIRST ARCH7202 EXAM IS .... KIMBERLEY.

WELL DONE KIMBERLEY, THIS IS WHAT WAS SAID...

"Kimberley's is the most conceptual and powerful, I look forward to her explanation, but it seems more like a monument to (overcoming) depression than a place designed to treat it. Do you start underground and elevate yourself as you become less melancholic? Nevertheless, as an image it is fantastic."

"Kimberley's model was mysterious without trying to be so. It kinda reminded me of Gaudi's towers, which would work for a landmark location such as we have. Kimberley also got my award for "quickly and efficiently setting the scene" with surrounding mass and the stack itself; I feel like a student from another studio could have immediately gotten what the model was for, if not what it's about. I'm curious about the buildings extending below ground, and want to find out why."

"I think (Kimberleys) is worthy of a mention for its uniqueness. I also appreciate the free flowing modeling in contrast to the majority of the classes quite structured schemes, and while the structured schemes have the advantage of seeming closer to a feasible architectural solution, I am probably most interested in seeing how this one develops."

"The scheme proposed is not an arbitrary use of the site but rather considers both the underneath and the site itself in a new and fresh manner. It is refreshing to see a sculptural rather than blokish approach to the site and one that neither attempts to hide or mimic the stack but rather instead subverts its power by imposing a more beautiful and potentially responsible approach in front of it. Now one looks at and is inspired by the spires rather than confused by the block of the current stack."

"Kimberly's model is simple and elegant. Even though there is a large contrast between existing and proposed, there is a sense that it "fits". Some of the other models seem to take upon the approach to "fit" the site by filling it to its extents and in turn curtain/hide the stack. Even though there is no inclusion of text, there is clarity in the pool + tunnel gas extraction playing roles in the sculptural forms. Its relationship to the brief in terms of addressing a "hospital" is ambiguous which offers a multitude of readings and questions to arise. I want to know, what it does, how does it work, can people occupy the spaces inside these spires? As a building proposal it sheds all consciousness of being realistic, but as an architectural proposal it is engaging and opens up questions about possibility."

ON FRUSZI'S:

"I think this project shows a clear circulation through the building and builds on the previous work explored in Session 1. The entry to the site is well designed and empathetic to the surrounding context. The form is interesting and complex and has a lot of potential both structurally and theoretically."

"While other student's models showed cohesive ideas unto themselves, were interesting or explored cool Solidworks aesthetics, Fruzi's relatively simple model seemed to fit very well with her project. I didn't have to call up her blog to remind me what I should be looking for in her model. The varied repetition and elongation of elements just said sleepless, restless. The form also fits the site, on a variety of levels."

ON NOA'S:

"My vote goes to Noa's, although it is most at risk of becoming a bit kitsch, I think. There is a clear journey through it (partly because of his last assignment). The connections between these really discrete buildings and the buildings and the stack will be very important and tricky. The concept and the architecture are both there. and it looks like a guy in a sleeping bag with his feet in an igloo."

"Two primary reasons for this selection: Firstly, the hearth is an instantly recognisable feature with an interesting form that doesn’t resort to clichés. The general concept of the hub is also apparent through the schemes interaction with both street fronts. This dialogue with the site is the second and greatest strength. The understated entry from the laneway in combination with the feature openings to South Dowling set the tone for the variety of uses to be housed in the project. The three distinct components reiterate the various programmes whilst also establishing a strong relationship with the site topography and the existing ventilation stack."

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER OBSERVATIONS THAT ARE WORTH MENTIONING IN CLASS ON FRIDAY, SO SEE YOU IN LAB 2 AT 11.

AND REMEMBER, ARCHITECTURE WAS THE WINNER ON THE DAY...

UTS NURSING SIMULATION SITE VISIT

HI GUYS, THE NURSING SIMULATION AT UTS IS ALL SET FOR FRIDAY AT 3PM. LETS MEET IN LAB 2 AT 11AM. (THE LECTURE SERIES WILL START IN WEEK THREE). CHEERS

ARCH7202 FIRST STUDIO SESSION

HI ALL, LET'S MEET AT THE FORUM SPACE AT 11AM ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1.

SERIOUS GAMES CONFERENCE

HI GUYS, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE A GOOD CONFERENCE TO GO TO:

http://www.sgandvwconference.net/announcement.asp?event=42

NOTICE THE INCLUSION OF "HEALTH" IN THE EVENT THEMES...

SEE YOU FRIDAY.

UT3 IN PRACTICE

THIS JUST IN FROM JASON AND MR WALLACE AT LARA CALDER ARCHITECTS:

"We did a real time presentation for the monster house in mosman. They loved it – walked away saying how good the presentation was compared to looking at pieces of paper. Even their 10 year daughter could understand the building."

http://www.vimeo.com/1334209

"LIVELY"

SAY HELLO TO "LIVELY", BY GOOGLE. http://www.lively.com/html/landing.html

I WONDER WHEN WE WILL HAVE A "LIVELY" EXPORT OPTION FROM GOOGLE SKETCHUP...

HIGH QUALITY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE

SEE THIS LINK: http://www.techpogo.com/2008/07/tips-on-high-quality-videos-on-youtube.html

THE FREE VIDEO EDITING APPLICATION Videospin SOUNDS INTERESTING: http://www.videospin.com/

edit: videospin works ok but suffers a bit from the usual "preset" problems that are intended to make it easy to use ... comparable to Windows Moviemaker but has an automatic upload to YouTube feature ...

ARCH7202_GP

HI ALL. YOU'LL FIND THE COURSE OUTLINE AND FIRST DRAFT BRIEF FOR ARCH7202 UP ON RUSSELLLOWE.COM

I'LL BE INTRODUCING BOTH ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST SO WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE THEN. MY INTENTION IS THAT THE ADVANCED WARNING WILL ENABLE YOU TO MORE PRODUCTIVELY TARGET YOUR RESEARCH AND SKILL ACQUISITION LEADING UP TO GP.

ARCHITECTURE FIRM LICENSES UT3

HI GUYS, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS:

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6559456.html?q=hks

THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME THAT AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM HAS LICENCED AN UNREAL ENGINE.

POLY MODELING TUTES IN 3DS MAX

HI GUYS, IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER ALL THE INFO FROM FRIDAY TRY THESE:

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/polgun/gunmodel.asp

and

in 3dsMax under help > tutorials > modeling > Using the Edit Poly Modifier

Some of the other modeling tutorials look useful too, e.g. Modeling a Chess set

NOTE: Check http://www.russelllowe.com/3dsmax_help.html for a list of terms to use in the help index (Help > User Reference > index)

EXPERIMENT 4 BRIEF LIVE

HI GUYS, THE EXPERIMENT 4 BRIEF IS LIVE AT:

http://www.russelllowe.com/arch7201/index.htm

THIS WEEK OLIVIA HYDE IS SPEAKING AT THE ARCH7201 LECTURE; I EXPECT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.

AFTER THE LECTURE WE WILL MEET IN LAB 2.

USING THE INTERACTIVE CURSOR IN GAME

HI GUYS,

TO USE THE INTERACTIVE CURSOR "IN GAME" THAT YOU GET ACCESS TO IN THE "PLAY IN EDITOR MODE" ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SET YOUR COMPUTER TO OPEN THE MAP (THE ONE WITHOUT ANY PREFIX) DIRECTLY INTO UT3 WHEN YOU DOUBLE CLICK ON IT. TO DO THIS RIGHT CLICK AND CHOOSE "OPEN WITH" AND PICK UT3. YOU CAN LEAVE IT SET TO THAT AND ANY TIME YOU CLICK ON IT IT WILL OPEN THAT WAY.

THIS DOESN'T ALLOW MULTIPLAYER YET BUT IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

CHEERS

SIGraDI 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS

HELLO TEAM. DETAILS FOR THE CONFERENCE IN CUBA HERE:

http://www.sigradi.org/cuba/en_EN/resumenes.htm

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS IS JUNE 16TH. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

Kynogon's game AI and Autodesk

HI GUYS, THIS IS THE POST ON GRAHAM HANNAH'S BLOG (THE "OINKFRONG BLOG) THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF COMPUTER GAME ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

http://oinkfrog.blogspot.com/2008/05/kynogons-game-ai-goes-to-autodesk.html

GRAHAM IS ALSO THE FACULTY IT MANAGER AT THE FBE AND IT'S WELL WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT HE BLOGS.

I'LL TRY TO CATCH YOU AT THE XPS TRANSFER TIME OF 2PM ON THURSDAY, JUST TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AT GOING INTO THE FINAL WEEKS OF EXP3.

INDICATE YOUR LOCATION ON FRIDAY

HI ALL,

PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COMMENTS BELOW WHETHER YOU WILL BE IN MELBOURNE (FOR THE GAMES IN HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM) OR SYDNEY (IN LAB 2) ON FRIDAY 16TH OF MAY.

MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE POST IF YOU POST ANONYMOUSLY.

ALSO, CAN ONE REPRESENTATIVE MEET ME AT MY OFFICE ON THURSDAY AT 1PM (YOUR XPS LAPTOP HANDOVER TIME) SO I CAN CATCH UP WITH YOU ALL TO DISCUSS WHAT THE STUDENTS WILL BE DOING WHO ARE NOT GOING TO MELBOURNE ON FRIDAY?

CHEERS

HEALTH CARE AT HOME

FROM THE ARCHITECTS FOR HEALTH WEBSITE: www.architectsforhealth.com

AfH - DESIGNING FOR HOSPITAL AT HOME18 September 2008

The purpose of the presentation/debate is to look at design issues raised by the expectation that increasingly, healthcare should be delivered where practicable within the home environment.

Four speakers/presentations will discuss the promotion/integration of, policies for and design requirements associated with the integration of hospital/care functions within home environments.

“Although the acute hospital is the standard venue for treatment of acute illness, it is not always an ideal care environment, especially for older persons.

"The acute hospital can be a hazardous place for... persons to receive care. Latrogenic illness, delirium, functional decline, and other adverse events occur frequently and can precipitate a 'cascade to dependency.' Also, there is increasing evidence that the culture of care in the acute hospital is often at odds with the wishes of patients.

"Hospital At Home care can substitute for an acute hospital stay and a patient may avoid these problems while receiving high quality hospital-level care in their home."

THIS COULD BE AN INTERESTING TWIST ON THE BRIEF FOR A HOSPITAL.

ARCHITECTS FOR HEALTH: COMPETITION

HI ALL, SEE THE ARCHITECTS FOR HEALTH COMPETITION FLYER ON:

S:\Resources\samples\Arch\ARCH7201 - Gusheh Lassen\Lowe

DUE DATE IS 1 AUGUST 2008, SO TO MAKE A GOOD ENTRY YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE THE INTER SEMESTER BREAK. FORMAT IS 4 X A3 SHEETS, SO IT'S VERY MUCH AN IDEAS COMPETITION.

WOULD BE A GREAT KICK START TO THE GRADUATION PROJECT.

ANY TAKERS? LEAVE A COMMENT HERE...

THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN

http://graffitiresearchlab.com/ NICE TEXT EDITING (IN BLUE AND WHITE) JUST DOWN THE PAGE.

MOUNTAIN GRAFFITI

HI ALL, IF YOU'VE BEEN PASSED THE SITE IN RECENT DAYS YOU'LL HAVE NOTICED THE NEW 'MOUNTAINOUS" CUP GRAFFITI IN THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. NICE. I'LL GRAB A PIC ON THE WEEKEND.

STUDIO: FRIDAY MAY 2

HI GUYS,

I'LL SEE YOU AT THE LECTURE BY CRAIG BURNS (OMB145 FROM 10-11AM).

AT 11AM WE'LL MOVE ACROSS TO LAB 2 IN THE RED CENTER TO CONTINUE WITH THE UT3 TUTORIALS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT.

CHEERS

ADDITIONAL UT3 TUTORIALS

HI GUYS, REFER TO THE ARCH1392 COURSE BLOG, HERE:

www.arch1392-2008.blogspot.com

FOR SOME MORE GOOD TUTORIALS ON USING THE UNREAL 3 EDITOR.

CHEERS

NIGHT TIME VIDEO CLIP

HI GUYS, I'VE PUT A VIDEO CLIP OF THE SITE (AND THE CORNER OF SOUTH DOWLING ST AND FLINDERS STREET) SHOT AT NIGHT IN THE COURSE FOLDER ON THE RESOURCES DRIVE.



IT'S A BIT "NOISEY" BUT FEEL FREE TO USE AS YOU LIKE. I'LL PROBABLY PUT A FEW MORE THERE IN THE COMMING WEEKS.



CHEERS

UT3 ADVICE

HI ALL, AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIMENTATION THIS AFTERNOON I CAN OFFER A FEW WORDS OF ADVICE RE UT3:

1. THE TUTORIALS AT http://waylon-art.com/LearningUnreal/ ARE VERY GOOD. I CAN BACK UP HIS ADVICE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST LEVEL TUTORIAL THAT THE SUBTRACTIVE MODE CAN LEAD TO SOME "WEIRD BUGS". ADDITIVE WAS MUCH BETTER.

2. THE MOST RECENT PATCH I COULD FIND IS HERE: http://www.gamershell.com/download_23348.shtml WHICH SEEMED TO HELP A BIT.

3. QUIT THE UNREAL EDITOR IF YOU WISH TO OPEN YOUR MAP IN UT3.

4. RUNNING UT3 IN A WINDOW STOPPED THE STRANGE RIPPLING EFFECT OVER THE TEXTURES; WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN EVEN AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION WHEN IT WAS IN A WINDOW. YOU CAN ALSO MAXIMISE THE WINDOW SO IT TAKES UP THE FULL SCREEN...(LOOK IN THE VIDEO SETTINGS IN THE USER INTERFACE)

EDIT: I'VE JUST FOUND IF I FOLLOWED THE ADVICE FOR "PREPARING YOUR MAP FOR PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION" HERE:
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=590932 MY GRAPHICS PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THE SCREEN SHOT PART OF THE TUTORIAL SO IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE FIRST FEW STEPS. I'LL DO ANOTHER COUPLE OF TESTS TO CONFIRM.

EDIT 2: IT LOOKS LIKE MY SCREEN PROBLEM HAS GONE AWAY FOR GOOD, I'VE JUST TRIED MAKING A FRESH MAP TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM AND THEN FIX IT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO REAPPEAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. I'VE GONE BACK THOUGH ALL OF THE FIRST TESTS I HAD DONE AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T REAPPEAR. VERY STRANGE. I'M INTERESTED TO HEAR IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM.

5. WHEN I SHIFTED AN EDGE (USING GEOMETRY EDITING) SO THAT IT SNAPPED TO ANOTHER EDGE, I WAS MAKING AN RAMP, THE SIDES OF THAT GEOMETRY DISAPPEARED. A WORK AROUND IS TO REDUCE THE GRID FOR SNAPPING AND PLACE THE EDGES CLOSE BUT NOT OVERLAPPING. A BETTER WORK AROUND IS TO BUILD YOUR GEOMETRY IN 3DSMAX.

6. A FORUM SO WE CAN CREATE A DATABASE OF ADVICE AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA TO ME. THERE ARE PLENTY OF UT3 FORUMS OUT THERE ALREADY BUT HAVING SOMETHING SPECIFIC MIGHT SAVE US ALL TIME IN THE LONG RUN.

CHEERS, HAVE A GREAT LONG WEEKEND

GROUPS: DAY AND NIGHT

HI GUYS:

SEE http://www.russelllowe.com/arch7201/experiment3/brief/brief_exp3.htm FOR YOUR EXP3 GROUP ALLOCATIONS.

AND A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO UPLOAD ALL MONTAGES AND TEXTURES TO FLICKR AND LINK BACK TO YOUR BLOGS. IF YOU DO THIS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON I WILL TRY TO GET THE ASSESSMENT BACK TO YOU BY THURSDAY.

LEAVE A COMMENT TO THIS POST WHEN YOU HAVE ORGANISED A TIME FOR YOUR DAY OR NIGHT GROUP TO MEET WITH ME ON THURSDAY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EACH COMPLETED A BASIC LEVEL (AFTER PLAYING TETRIS FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR! http://www.freetetris.org/ )

CHEERS, AND THANKS FOR ANOTHER INTERESTING DAY ON FRIDAY

PS: NOA, JULES, JASON, KIMBERLEY I HAVE YOUR GRADES FOR EXP1.

MEETINGS TUESDAY APRIL 15

HI TEAM.

I'M AVAILABLE TO MEET FROM 9AM-12PM AND 1PM-5PM TOMORROW.

BRING ALONG IMAGES TO TALK ABOUT AND SCHEDULE YOURSELVES 30 MINUTES EACH BY LEAVING YOUR NAME AND TIME SLOT AS A COMMENT BELOW.

CHEERS, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW YOU ARE GOING.

SOME GREAT WORK ON FRIDAY

I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MACHINIMA 'MASHUPS' THAT WE SAW ON FRIDAY. THERE WAS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THINKING, SOME GREAT STYLE, AND AN EXCELLENT DISCUSSION/CRITIQUE OF THE WORK.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE PRELIMINARY DRAFTS FOR EXP2 NEXT TUESDAY, BUT UNTIL THEN MAKE SURE YOU UPLOAD YOUR FINAL VIDEOS TO YOUTUBE AND LINK BACK TO YOUR BLOGS.

I'M ALSO KEEN TO READ ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE PRECEDENTS IN THE EXP2 INTRODUCTION LECTURE. ESPECIALLY HOW THE PRECEDENTS COULD INFORM YOUR IDEAS ON THE 'LIFE' OF THE SITE.

A REMINDER ALSO TO REGISTER FOR THE SERIOUS GAMES FOR HEALTHCARE SYMPOSIUM. HERE IS A LINK

http://www.vision6.com.au/download/files/08857/454881/Simtect08+Friday+Symposium.pdf

REFLEXIVE ARCHITECTURE IN SECOND LIFE

I THINK I MENTIONED THIS TO ONE OF YOU IN CLASS.

FRIDAY APRIL 4TH STUDIO

HI ALL,

WE'LL MEET FOR THIS WEEKS STUDIO AT THE NORMAL CLASS TIME OF 11AM IN THE FORUM SPACE ON LEVEL 5.

WE'LL BEGIN BY REVIEWING THE COMPOSITE ANIMATIONS AND THEN I'LL INTRODUCE THE COURSE OUTLINE AND EXPERIMENTS 2-4.

EXPERIMENT 2 WILL KICK OFF WITH A SHORT LECTURE ON 'MONTAGE'.

CHEERS, SEE YOU THEN

LOOKING THROUGH YOUR CLIPS

HI ALL,

GREAT TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR BLOGS AND SEE AN INTERESTING VARIETY OF CLIPS. I HAVEN'T HAD A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW BUT I'VE LEFT COMMENTS ON A FEW. I REALLY RECOMMEND YOU ALL KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT EACH OF YOU ARE DOING/FINDING, THIS IS WHERE THE BLOGS CAN MAKE A GREAT CONTRIBUTION.

ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ADD IS THAT THE REAL SKILL, AND DESIGN, IN THIS EXPERIMENT IS IN MAKING THE CLIPS YOUR OWN. THAT IS, SHIFTING THEM FROM WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO SAY SO THAT THEY COMBINE TO REINFORCE AND ELABORATE ON WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE TRY TO SAY.

IF YOU POST ANY DRAFTS BEFORE THIS FRIDAY THE 4TH OF APRIL (I RECOMMEND YOUTUBE AND LINK TO YOU BLOG) LET ME KNOW AND I'LL TAKE A LOOK. JUST A REMINDER THAT FRIDAY THE 4TH OF APRIL IS THE SUBMISSION DATE FOR EXP1 TOO.

CHEERS

WELCOME TO aLIFE

HELLO TEAM, NICE TO SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY OVER THE WEEKEND. TO THE RIGHT YOU'LL SEE LINKS TO ALL OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL PAGES. IN A WEEK OR SO YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE FULL COURSE OUTLINE AT RUSSELLLOWE.COM

CHEERS, AND SEE YOU AT 6.15 TUESDAY EVENING FOR A SHORT VIDEO EDITING DEMO WITH SONY VEGAS.