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
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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
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
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
Friday, April 18, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
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
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
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