Environment - Final scene

Environment - Final influence map

Environment - Modeling pliers, blow torch, hammer and scalples.

Environment - Modeling sink

Environment - Modeling operating theatre lights

Environment - Operating Table, Photoshop Concept.

Ok I've worked on this a bit more over the last week. I've opened it up as Phil said to make the chair feel more "marooned" in the space. Everything in the picture has been referenced from real functioning objects.

Environment - Operating Theatre concept.

Environment - The Uncanny Valley

This is something I've been looking at since the perception essay. The uncanny valley is a theory regarding roboitics. The idea is that robots that have human characteristics but don't look real are pleasing. For example Johnny 5 from short circuit. As robot start to look more human moving on to ALMOST life like we find them uncomfortable.

Environment - Other ideas I had.

I had some other ideas about this project so I'm putting them up as possilbilies.

The Interrogation. Simple but effective and as you can see, pretty much all done before.

The White Chapel. I had an idea of a deserted wedding in an old white chapel, the guests seem to have all disapeared. Where? Dead, obducted. Who knows?

Environment - Initial Sketch

I took my favorite thumb nail and made a rough sketch and added lighting in Photoshop to show the kind of atmosphere that can be achieved. I think it has potential :)

Environment - 50 Thumb Nails

Here you go. Couldn't wait for an A3 scanner so took photos :)

They're numbered  so if anyone would like to give feedback on what works in which one that'll be cool :)

Environment - 50 Thumb Nails - Operating Table

OK I've done 50 thumb nails today for my idea but I haven't got access to an A3 scanner. So won't be able to upload them until UCA opens again :(

I'n the meantime I decided to model an operating table in Maya, just on the basis that there's going to be alot of modeling in this scene so it won't hurt to get the basics done :)

Environment - Influence Maps

Environment - Initial ideas

OK, my first thought when thinking about the uncanny valley and the cognitive dissonance to be portrayed in this CG environment was an operating theatre. Mostly because although not a comfortable place as such, it is seen as somewhere that people are given help and people are cured.

I thought that it might be nice to very subtly change some of the surgical instruments to instruments of touture, in a way where you are thinking to yourself. What's really gone on in here?

Any thoughts?