Production log robot companion
- 1. AmyBrockbank 1 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Production Log 08/05/15 Today,I attemptedtocreate the body of my robotcompanion,aswell asthe speakers,althoughthe speakerswere shortlyscrappedforthe time being,asIdecidedthataddingthe back panel tomy robot wouldbe more importantfor now,withthe speakersbeingaddedlateron.
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- 3. AmyBrockbank 3 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 11/05/2015 Today,I createdthe top part of myrobot companionthatsitson top of the mainbody.I createda box that was dividedintosections,thenusedmultishifttopull some of the polygonsthatwere inthe centre of the box upwardsto create a stand forthe antennae.Ithencreatedthe antennae by layeringdisksovereachotherequally,usingthe gridinthe backgroundasa guide, andthen mirroringthem.Ialsobeganwork onthe speakersduringthis session.
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- 8. AmyBrockbank 8 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 12/05/2015 Today,I finishedoff the speakersthatIstartedinmy last session,makingsure thatI surfacedboth the interiorandexteriorof the speakersseparately. Ithenstartedworkon the hoverpadson the bottomof the robot.I createdthese padsbycreatinga diskshape,thenbevellingthe polygonto create the correct shape.I thendidthe same for the pads that go onthe backpanel,makingsure that theywere equal tothe padsthat were on the speakers.Ithensurfacedthem.
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- 12. AmyBrockbank 12 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 13/05/2015 Today,I beganwork onthe wheelsof myrobot,whichactas a secondarymode of transportfor short distance travel.Ialsoworkedonthe frontpanel of the robot,whichincludedthe screenand controlsof the robot.I useda box modellingtechnique onthe frontpanel,toindicate wherethe screenandcontrolsare, butusedprimitive shapestocreate the controls
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- 17. AmyBrockbank 17 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 14/05/2015 Today,I startedwork onfinalisingmymodel.Iaddedthe finishingtouchbyaddingthe controllers to the sidesof the speakers.Iusedprimitiveshapestobuildupthe shape of the controllers.Ialso surfacedthe controllerssotheycouldbe texturedeasilywhenItake the model tomodeller
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- 19. AmyBrockbank 19 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 15/05/2015 Today,I put my model intoLayoutandbeganto positionandtexture mymodel.Itriedtouse some of the presettextures 16/05/2015 Today,I fixedaproblemwithmodel wherethe antennae standwon’tmodel correctly.Imeldedthe pointstogetherthatweren’tworkingcorrectly,andthenputthe model backintoLayout.I also beganto workon addingmore texturestomyrobot companion
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- 22. AmyBrockbank 22 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 21/05/2015 - Positionedthe camera - Addedmore textures Today,I positionedthe camerasoI know whatthe textureslooklike fromeveryangle whenIapply them.I alsoapplied more texturesfromthe presetmenu.Ialsoattemptedtouse the node editorto create textures,althoughtheywerescrapped.
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- 26. AmyBrockbank 26 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 22/05/2015 Today,I createdmy robot’sface inPhotoshop,whichwill be appliedtothe screen,togive myrobot more of a personality.Iusedthe shape tool inordertocreate the eyes,andusedthe brushtool for the eyelinerandmascara.To create the mouth,I useda rotatedletterC,typedinthe fontCalibri.I was originallygoingtouse a heartfor the mouth,but didn’t like how itlooked.
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- 28. AmyBrockbank 28 BTEC Level 3 Games Design 01/06/15
- 29. AmyBrockbank 29 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I editedmyimage tomake itappear more distortedandgrainy,addingtothe retro feel thatI wantedmyrobot to have.
- 30. AmyBrockbank 30 BTEC Level 3 Games Design
- 31. AmyBrockbank 31 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I appliedthe face texture tomyrobotby usingthe surface editor.Iaddedmore luminosityto my robot’sface to make it appearmore like ascreen.
- 32. AmyBrockbank 32 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I founda grill texture thatcanbe usedonthe main panel of myrobot,just nexttothe dials. https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8058/8172317591_97ef40cfc7_b.jpg (Linkto the grill image)
- 33. AmyBrockbank 33 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I appliedthe grill texture ontothe robot,inthe same wayI appliedthe screen.
- 34. AmyBrockbank 34 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I founda speakertexture thatwill be usedonthe interiorof myrobot’s speakers,tomake themlooklike speakers. https://d2gg9evh47fn9z.cloudfront.net/thumb_COLOURBOX9824792.jpg (Linktoimage of speakers) 02/06/15
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- 36. AmyBrockbank 36 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I changedthe colourof the speakertexture toblue.Whenapplyingthe speakertexturetothe speakers,Ididn’tlike howitlookedonthe model andwouldn’tapplyproperly,soIdecidedtodraw my own.
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- 38. AmyBrockbank 38 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I createdthe speakertexture,whichloopsaroundcontinuously. Ithenappliedthe texture in the same way as I didthe others.I muchpreferthistexture tothe othertexture asit looksfarnicer and has a bettercolour.
- 39. AmyBrockbank 39 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I founda newwoodtexture toapplytomy robot,as I don’tlike the browntexture that I appliedusingnode textures. http://allroundnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/seamless-wood-texture-free-22.jpg Here,I editedthe original imageto make itblue,soitmatchesthe frontpanel of the robot.
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- 41. AmyBrockbank 41 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here I appliedthe woodtexture inthe same wayasI didthe others,withthe onlydifference being that I changedthe projectionfrom‘planar’to‘cubic’sothe texturesworkbetterwithmymainly square shapedmodel. 04/06/2015
- 42. AmyBrockbank 42 BTEC Level 3 Games Design Here,I didthe final piece of surfacingonmyrobot.Here,I texturedthe controllersonthe sidesof the robot usingtexturesfromthe presetmenu.Imade the controllerstomatch the TV,and useda glasstexture on the screens.