Good luck with your Experiment 2 submissions. I won't see you until after the due date.
Here is the Experiment brief, from Russell's course outline:
Choose a specific hypothesis related to two of the three clients and create an architecture consisting of three spaces. The first two spaces should be at either end of a structure made from 10 interconnected rectangular forms. The third space should be on the landform that articulates a relationship to the rectangular forms. The spaces at either end of the rectangular forms are the clients laboratories (imagine the experiment to test your hypothesis will actually be conducted there). The space on the landform is a place for your clients to meet and exchange ideas. The landform should allow each client to arrive at their meeting in a distinctive and significant way.
Here are some things to consider:
Don't underestimate the landform. It should be clear that you didn't just use the randomly generated landscape that you created when you first opened Crysis. There are a lot of creative things you can do with sculpting the ground, vegetation, time of day etc. to make some great images. Also - this may sound obvious - your clients should be able to walk to the meeting place via some sculptured landscape. If it looks too steep to walk up, or too narrow to walk along, I will open your level and test it.
If you're adding lights, don't overdo it. Making lights really bright will bleach out a lot of detail.
The 'detail elements' should:
- Not be mistaken for additional rectangles. We will be very strict about counting blocks.
- Arise in some way out of the large composition of rectangular prisms. Elements of the large composition can be e.g. shrunk and repeated to form wall cladding. You can choose to develop details like balustrades or stairs, but we are NOT expecting a massing model that looks like a building, or laboratories that are outfitted with equipment.
- Be created at your discretion. We are not counting the number of additions you include, but are judging whether they enhance (or detract from) your scheme.
Please make sure your axos and textures are done with care. Not just drawn with care, but scanned and uploaded with care. They are not the main criteria for marking your work, but definitely count when you are on the borderline between two grades.
I will add more things if I think of any.
