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Background Info

December 20th, 2047 was the day that ended WWIII and approximately wiped out 84% of all life forms on earth starting from its epicentre. The bombing of a research facility within the Bermuda triangle led to a chemical spill from lab K94 and its effects still plague the earth’s surface 35 years after.

As devastating as it was, the event had led to a unity among all survivors regardless of race or nationality and the city they dwelled in was referred to as Pangea. Humanity was at peace for the first 20 years as it slowly rebuilt itself from the aftereffects of the spill. However this did not last long, the population grew faster and larger than the new city could handle and resulted in riots. Pangea had fallen and in its wake was the founding of 3 factions: Quia, Adversus and Neutrum. Respectively, these were those who wanted to rebuild Pangea anew in the same area, those who wanted to leave and create new settlements and those who simply wandered the earth in hope that the universe would find them rest. Neutrum initiated their plan with the deployment of Prof. James Minthe to an area 26 miles off the coast of the Bermuda Triangle, the place where it all began.

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Research Notes Plantae: the Evolutionary Process

Dec. 3rd, 2086                                                          Prof. James Minthe

 The condition of the land has reached a point of stability by existing on the brink of what was once determined a form of structural decay at the molecular level. It is not as though the appearance of these life forms is unfamiliar to human memory but rather they simply cease to exist within their original manifestations. There has been a radical and distinct shift in the ecological evolution within the area. One of the more profound discoveries is the symbiotic union of fungi and crystals at the genetic level. However the organic form is not epiphyte in nature. Instead they are more akin to an appendage.

  What I had originally presumed to be an Agaricus Bisporus, a common white button mushroom, is now thrice the size a doorway. The irregularity occurs when the rapid accelerations of cells has resulted in these manifestations able to retain their genuine form while  science dictates otherwise. However, through whatever course nature has presumed to take these manifestations synthesize artificially a species of plant and crystal combined that are entirely capable of thriving under the natural conditions. That is to say that after extracting samples and replicating the accustomed environment, meaning the one before the accident, of these species they function without fail.

   From these samples I have come to distinguish the basic process of this gene mutation and recombination as they exist under the rule of natural selection. The structural changes have had little effect on the phenology as much as it is has had an effect on the land itself. Which has further reflected in the outgrowth and the development of crystals. The atomic scattering has propelled the atoms to behave as though they are in a constant state of nuclear fission which in itself poses a question of safety. Yet their temperature factor of exp[-Bj(sinθ/λ) 2 ] remains stable to the point they mimic the behaviours of ordinary crystal hexagonal and trigonal families

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Outpost Explanation

The SiO4, also known as quartz, is made up of different types of wooden panels that have had their structure altered by interlacing the wood fibres with samples of mushroom. This combination resulted in a change of density thus making it heavier, but it was able to maintain its original mass allowing for thin panels of varying weights. However each drone that returned received some form of damaged in which was assumed to have come from the change in the atmosphere. A series of tests led to the discovery that by grounding the crystals into a dust and then making them into a paste using a range of solvents. This paste was then used to coat the exterior surfaces of the SiO4 so that it may withstand the elements. Its structural counterpart is made of a hybrid material of steel and crystals that allow for quick and easy transportation but also allows it to better react to the conditions of the site. This new material has proven to be very versatile in construction and is able to withstand greater loads without causing too much strain on the environment it is in. Energy systems incorporated into the design consist mainly of solar and lunar energy collection systems then stored into.

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Digital Manual

  -Final pics

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 I wanted to keep the same type of flat tones and vector like imagery throughout. So I took the sketches that were uploaded previously and edited it in Adobe Illustrator. Proper layer management was very useful in completing this task.

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Notes - page12

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Notes - page11

Field agent Minthe is a researcher in Biology and Crystalography.

The outpost was designed to further reflect his studies as it resembles the surrounding crystals. Also the patterns on his coat are similar to those on the capsule. The geometric pattern was inspired by his precision and no nonsense attitude to his work.

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Alternative Model

  The model was going to be that of a detailed model due to two reasons. First I came to the realization that my site was something which held a lot of elements in order to properly give context to the creation of the outpost. This would have been fairly meticulous to recreate and would also be a bit costly, which led me to my second realization. The Outpost itself was something I had designed with a considerable amount of thought with regards to its external appearance. I thought that the outpost itself was so small compared to everything else in its surroundings that the details I added to it wold have been lost. At this point I had determined that the best course of action then would be to create the Outpost itself as a detailed model with the remainder of the site as rendered images.

  For this model I would have then had to use a combination of a digitally fabricated and hand-made components as well as varying types of imagery. At first I couldn’t quite imagine which parts I wanted to fabricate so I looked into what inspired the creation of my Outpost to begin with: a Victorian lantern.

  Even though my final design closely resembles the crystals growing around it, from looking back to the lantern and the parts that made its body I determined that I would need to fabricate the base shape of the Outpost via the 3D Printer. After creating the body using Rhino3D I would be able to export the model itself as a .STL file. I think the 3D printed base would have allowed me to easily assemble and disassemble the model as I would like to, the only flaw to this process would be my inability to further alter the base model which means I would need to have a very final idea of what I wanted it to look like before printing.

  The remainder of the components such as the illuminated windows and glass lookout chambers would then be made by hand using things such as Plexiglas and paints. These are the parts that require the most detail and care in their creation as well as a flexibility I don’t think digital tools would have allowed me.

  With the completion of the outpost I would have then needed the drawings and images of the site itself for context and would be a mixture of rendered hand-drawn sketches overlaid with technical computer aided drawings. For the fully rendered digital drawings I would have used a combination of software such as V-Ray for materiality, Photoshop and Autodesk Sketchbook for final edits such as a background images and adjustments.

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 A few technical drawings of the outpost...

 One shows the location of the capsule in relation to its environment while the others show a closer design of what it would look like.

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Notes - page10

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  Starting from the left, my landscape was completely barren as it wasn’t suitable for sustaining much of any life other than the mushrooms which were a product of a chemical spill. This is what cleared the land as it seeped into the earth and got into the water which caused the crystals to grow.

  After 25 years things are less toxic and some other plants are now able to grow with occasional patches of grass. Then finally after 100 years almost all of the toxins are cleared from the land promoting growth and setting the scene for the creation of my outpost.

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Final Renders~

   These came out pretty okay in my opinion, definitely had to play around with some of the material textures and settings though. I would definitely need to work on my lighting and background sky...which refused to show up as I rendered it.

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The rendering was done using V-Ray in which I also incorporated some materiality to certain elements within my model. This wasn’t a hard task but what I found most challenging was simply deciding which material I wanted, then making that material work properly when it rendered. 

  The landscape I was going for was not this plain, smooth brown.....but I couldn’t quite get the texture mapping adjusted to sit properly on it. That’s definitely a task to improve upon in the future.

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The next step was to incorporate ruins into the site previously created. As identified by the red outline, it shows which parts of these buildings have been cut and will be used within my landscape.