Tuesday 14 June 2011

Scratch for SecondLife

Scratch enables you to create scripts that can be used in SecondLife. Scratch is a free download from the website below.
http://web.mit.edu/~eric_r/Public/S4SL/

Final Pictures of our Virtual Library





Sculpties and Sculpty Map


To create Scuplties you will need to do load the program SculptyPaint. http://elout.home.xs4all.nl/sculptpaint/ 
You can use this program to create different shapes and objects that can then be imported into SecondLife.



The text of the name below provides a sculpty map for the image created from it. (as shown below).





Creating more textures on Photoshop


Inspiration for our Virtual Library


The City of London Information Centre. We were inspired by the roof of this building which was published in the Architects Journal. 

Particles

The get Particles your avatar needs to visit the Particle Lab in Second life. You do this by searching for it and then teleporting yourself there. Once you have chosen your desired particle then all you need to do is place it on a prim and the process is complete.

Monday 13 June 2011

Extraordinary Surface


This surface was created in photoshop and is the texture on the small fireplace.

ArchiCad TreeHouse

Section of TreeHouse

Axonometric

Perspective

Journals



Architects Journal:
The Architects Journal is a british publication which is produced weekly. This journal has a magazine layout which includes architectural news, critics opinions, info about top jobs and info about whats new on the website each week. The journal covers all things architecture but shows more of a focus on modern innovative architecture and design.

Website link:http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/



L'Arca:
This is the International Magazine of architecture, design, and visual communication.
This publication is produce in Italy and has both italian and english text inside. The journal is produced monthly and is produced world wide. The magazine focuses on modern architecture and contains a large amount of photography, drawings of plans,elevations etc and imagined views and sites of planned buildings.


Lotus International:
Lotus International is a quarterly Architectural review which is produced in Italy. This journal has a large amount of drawings in the form of plans, sections, elevations, plans of building and area layout. The journal has developed over the years with the development of modern and innovative architecture as its main focus.

Monday 6 June 2011

Architects Journal

The Architects Journal also has a website. http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/
This website covers news and hot topics in the world of British Architecture. The website also covers topics such as sustainability, info on building specifications and the Architects Journal Top 100, which is Britain's most successful Architecture firms.

Sunday 5 June 2011

Site for Building

This is the site where Chuck157, Mojomina and ShortyOne will build.

Wednesday 1 June 2011

Avatar Pictures from Second Life


Exploring how to place an external website on a prim inside SecondLife.

Using Photoshop



These textures have been created in photoshop using the light effects tool.