Work
What papercraft can do for you
In our tutorial Pixilated Papercraft, we use a simple Scion model from Second Life as an example of what can be created with the tools we’ve collected. The detail that is possible with our process is not nearly displayed with our Scion. Above is a wonderful “Mach 5″ created by Claudio Dias from the show Speed Racer.
Notice the high quality detail on the control panel and the texture of the wheels. Since this piece started as flat sheets of paper, applying textures is much easier than in CNC milling or Rapid Prototyping. More of Claudio’s work can be seen at his blog, Paper Inside.
Ink printing the primitive Metaverse
These images are prints from our current show at the Aho Museum in Second Life. Please visit our News section for more information. If you are interested in these or other prints please write us at:
contact {at} recursiveinstruments {dot} com
Mike and I love the analog character of the block printing process. It is facinating to watch the machine introduce its own voice as well. The box that intersects the sail is a combination of the picture frame and the computer’s interpretation of the horizon.
A friend of mine in Second Life confided that she felt physical comfort when her avatar was held in the arms of her digital lover. Omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori.
I stumbled across a man hanging himself near a Wild West saloon. He kept falling from the noose and felt compeled to re-hang himself each time. The woman is playing one of Second Life’s most popular games?????”Slingo!
Land owners often pay people to hang around their parcel. This increases traffic at their business and consequently increases their rank in Second Life’s search engine. The man in the upper right had been dancing for 8.5 hours for the meager sum of $68 lindens?????”worth about a quarter of a U.S. dollar.
Making pixels palpable
Following up on Mike Frumin’s excellent suggestions, this series shows a day in the life of Sheep Island’s most popular residents?????”her sheep. On the left is a screen shot of Second Life. In the center is Blender’s rendering of the .obj file OGLE created from the previous scene (thanks again to EyeBeam and OpenLab!). Finally, that pink cutie on the right is the end result of our mill’s loving 10,000 rpm embrace.
There is a larger image here:
Complete landscape
This is the end result of our show from April 2006. It is the entire Sheep Island sim printed in pink insulation foam. We imposed the grid rather than abutting the pieces to emphasize their relationship to both the pixel and the acre. Sheep Island regulars will note the lack of the Electric Sheep Company skyscraper. We felt a flock of freshly milled electronic sheep was more in the spirit of the show.
More information detailing the entire process of creating this sculpture can be found in the Archive section. If you are interested in this work please write us at:
contact {at} recursiveinstruments {dot} com
