nroppel_project3

[|Project Three] It runs a bit slow at the start, but once its gone through, it goes much quicker the next times !


 * Process Work**

Mood Board

Asphyxiation



Comatose



Pontification





For this I used After Effects. My original idea was to compose the five different levels that you could travel between and then using JQuery scroll through them. As you did, on each level you would experience a word or feeling that I felt represented asphyxia. However, JQuery didn't work, and Processing didn't have enough memory for me to complete my idea, so I made it one animated gif that takes you through the entire experience.

For the overall feel, I wanted on to the the feeling of suffocation, so I placed everything in dark hallways. The first level consists of the actual word, and from there you drop down into the next level. For this, I wanted an icy feeling, with a word hidden underneath a bumpy image, one that you could read once the light rolls over it.

For the third level, I wanted to illustrate the feeling of tension. It can build up inside until it breaks, so while "walking" through the room, the words tension are breaking all around you. For the fourth level, I wanted to illustrate the feeling of panic one might feel being caught in a room that they can't see the exit to. So I filled the room with a plant-like thing, and had it blocking your view as you continue to walk through. Just when you think that there's no exit, you see the door which takes you to the final level.

A result of asphyxia is seizures. So for the final floor I have the room shaking so that while you're walking across, you have a feeling of unease, and unsteadiness, not quite able to control your walk. Finally, as you approach the door, everything fades to black and you start the cycle over again. I wanted it to be something continues because not being able to escape is something that may be a result from this condition.