Challenge #6 - Xanthra - The Chair - Scifi-Meshes.com

**xanthra** · 06-17-2007, 01:29 AM

My concept is going to be more of pod than a chair honestly.
It'll be a fully enveloping gel filled G-suit kind of thing with neural taps so that the flesh & blood CO can withstand the immense accelerations produced by warships maneuvering at near light speed.

It'll have integrated life support systems and radiation shields and double as a lifeboat.

"Skeches" to follow : )

**JeffrySG** · 06-17-2007, 05:54 AM

cool concept... kind of like the concept for the suit in The Abyss, well sorta...

**gpdesigner** · 06-17-2007, 01:36 PM

This sounds interesting, can't wait to see the conceptuals.
gp

**xanthra** · 06-17-2007, 11:59 PM

Thanks for the encouragement guys : )

Fresh off of the scanner, my first ever concept sketch.
I know that I can't draw so, please be kind ...

**xanthra** · 06-18-2007, 04:36 AM

Here's my progress in kpovmodeller.

**tobian** · 06-18-2007, 10:04 AM

Yeah grav couches, are a cool concept for that 'scifi' feeling

It's good your thinking about the design in terms of functionality rather than just adding greebles to it hehe. This is going to be a tricky one to light and render though, as while it might be more 'realistic' to simply have it be a hex shaped armoured box, I think we'd like to see inside, so some glass windows, with wierd coloured gel/liquid could be a fun rendering challenge. I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but I'm sure I've seen one in a scifi before... somewhere, probably something very obscure

**xanthra** · 06-19-2007, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by tobian

Yeah grav couches, are a cool concept for that 'scifi' feeling

It's good your thinking about the design in terms of functionality rather than just adding greebles to it hehe. This is going to be a tricky one to light and render though, as while it might be more 'realistic' to simply have it be a hex shaped armoured box, I think we'd like to see inside, so some glass windows, with wierd coloured gel/liquid could be a fun rendering challenge. I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but I'm sure I've seen one in a scifi before... somewhere, probably something very obscure

Thanks : ) I was thinking of giving the viewer a look inside the greebly box with an action shot of the occupant climbing out of the (green?) goo. I'm probably in way over my head, but I'm gonna give it a try!

Ozylot · 06-19-2007, 01:35 AM

Cool concept, I look forward to seeing this develop

**xanthra** · 06-19-2007, 02:22 AM

OK, so was thinking some more about Tobian's comment about being able to see inside the hex block and thought maybe the thing isn't made out of steel, but perhaps transparent aluminum ? I've never used anything but solid pigments in POV Ray before so this is all new to me and obviously the goo still needs a lot of work, but PLMKWYT : )

**xanthra** · 06-19-2007, 05:12 AM

Playing with ideas for tanks filled with funky fluids ...

This first one was obviously inspired by the ones on Larsen's "Funny Chair."
The fluid needs to be less opaque, but I'm done for tonight.

06-17-2007, 01:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
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06-17-2007, 05:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
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06-18-2007, 10:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
tobian Hallway Monitor Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newcastle, England Age: 33 Posts: 1,341	Yeah grav couches, are a cool concept for that 'scifi' feeling It's good your thinking about the design in terms of functionality rather than just adding greebles to it hehe. This is going to be a tricky one to light and render though, as while it might be more 'realistic' to simply have it be a hex shaped armoured box, I think we'd like to see inside, so some glass windows, with wierd coloured gel/liquid could be a fun rendering challenge. I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but I'm sure I've seen one in a scifi before... somewhere, probably something very obscure
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