Salford City College

Eccles Sixth Form Centre

BTec Level 3
Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Games Design
Unit 66 3D Modelling
HA5 Sidekick Task 6 Production
Name Terence Byrne
Date: 10!1"
Today # started t$e very %irst part o% t$e tas& '$ic$ 'as t$e design pac&( # used t$e internet to researc$ up on various ro)ots in '$ic$ # could t$en
use to gat$er ideas( # researc$ed very sop$isticated ro)ots suc$ as t$e ro)ots %rom t$e %ilm *# +,B,T- and even Trans%ormers %rom t$e %ilm
*Trans%ormers- # realised t$ese ro)ots 'ere very di%%erent and decided to get even more di%%erent style ro)ots so # could t$en get a )etter
understanding o% di%%erent ro)ots .o)s( # t$en researc$ed up on ro)ots %rom games( # researc$ed up on t$e E/EB,T %rom t$e game 0allout !(
T$is style ro)ot really intrigued me and it seemed to remind me o% a 1putni&( T$ere%ore # t$en researc$ed up a 1putni&( 0rom t$is # t$en $ad t$e
idea o% manipulating t$e 1putni& 'it$ t$e E/EB,T to create my style ro)ot( # realised # could may)e mix t$e t'o ro)ots toget$er and t$en c$ange
various t$ings on t$em( 2o'ever3 # $ave many di%%erent style ro)ots in mind and t$is is .ust one idea( 4%ter t$is # planned '$at # s$ould do next and
t$at 'as 5o) roles %or ro)ots( Today # %eel as i% t$e researc$ $as gave me a )oost and # $ave many ideas %or a side&ic& %or second li%e in mind(
Date: 1!!1"
Today # got to 'or& on .o) roles in '$ic$ # could $ave %or my side&ic&( Even
t$oug$ my side&ic& 'asn6t designed or %igured out3 # realised # still need to loo&
at .o)s %or ro)ots and '$at t$e side&ic& could do in t$e 'orld o% second li%e(
0irstly # gat$ered up .o)s %or my side&ic& 'it$out loo&ing at t$e 'orld o% second
li%e( 2ere is '$at # came up 'it$(

4%ter t$at # realised # s$ould $ave loo&ed up on second li%e %irst as may)e t$e
.o)s # $ave already may not )e suita)le in t$e 'orld o% second li%e e(g( a soldier
side&ic& may )e loo&ed at as a t$reat and t$is may not suit t$e second li%e
community( T$ere%ore3 # t$en loo&ed up second li%e on /ouTu)e and came
across many videos to $elp me( # 'as s$oc&ed 'it$ t$e second li%e 'orld as it
$eld many di%%erent t$ings %or a side&ic& to do e(g( in second li%e you can visit
many locations suc$ as t$e cinema7 T$is gave me an idea o% a guidance
side&ic& '$o $elped ne' comers travel around easier in second li%e( 4not$er
t$ing # sa' in second li%e 'as t$at you can do p$otograp$y in t$e game( # t$en
realised a side&ic& # could develop could may)e $elp ta&e pictures %or players
e(g( it guides you( 4%ter 'atc$ing many second li%e videos # came up 'it$ many
.o)s %or a side&ic& suc$ as a side&ic& '$ic$ tells you $o' to )reed animals 8 a
side&ic& '$ic$ is a )ouncer at one o% t$e second li%e nig$tclu)s 9 a side&ic&
'$ic$ $elps you )uild a $ouse8 and even a side&ic& '$ic$ $elps you to
meditate(
Today # %eel impressed as # &no' muc$ more a)out second li%e and %rom t$is
ne' in%ormation7 # no' $ave many ideas %or a side&ic& %or t$e 'orld o% second
li%e( # no' loo& to %ind a suita)le .o) %or a side&ic& and t$en get to 'or& on
designing t$e side&ic&(
Date: 1:!1"
Today3 # managed to come up 'it$ a .o) %or my side&ic& %or t$e 'orld o% second li%e( #n addition3 # )egan dra'ing up my very %irst design o% t$e
side&ic& to( T$e name o% t$e side&ic& is called *guidance )ot-7 and t$e .o) # came up 'it$ 'as a side&ic& in '$ic$ gives advice to players on '$at
you s$ould do and '$at you can do on second li%e( 4lso t$e side&ic& tells t$e players literally everyt$ing you can do second li%e suc$ as $o' to enter
)eauty competitions3 tells you '$ere di%%erent locations are7 and t$e side&ic& also can give advice on $o' and '$y you s$ould do certain t$ings as a
player( Basically t$e side&ic& is a guidance )ot in '$ic$ $as all t$e in%ormation in '$ic$ people can get %rom it simply )y as&ing it( 0urt$ermore
every player gets a guidance )ot and you can eit$er &eep it meaning it 'ill %ollo' you every'$ere in case you need $elp7 or you can simply %ire it
meaning it 'ill disappear and not come )ac& again( # am $appy 'it$ my process %or t$e side&ic&3 and )elieve t$is .o) 'ill 'or& extremely 'ell as
%rom revie's on second li%e7 people seem to %ind it $ard to play and so $ope%ully a guidance )ot ;my side&ic&< s$ould $elp players and )e loo&ed at
as a )ig $elp%ul impact(
4%ter t$is # t$en )egan dra'ing up t$e guidance )ot( T$e %irst design loo&ed pretty good and # 'as impressed 'it$ it( 2o'ever # %elt li&e # could
improve it( 0or t$e %irst design # dre' a %ront vie'3 a )ac& vie'3 and a side vie'( T$e 1&etc$es $o'ever 'ere %ar easier to do as our tutor gave us
gridded paper( T$is paper made it easier to dra' up my side&ic& 'it$ t$e same si=e scale %or eac$ s&etc$ e(g( %ront vie'3 )ac& vie'3 and side vie'(
# managed to ta&e pictures o% my %irst design at $ome3 )ut my camera ran out o% )attery meaning # couldn6t ta&e pictures o% my secondary designs(
4%ter t$is3 # t$en proceeded to dra' up my second style ro)ot( /et again # dre' up a %ront vie' and side
vie' and also a )ac& vie'( T$is time t$e side&ic& loo&ed very di%%erent3 )ut # seemed to pre%er t$is one(
#n addition3 t$e gridded Paper $elped me to &eep t$e ro)ot t$e same si=e and t$is $elped me ma&e a
>uic&er decision( # made t$e decision to go t$roug$ 'it$ my second style ro)ot as it seemed more relia)le to create and also it loo&ed )etter in my
opinion( Today # %eel as i% # $ave made good progress3 as no' # $ave c$ose t$e %inal design o% my side&ic& and also its .o) role in t$e 'orld o%
second li%e(
Date: ?0!1"
Today 'as very productive as # managed to scan my
secondary ;%inal< designs and set t$e images up on
modeller( By putting t$e images on modeller3 # could use my
s&etc$es as a guideline li&e t$e tec$ni>ue 'e used earlier
'it$ t$e )at( 4s # 'as scanning 'it$ anot$er pupil3 my tutor
t$en told me to c$ange t$e )ac&ground colour o% t$e image
;s&etc$< into a dar& )lue colour as t$is 'ay '$en # put t$e
images on modeller3 t$ey 'ill )e easier to see(
Basically t$is meant t$e guidelines 'ould )e more trust'ort$y( T$ere%ore3 a%ter t$e scanning3 # edited t$e images o% my s&etc$es on P$otos$op3 and
c$anged t$e colour o% t$e '$ole image to a dar& )lue( T$e tutor 'as rig$t as t$is made t$e image stand out more '$ic$ meant more accurate
guidelines( 2o'ever3 t$en # needed to go on modeller and t$en pout t$ese images in as my guidelines( To do t$is # pressed t$e D &ey on modeller
and t$en 'ent across over to t$e )ac&drop menu( 4%ter t$is # t$en t$en clic&ed on t$e di%%erent vie's e(g( )ottom rig$t3 top le%t and t$en placed in t$e
images in '$ic$ matc$ed t$e vie'@( E(g( t$e )ottom rig$t vie' $eld t$e side vie' o% my side&ic& and t$e top le%t vie' $eld t$e top o% my
side&ic&@@ # $ave planned on c$anging t$e vie'points later in order to $elp me 'it$ di%%erent parts o% t$e side&ic&(
Date: ?"!1"
Today # )egan t$e development o% my side&ic&3 # $ad t$e
guidelines ready e(g( my s&etc$es and no' # could )egin
aiming progress( T$e %irst t$ing # did 'as set up t$e
guidelines and t$en created a )all( T$is )all 'ould )e t$e
)ody o% my side&ic&(
# t$en si=ed t$e )all do'n to t$e same si=e )all as t$e
guidelines( My next step 'as to add more t$ings to t$e )ody
;)all< suc$ as 4riel signals( T$e %irst 4riel # )egan 'it$ 'as
t$e main one '$ic$ 'as t$e signal 4riel %or t$e )ot( T$is
4riel $ad to go rig$t on t$e top o% its )ody( #n order to do t$is
# used t$e =oom tool to place t$e 4riel in accurately as #
could .ust line it up 'it$ t$e mar&ing on t$e top o% t$e )all( 2o'ever3 no' # $ad to do more complicated stu%% to t$e )ot(
My next step 'as to start on creating one o% t$e main %eatures o% t$e )ot '$ic$ 'as its
eye( To do t$is # used a mixture o% t$e )evel tool and multisite tool( By using a mixture
o% t$ese t'o tools3 # made >uic& progress 'it$ t$e eye( 4lso # needed to add anot$er
)all in '$ic$ # manipulated 'it$ t$ose ? tools(
# %ound it $ard to align t$e eye7 used t$e guidelines to $elp
me( Ap to no' t$e guidelines 'ere 'or&ing very 'ell and it
'as 'ort$ manipulating t$em into t$e colour )lue on
P$otos$op t$e ot$er day( # also c$anged t$e colour around
t$e top part o% t$e )ody '$en creating t$e eye as t$is strip
'ould )e anot$er part o% t$e eye(
Today # made good progress and did more on my side&ic&
t$an expected( No' # could plan on $o' and '$en # 'ill add
ot$er parts to t$e side&ic&(
Date:?:!1"
Today # yet
again carried
on 'it$ my
side&ic& '$ilst
doing ot$er
tas&s suc$ as
tas& 1( #n t$e
lesson3 #
>uic&ly placed
t$e guidelines
on modeller again and t$en )egan on t$e process o% t$e side&ic&( # decided to %irst test out a %e' colours( # too& a li&ing to t$e colours red and '$ite
'$en # placed t$ese on t$e )ot( To do t$is # pressed > and t$is gave me options on $o' c$anges t$e colours o% di%%erent parts o% t$e )ot e(g( # could
c$ange t$e )ody colour red and t$en c$ange t$e eye strip '$ite(
4%ter c$anging t$e colours( # t$en improved t$e 4riel on t$e top o% its $ead )y adding anot$er )all and placing it on t$e top o% t$e 4riel pole using t$e
drag tool( #n opinion3 t$e main signal 4riel 'as nearly complete '$ic$ meant # no' could move on to ot$er parts o% t$e side&ic&(
T$e next step # 'ent on to today 'as to start creating t$e ot$er ? 4riel6s on t$e )ac& o% t$e side&ic&( T$ese ? 4riel6s 'ould )e t$e side&ic&s $earing
signal( # )egan )y placing in a capsule s$ape3 # t$en duplicated it )y pressing *ctrl c 9 ctrl v- T$is meant # no' $ad ? capsules( T$e next t$ing # t$en
done 'as si=e t$em do'n using t$e si=e tool *s$i%t 2- No' t$e capsules 'ere t$e correct si=e # moved t$em )y pressing t$e T &ey7 to t$e location
in '$ic$ t$ey )ot$ needed to )e( T$e guidelines really 'or&ed '$en it came to lining t$e capsules up into t$e correct places( To get t$e capsules all
t$e more accurate3 # Ased a mixture o% t$e move tool *T- and t$e rotation toll */- By using t$ese tools # managed to get t$e )ac& 4riel poles into
place( By t$is time it 'as t$e end o% t$e lesson(
Today # %eel as # $ave made good progress as # $ave no' added colour and ne' aerials to t$e side&ic&( 2o'ever improvements to t$e aerials and
colour are needed and so # $ope to do t$at t$e next time # can(

Date: !"1"
Today # decided t0o carry on 'it$ t$e side&ic& out o% lesson time and during t$e )rea&s7 # 'as progressing t$roug$ ot$er tas&s suc$ as tas& ? o% t$is
unit ;24B< My %irst priority as usual 'as to place in t$e guidelines '$ic$ are my s&etc$es( #n addition # $ad to t'ea& t$em as usual e(g( c$ange t$e
si=e and even contrast( 4not$er t$ing # $ad )een doing 'as c$anging t$e image resolution %rom B1? x B1? to ?0"C x ?0"C( T$e reason # $ad )een
doing t$is 'as so t$e image 'ould loo& clearer( No' # $ad to carry on 'it$ t$e ? )ac& $earing 4riel6s on t$e )ac& o% t$e side&ic&( # $ad to add a )all3
duplicate it and t$en use t$e move tool *T- to put t$em into place( #n addition3 # decided to also add colour to eac$ o).ect so # could get a )etter
understanding to '$et$er t$e colours 'ere good3 or i% t$ey needed to )e improved( 4%ter t$is # used t$e =oom tool to c$ec& t$e ? aerials .ust in case
t$ey 'ere out o% line( /et again t$e guidelines $elped me 'it$ t$e accuracy(
T$e next t$ing # did 'as improve t$e Eye o% t$e side&ic&( To improve t$e eye # used t$e
multis$i%t tool mostly3 and no' and t$en used )evel .ust to t'ea& t$ings( No' # $ad t$at
done # needed to add a pupil( To do t$is3 # used a sp$erical primitive3 )ut only dre' on t$e
D axis to esta)lis$ a %lat3 ?D oval8s$ape o).ect '$ic$ 'ould %it in t$e centre o% t$e eye to
serve as t$e pupil(
2o'ever3 # $ad more time to get to 'or& 'it$ anot$er
important %eature o% t$e side&ic&7 and i% # s&ipped my
)rea& # &ne' t$ere 'as a c$ance to complete it( T$is part
'as t$e mout$( Care%ully # $ig$lig$ted eac$ polygon
around t$e mout$ area7 and t$en used a mixture o% t$e
multis$i%t tool3 )evel tool and drag tool( T$e mout$ soon
loo&ed good33 )ut # 'as struggling to multis$i%t t$e )ottom
$al% o% t$e mout$( T$roug$ t$is part t$e tutor guided me
and it turned out t$at # 'ould $ave to use t$e stretc$ tool
*2- and stretc$ it in'ards( By doing t$is t$e mout$ no'
loo&ed )etter( 2o'ever to ma&e t$e mout$ $o' # 'anted it
to )e # t$en $ad to $ig$lig$t t$e mout$ area and $old s$i%t
and press t$e D &ey( # t$en c$anged t$e percentage to
t$e num)er o% small polygons # 'anted( No' t$at 'as
done # c$anged t$e colours o% t$e mout$ to ma&e it loo&
as i% t$e mout$ 'as a spea&er(
Today # am pleased 'it$ t$e 'or& # $ave done and # )elieve my side&ic& is loo&ing very 'ell up to t$is stage(
Date::"1"
Today3 # started on moddler3 0irstly # added t$e guidelines and t$en decided to add t$e eye protectors( T$ese 'ould )e $ard and so # decided to
start %irst t$ing so # $ad enoug$ time( To create t$e eye protectors # used t$e disc s$ape( Care%ully # multis$i%ted t$e s$ape and even used t$e
stretc$ tool to get t$e disc %lat enoug$ and suita)le enoug$ %or t$e +o)ot( To get t$e si=e o% t$e dis& correct # rotated t$e vie' so # $ad a Birdseye
vie' and t$en # used t$e guidelines to 'arn me i% # 'as ma&ing t$e dis& to small( E$en # $ad complete t$e eye protector3 # placed it in place using
t$e guidelines and t$en # duplicated it ;ctrl c 9 ctrl v<( T$en # c$anged t$e colour )lac& and =oomed )ac& out to get a )etter vie' o% t$e side&ic& ne'
and improved( 2o'ever3 # decided to c$ange t$e colours o% t$e side&ic&3 # decided to c$ange t$e colours to red3 )lac& and '$ite( To do t$is #
$ig$lig$ted t$e polygons # needed to c$ange colour and t$en pressed t$e *F- &ey3 selecting t$e side&ic& part to c$ange(
Gater # decided to improve t$e colours and so # 'ent over t$e side&ic& again re%illing in colours in a di%%erent pattern( 2o'ever3 # decided to &eep t$e
same colours3 )ut to .ust create a di%%erent pattern( # did t$is so t$e side&ic& 'ould loo& more appealing(
Near to t$e end o% t$e session3 # decided to c$ange t$e )lac& and red
colours to )lac& and gold and so # did( 0rom doing t$is colour test it gave
me a )etter understanding as # li&ed t$e )lac& and gold colours )etter and
t$oug$t t$ey stood out more ma&ing t$e side&ic& more appealing( 2o'ever
# realised t$at a%ter t$e 'or& on modeller 'ould come lig$t'ave meaning #
could get )etter textures %or t$e ro)ot and )eer colours( 2o'ever even
t$oug$ # %orgot a)out lig$t'ave )eing a)le to c$ange t$e texture o% t$e
+o)ot3 # no' $ad a )etter understanding on '$at t$e colours o% t$e ro)ot #
'anted '$ic$ is )lac& and gold(
,verall3 # )elieve today 'as very productive as # managed to add t$e eye protectors3 di%%erent colours e(c(t( My next stage 'ill )e to go on lig$t'ave
and )egin ta&ing pictures o% t$e side&ic& and c$ange its textures(
Date: 10"1"
Today # 'as a)le to enter lig$t'ave Gayout and place my side&ic& on t$ere( Ee 'ere as&ed to add a template 'it$ stage lig$ts so our side&ic&
'ould )e easier to see( ,ur tutor s$o'n us $o' to put t$is template on and t$en all 'e $ad to do 'as place our side&ic& on lig$t'ave layout %rom
modeller( To do t$is 'e imported t$e latest saved side&ic& %rom modeller on to lig$t'ave( No' # $ad t$at done3 # needed to ta&e some pictures o% my
side&ic& to get some di%%erent angels and vie's( To ta&e t$e pictures on lig$t'ave layout3 # used t$e camera tool and t$en moved t$e camera into
t$e positions # 'anted it to )e to capture t$e side&ic& %rom di%%erent angels( Eac$ time # $ad t$e position o% t$e camera rig$t3 # needed to t$en press
t$e *enter- &ey %or it to ta&e t$e picture( 4%ter t$e picture capturing # needed to dou)le c$ec& t$em over to see i% t$e pictures 'ere correct(
T$e pictures 'ere %inis$ed and so t$e next stage 'as t$e side &ic& texturing( # still 'anted to &eep t$e side&ic& )lac& and god3 But # 'anted to ma&e
t$e eye % t$e side&ic& stand out and so # use a texture in '$ic$ made t$e eye mirror li&e 4lso # made t$e side&ic&s signals very )rig$t to portray
po'er ;electricity<( 4%ter 1B minutes o% texturing # no' $ad t$e textures completed and t$e side&ic& 'as no' completed overall a%ter 'ee&s o%
producing( No' # $ad to save up t$e pictures into my %older( # saved t$e images as a 5PEG ready %or )logger(
2ere is t$e %inal pictures o% my side&ic&

Today # am very pleased as my +o)ot is no' completed7 No' # plan on placing t$e tas&s on )logger(
Date: