Accident Designs is a tiny development studio with its primary expertise in visionary Second Life solutions. We strive to evolve the metaverse and in each project we make new discoveries through our continuous experiments. Accident Designs is all about clever thinking and creative ideas!
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I have worked with geist on this website for the 3D visualization studio CENARIO. The project is the largest I have taken upon me in web development to this date and i have worked with several technologies that i have not utilized professionally before. The site is developed in Zend framework and uses the amazing mootools for the frontend. The site is hosted on Media Temples (dv).
Along with ten other wonderful projects i was accepted for the next round in the Design for an Eco-friendly Community architectural competition about sustainable bamboo constructions.
With no experience as an architect i have come along way. From believing bamboo resists gravity, to actually understand the materials properties in the real world. I have read a great deal about bamboo, its structural properties and different uses. Bamboo is the steel of nature, and the ways in which it can be used continuously amazes me.
For my project i have worked mainly with woven bamboo. Sophisticated weaving techniques allows you to weave bamboo in all imaginable shapes. For the framework i utilize heat bended bamboo. The structure positioned in the treetops of the jungle is supported by long structural elements of four black bamboo canes connected with steel knobs. The structural elements are mounted in a concrete foundation in order to avoid moist damage to the canes. Several of the elements are inspired by the prototypes presented by Bamboo Lab a research project on bamboo as a building material.
I have tried to investigate more sophisticated ways of handling bamboo in order to showcase its potential as more than a Tiki Hut material but a beautiful element in contemporary architecture.
Accident Designs just enlisted in this competition arranged by arcspace.com and ecolandnow.com, in collaboration with INBAR - International Network for Bamboo and Rattan.
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The competition is a great opportunity for me to unite my interest and ideas regarding architecture with my expertise in Second Life. I am looking forward to be a part of it and i am sure i will learn a lot in the process.
This friday we had the last reception on the Danish National Gallery where the final two artworks were launched. I have spend some time organizing and refining the scripts which i have developed for the installations in Second Life. Jacob Sikker Remin submitted his work in Arduino and Processing for memory SLot. I have encouraged all of the artists to submit there own work as well.
The source code for memory SLot serves as a great example on establishing communication from Second Life to a microcontroller through LSL, PHP, Processing and Arduino. In memory SLot we use this connection to switch on and off two light bulbs from Second Life. The source code can also teach you about physics, media streaming, particles, sound and more within SL.
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In Keep in Touch we use the physics engine of SL to make independent objects follow avatars around. The Source can among other things give an insight on how to utilize sensors, rez objects, use media streaming, and establish dynamic communications between objects.
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I hope you can use the code somehow. And i would love to hear, if you have utilized it for something interesting. If you would like to look into other assets as textures, primitives, etc. - Just ask!
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