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I tried uploading the matrix photo. It says file is corrupt so it won't upload.

Will try again later.

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Finished!

A picture taken from the side of the building. Focus on the form of the building as it progresses from left to right.

A picture taken from directly above the building, the floor plan (sort of).

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The front of my building. The sticks in the middle are rotating and are scripted to move down underground when one says "Open". In this picture they are in the process of opening.

Another angle of the building, from the back.

Wall has been included! I'd like to point out the contrast between the dark and bright colours, in particular the gradual change from the dark grey colour of the building to the white colour of the circular gathering room.

Building nearly completed! Interior of the top floor meeting/gathering area has is finished. As you can see, there is a bridge/extension that will be connected the the Nokia building at the site allowing for easier access.

Added a rotation script as well as glow and shining effects to the circular area. Creates a sense of open-ness and good-feel where people can gather together and share ideas at ease. In my opinion, this looks aesthetically pleasing, drawing closer to the "positive" aspect that i am trying to show in my design.

I've relocated the stairs to the other side of my building. The stairs will be wedged between my building and the BNZ building at the site. It allows for easy access for clients. They have access to the meeting/gathering room without having to enter the building from the front entrance. Just another detail.

I tried experimenting with different types of prims. Don't think this really works.

Currently working on the front side of my building. I am trying to represent it with a more distinct obtrusive form to portray the negative aspects that i gathered from the "Gifting" video. Looking quite weird at the moment.

Finished this area! Alot of prims has been used. Don't think Judy was very impressed.

My original idea was to have this as my door or entrance to my building.

However, the circular form of this structure lead me to think that i may be more appropriate to use this area as a place for gathering and gifting of ideas for the five inhabitants of the building.

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An outer gathering area that I've been working on.

Stairs that I built. This is for access to the second floor of the office space, without having to enter the building from the first floor.

Initial stage of building.

As you can see, i have my own stash of prims dotted around the floor. They are from my old media building. I did not hoard.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived.html

The link i provided leads to a video from Ted. com.

It is about a woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumor, but is fortunate enough to survive such a horrible ordeal. She speaks of the many new "experiences" that she gains as a result of this brain tumor. The amount of happiness and new things including well wishes and gifts as a result of having the brain tumor allowed her to realize that things may not always be bad even if it may seem so; her outlook on life had been changed due to this brain tumor.

The main message that she was trying to bring across is that one should never only look at things negatively even if it may seem so at the beginning. Instead one should take this "bad gift" and look for opportunities from it look for the positives that can be gained from it; where the bad gift will end up gifting you with good experiences.

For my design which we have to incorporate the idea of "Gifting" with our last week's project of "Gathering", i decided to show the message from the "Gifting" through the form of my building.

I want to show the contrast between the negative and positive aspects; where one end of my building will take more of a distinct obtrusive form similar to that of the brain tumor and as we progress, the building takes on a more friendly form. (I will discuss this idea further later)

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Some photos i took on Secondlife.

This is the "Red Carpet" where we displayed our Sculpties and their "special feature".

We could walk around and "take" whatever Sculptie that we liked to incorporate in our own project.

This reminds me of a marketplace, however everything was free as long as the owner of the object was willing to share.

Quite a neat idea!

An aerial view of Kaiako, that i took. As you can see, there are already very many designs built by first year students scattered everywhere.

This is a place for "Gathering" of fresh and creative ideas.

A screenshot of the Sculptie when uploaded on Secondlife.

This is supposed to be a chair. Will be adding scripts to this "chair" of mine so that it becomes a piece of reactive architecture.

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Sculptie