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    Collapsed Circuits

    Ryan Ferguson and 2 OthersJere Nierenberg
    Evan Johnston

    Collapsed Circuits

    Jeremy Nierenberg & Evan Johnston

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    Jeremy- Collapsed Circuits is a speculative design project, done by Jeremy Nierenberg and Evan Johnston. The focus of the project was developing a futuristic world, and representing it through rendered images. The world that the designers developed is one where the modern supply chain has collapsed, and people are forced to use older technology, because it is more reliable, more durable, and easier to repair. Additionally, there has been a collapse of many large scale organisations, which generally caused a societal restructuring. One new lifestyle that formed is that of people whose primary job is finding and transporting technology. The small group of people the designers focused on are the transporters and salvagers for a collective of people whose goal is to develop new technologies. To create the images portraying this, the designers used Blender, Substance Painter, and Unreal. The first rendered image is of an old military truck, which is being used to transport a large manufacturing device, driving on a remote highway. This acts as an introduction to the characters, showing their profession, and how they operate. The second shot gives a more intimate view into their life, showing what their living situation while on the road is like, the technology they use, and how they get information.

    Escape From Xengari Presentation

    Ryan Ferguson and 2 OthersNate Besthoff
    Isa Murray

    Escape From Xengari

    Isaiah Murray & Nate Besthoff

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    This world is set on a terra-formed moon of Jupiter with a dome encasing it. The name Xengari is inspired by the greek word for moon, fengari. This world is designed as a fabricated paradise for the wealthiest people in the universe and it's mostly centered around tourism and technology. The surface is made up of mostly city and beaches, there are however jungles and mountains for people who want to enjoy nature but its main attractions are massive floating casinos and perfect beaches. It is a hub for inter-planetary cruises and a secondary economic industry is hydrogen fuel cells since hydrogen is so abundant on Jupiter but massive photosynthesis factories and oxygen recycling plants exist to be sure there is enough oxygen for both the planet's inhabitants and the fuel cells. The structures are made from metal and glass material and made with crazy architecture since the elements are controlled and the gravity is reduced. The working class on Xengari is mostly robots and automated jobs however humans oversee them to prevent an AI takeover. The culture of Xengari is very materialistic since it is a world for the elites but this results in a very lively economy and the working class is well compensated since any non-human essential jobs are automated. Food is made in factories by making an ideal nutrient base for each food group and then chemicals that can simulate different tastes so all food is healthy and good for you. However, since most essential resources on Xengari are imported there are laws in place that make sure the population doesn't increase over time. The temperature inside the dome is between 50 to 80 degrees in different places and radiates out from the dome. All computing on the planet is done by cloud quantum computers which are on the outside of the dome to cool them to almost absolute 0 so that the superpositions are very reliable and effective. this outside factory and computing shell is half of the outside and rotates over the clear inner shell on the side that is night



    Deconstructed Earth

    Cole Krivak and Rowan McCrea

    Deconstructed Earth

    Cole Krivak & Rowan Mcrea

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    Sapien Presentation

    Siena Jekel and Teo Sadowski

    Sapien

    Siena & Teo

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    Deconstructed Earth

    Cole Krivak and Rowan McCrea

    Deconstructed Earth

    Cole Krivak & Rowan Mcrea

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    High tide

    Anara Magavi and Kody White

    HIGH TIDE

    Anara Magavi & Zoe White

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    high tide is about a future where the moon gets closer to the earth, causing the tides to become more extreme. because of this, humans live on the highest peaks of mountains to stay safe during high tide. unfortunately, less fortunate people live in flood zones and have to go through extreme weather while others live in peace at the top of the mountain.





    Cedrix Final

    Faith Field and Miriam Lourie

    Cedrix is a diptych depicting our vision of a possible near future event. In our vision of the future, the humans have had to switch energy sourcing from oil and natural gasses to geothermal energy after a massive oil shortage. In order to meet the world's energy need, large corporations begin deep sea mining for geothermal energy. One day while searching for a new mining location, miners discover an intelligent life form deep in the ocean.

    We chose to depict the the deep sea industry that has been developed over time underwater, as well as the initial meeting of a miner and Cedrix, our intelligent life form. To create our imagery, we created custom assets in blender which we then imported into Unreal Engines to comprise a full scene. Unreal Engine allowed us to create the underwater atmosphere of the scenes through specific lighting and texturing techniques. After the images were composed and lit properly, minor touchups were added in photoshop in order to create our final images.