Alexander Ocias makes games

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Concrete Sunshine

2009
3D Animation
1:00 minute
Music by Ian D Hawgood

Conceptually I sought to explore the creation of happiness through art. Generally when this concept is referred to, the result is the portrayal of someone or thing experiencing happiness, rather than the evocation of the emotion itself.

Technically, this is an exploration of indirect lighting, achieved through global illumination, caustics and final gather, as well as volumetric light and shadow.

I developed a number of prototypes before arriving at the final design, including flooding the corridor with coloured spheres, fluorescent liquids and abstract particles. In the end, I settled on just the three simple spheres as they provided a clear calming focus that still maintained interest over the duration of the work.