Today, I crossed another item off my checklist. "Love tank". Tanks are, in the limited "real world", prevalently seen as massive weapons of horrendous destruction—and very heavy ones at that. So, I wanted to find a tank within SL that could convey love, the way a dog conveys puppies.
I'd heard of this earlier today from Richard Linden. I also had it on my to-watch list, but this reminder got me fired up on all cylinder and/or tori, and so… I watched the video of the love tank.
Pierce Portocarrero made it, and one thing you'll notice very carefully how each second of the movie actually represents a minute of building time. You'll also observe how each has a meticulously different graphic. HOLY DETAIL!
Okay, so here's what I've established. Pierce is influenced by anime. So am I. Look for the hyperkinetic touches. Also look, the tank has eyes. It stares back at you. Which is nice. But what's even more important is this: from an educational perspective, the video shows the process of building.
So often, I see a Resi who's very confused about how to get from A to B, or A to Z. The realization that every complex object in the world is made of various combinations of primitive building blocks—an "atomistic" approach, if you will—often doesn't dawn until much later, and then a spark goes off!
We need more of this.
We need more of the process.
If you only see the start and the end, well hey, that's not a very good book, is it? That's why "the making of" documentaries are so enlightening, and even if they're not meant to be, watching progress unfold before your eyes—as the love tank's eyes stare back at you—is very rewarding indeed.
What can be even more rewarding is seeing the finished product in 3D in Second Life for yourself. That's exactly what I did; Pierce had me over!
The time-lapse format is great for those with short attention spans.
I'll call it out today: how long before our first SL+Koyaanisqatsi? SLoyaanisqatsi?