My History of 3D Environments - 1st Year - Mental Asylum

I thought it would be useful and interesting to post a blog about the 3D environments I have created in the past and explain a little bit about them. Thinking about it now, there is a nice development between each environment which relates to why I want to carry out such things as, atmosphere, storytelling and narrative in my current project.

In first year I had hardly used Maya at all but was still excited for the 3D Environment project. I ended up doing a Mental Asylum Hallway. The reason for only doing a hallway was due too my lack of technical skills back then. However, I did have the idea in mind that each room was different and would show a different aspect of point in time of mental asylums. Of course I never actually did this but I have always wanted too, hence this year, my initial aim was to showcase a historic transformation of Mental Asylums.

My main influence for all this was 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'. I loved the book and the film and have always been fascinated with it. Looking back now and even shortly after creating this piece, I knew that I wanted it too look better. Again it was my first ever environment and I was happy with it although always wanted too expand it. So as you can see from all these years ago, I was already interested in the horror genre and mental asylums and it is nice to see this still in my mind and wanting to be explored further.