Lots o lists . . . .

Using pen, paper and cameras, we explored the proposed area. We looked at it from a new angle, and explored everything as if we were exploring a new location in Second Life. We went to places we would generally never go to and looked at things from a new 'point of view.' Well actually I just sat at Federation Square for allot of it because I was wearing my 6.5 inch boots and it wasn't very comfy. :(

Then we had to answer some questions.

What is already there that can be used somehow? Objects, buildings, textures, people, businesses etc...

• Underground stores
• Stairways
  
• Doors

• Cloud levels
• Street signs
• Stores
• Large amounts of fast food places

• Paved stone everywhere
• Not allot of wood

• Top of buildings are circe 1800's, early 1900's
• Apartments across the Yarra River
• Billboards
• Stages
• St Pauls Catherdral
• Lots of sharp edges and angles being used for building on the Federation Square side
• The ground isn't level
• Colours are all neutral
• Creams
• Beiges
• Stone
• Yellows
• Greys
• Whites

• Police presence
• Lots of lights everywhere
• Street lights
  
• Fairy lights

• Information booths
• 8 flags
• "Art" buildings
• People exercising
• Babies and prams
• People smoking
• News and fruit stands
• Banks and ATM's
• Not allot of seating
• Rubbish bins everywhere
• Not allot of rubbish about

• Broken things are high up
• Digital clock

• Noises
• Hum of traffic
• Honks
• Breaking
  
• Trucks
• Trams

• Crossings
• People talking
• Different languages

• Traffic fluxuations
• Birds
• Music

What could be there in the future - how will the overall future theme effect what exists at the moment, and what will replace it?

Taller buildings, less spaces. The overall future theme would effect it by having half buildings, allot of rust, rubbish spread about and dust blowing. I don't think anything would really be replaced. Everything would will be there, just more extreme. Bigger and taller.

What would you like to see?

• Strip joints
• Abandonded stores
• Hidden stores
• Downstairs
• Upstairs

• Eternal sunset
• Burnt Sky

• Lots of birds
• Stage
• News scrollers
• Police Presence
• Groups of people or just single people
• Maybe bots?

• Banks and ATM's
• Own currency
  

What wouldn't you like to see?

Everything of that typical electric fantastic bullshit that you usually see in futuristic settings. NO FLYING CARS DAMNIT!! AND NO TUBES!!! (thanks pete)

What area would you replicate? Where are the boundaries? How will this be handled?

I would replicate Flinders St between Swanston St and Elizabeth St. There are allot of stores that could be used/replicated. Also the stairs and underground passages that run below the streets would provided lots of interesting areas for exploration.

I also took stock of peoples clothing since that's what I am most interested in.

• Jeans
• Lots of pants
• Winter?
• Spring?

• Lots of black
• Sunglasses
• School uniforms and business suits
• Sportswear
• Bags
• Handbags and backpacks

And that's my rants so far. I will add more later.

Enjoy!