Eon (3D Model) Entry: David O. True

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Now I get to go do Research... =)

Good luck to you all...

Research first.. The more I learn about it I will post here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Bear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eon_%28novel%29

Eon

Events in Eon take place around the year 2000 (in an alternate timeline from our own), when the USA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA) and USSR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union) are on the verge of nuclear war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_war). In that tense political climate an asteroid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid) appears out of near space after an unusual supernova and settles into near Earth orbit at L5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point). The two nations each try to claim this mysterious object which turns out to have been hollowed out, terraformed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming), and filled with cities that now sit empty by human beings who seemed to come from Earth's future. A team of scientists discovers the asteroid is bigger inside than outside and in particular the last chamber seems to stretch into infinity. An expedition is sent down the final chamber where it will meet humanity's descendants.
The human inhabitants of the Way come from an alternate universe, set approximately 800 years in the future. In their timeline, human civilization was nearly destroyed by the "Death", a calamitous World War involving nuclear weapons. The humans living in the Way are loosely divided into two social groups, based on cultural and political viewpoints: the conservative Naderites, who reject much of the high technology trappings of their society for a simpler life; and the futuristic Geshels, who embrace such technological advances as artificial bodies. A minor character's joke that "someone should tell Ralph about the Naderites" turns out to be an accurate prediction: the Naderites follow the humanistic teachings of Ralph Nader (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader), whom they call "the Good Man."

The high technology of this civilization with their control over genetic engineering, human augmentation, and matter itself are some of the main points of interest here. Several alien species have come to live with humanity's descendants who are themselves at war with an alien race known as the Jarts from further down the corridor still.

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More research...

Inspiration:
http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/eon/inspiration.php#Alexandria

This is giving me some good food for thought on what to do. Lots of ideas and thoughts for both this category and the for trailer as well.

I was able to pick up the book from a local book seller. Yay for books!

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This is a series of 3 sketches that I made based on the inital description I had of the Wald from before I read the book. I finished the book this afternoon. I will go through and make some new sketches tomorrow.

[anostudio]

Good Start .. good Luck :thumbsup:

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Thanks Ano.


Doing some more research to get a handle on the scope of the stone.

1 kilometer = 0.621371192 miles

The stone is 91 km at its highest Diameter, and 292 km in length
The first Chamber is 30 km deep, and 50 km wide.

The 7th Chamber we note begins around 220km into the Stone

The boreholes are roughly 1-2 km in length
By my calculations that makes the remaining Chambers about 36 km In Length

In US Miles

The stones length is 181.4196 Miles long with a diameter of 56.538 Miles
the 1st chamber is 18.623 Miles Deep and 31.065 Miles wide
Chambers 2-6 are 22.366666 miles deep and roughly about 30 miles wide.
the 7th chamber remains Infintly long =)

the Boreholes are roughly about 1 mile deep/long

Some other things that I have been thinking about are the fact that there is no reason to build are some of the problems that we have here on Planetside. Such as Earth quakes, wind sheer, and other natural disasters. This means you can have some really nice and tall Megas in the second chamber.

However you would not get any Stalgmites or Stalgtites of epic proportions even 1000 years wouldn't be enough time. On top of that to create either or, you need water condensation if I remember correctly. Thus the 4th chamber you would have epicly carved pillars to help support the Thistledown Buildings.

Just somethings I was thinking about.

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trying to figure out a little more about what I am going to model out. Did a quick concept sketch for the Second Chamber (Alexandria)

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Nice, good luck.

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