[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOyOQqjylmQ&hl=en&fs=1&]
I suspect this is the last iteration of Cancerland, since I don’t think the land its sitting on will be around too much longer. So I really went to town with it. Building it and sharing it has been a great experience.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2HQGxbNMNY&hl=en&fs=1]
Everyone I know has already seen the first video, but after watching it myself a few times, I realized what pieces were missing from the build itself. To start: why didn’t I put labels on the spaces? I had names for the pieces, like the hall of terror and the scar display room, so why don’t I put proper labels on things? I also stopped making good use of audio after a certain point in the build. I didn’t want to be a one-trick pony, but I think the audio is very effective. So I added some more. I added some more interactive pieces into my office recreation too.
It’s all a big learning process, that’s for sure. Building something like this isn’t exactly instinctual, that’s for sure, even though I think it’s hitting on some very basic communication methods.
On a tangiential note: I love youtube’s high res options. You can actually read the narrative text through it. Awesome.