A Higher Perspective

#11400016530 03/24/2006 10:25:41 A Higher Perspective

Intro: The bar for art derived from screenshots has been raised by Aquatium with his motion captures and by the other fantastic sigs and graphics posted lately. We've seen a lot of character action and street-level scenes, so in an effort to broaden the horizons and rise above the commonplace, I've taken to the skies of the Megacity to bring you some cityscapes and skylines. I hope you like them, as there are more in the works and your comments are most welcome. If you have a favorite tourist attraction in the city, point it out to me and I'll get some birds' eye views.

A Higher Perspective

We walk the dirty, dangerous streets of the Megacity, the pedestrian view transcended briefly when belief leaps us from here to there, but always we are brought crashing down again. We do not know the ultimate freedom of mind to see the sights from the places where Neo flew. There are those places where we might climb the tall steps toward enlightenment, but when a monument of ascension seems like a bleak and stunted post under a dark Westview sky, the question must be asked, is The Matrix an island of darkness or is it an island of light? So much depends on perspective. Something vague is only obscure when viewed from a distance and when one draws near, it is suddenly made clear. This is a contrived world, designed and made as complex as is necessary to complete an illusion of code sufficient to fool our senses. It is no wonder that those who seek power also desire a higher perspective as well. Like a moon obscured in haze the truth is continually hidden from our perception, and we call royal what is called royal by others. Heed this: that skyline is an illusion and so many of you do not navigate the code stream, but are falling out of control. Never forget that this was designed to be and forever is a system of control and the evil machinations are seen in the corrupt corporations and government which look down from their ivory towers. Neither should you succumb to the temptations of the jaded madmen who revel in the view from the windows of their pleasure palace. The world never stops and if you are looking for that one rare bit of code to complete the structure then you need but pause and take in the sight of the sunrise over the city or savor the splendor of a sunrise over Sai Kung or even better, revel in the perfection of Sati's masterpiece. When we dare to rise above and gain a new perspective, open our eyes to a better perception, free our minds like Neo truly did, then how far we might see! If you desire reasonable freedom, a measure of power and a stable Matrix, then you are probably a Redpill like me no matter what tag is encoded on your RSI.

#11400016689 03/25/2006 16:33:59 Comments?

Do you like them or not? Are they new to you or hardly original? Do you have some cityscape, overhead or skyline screenshots to share? Do you want to see more, better ones I took yesterday? Do you want to know how to make them yourself or know how to "fly" around the city? Is your hovercraft full of eels?

Message Edited by PS10N on 03-25-200607:34 PM

#11400016694 03/25/2006 16:52:01 Re: Comments?

Those are pretty cool, very nice. SMILEY

#11400016697 03/25/2006 16:56:43 Re: Comments?

I'm the kinda person that does a lot of walking around in Hyperjump camera, so they're hardly new to me.

It is nice to see different scenery of the city, though. The modelers certainly did a great job in designing the Mega City. Also, I like the creativity involved in composing the pictures into a literary piece.

As for other overhead/skyline images, here are a few I've posted before:

http://bayamos.systematic-chaos.net/contest2.jpg

http://bayamos.systematic-chaos.net/bridge_one.png

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#11400016701 03/25/2006 17:22:09 Re: Comments?

Thank you for your comments and I'll post up the new, better ones before the CR2 madness starts on Tuesday.

#11400017203 03/28/2006 23:07:54 Re: A Higher Perspective

Bayamo, i like contest2 image very much. Great image!! :smileywink:

#11400017204 03/28/2006 23:08:10 Re: A Higher Perspective

Thank you very much for including this thread in the Community Uplink. Please check back again soon, as I will be posting some amazing "Blue Sky" screenshots of vistas seen from high above. There will be some good pre-CR2 shots as well, so please do check back soon. If I ever jack out ever again, that is... great Update!

#11400017298 03/29/2006 17:29:44 Re: A Higher Perspective

WOuldnt it be funny if you take a look from the top of the megacity and all the streets spell out a huge swear word.

#11400017326 03/29/2006 23:22:53 Re: A Higher Perspective

Here's a few:

Message Edited by narrakan on 03-29-200611:23 PM

#11400017396 03/30/2006 07:01:46 Re: A Higher Perspective

nice pics...you can make them more interesting by goin to options and adjusting the amount of traffic and population. this will make the pics look more alive with cars driving and people makin their daily commute completly unaware of the secret wars around them.

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