Concept
Even though some people do not believe in evolution, I find myself a believer. About 3.5 Billion years ago the first life on earth has appeared. We still don’t know how life came to existence, however the theory of evolution helps us understand how life on earth diversified into so many different species and how some creatures still undergo changes in order to adapt to modern era. I was always fascinated by this theory, it made me think, what if and what’s next. With this project I intend to take user on an adventure through time. From the first recorded life to modern society and possibly, the nearby future.
Sources
Inspiration for the project comes from three sources.
Super Mario Bros., game known and loved by millions around the world. Everyone played mario at least once. Arcade game where you have to run through the Mushroom Kingdom and save a princess. It took me many a hour to beat this game and after I am done I start a new one. Simplicity of the world design attracted me time after time. In this project I will attempt to capture the world in all its states using simple graphic style. To understand more about the way Super Mario utilizes the design of the game to help people understand what they are supposed to do I advise to read a post by Medium. Which breaks down the style of the legendary video game.
If the Moon were only 1 Pixel is one of my favourite web projects ever. Due to its simplicity, informativeness and light humor. Easy controls, where user only need to scroll the page and is able to change the length measuring unit. This project will approach storytelling in the similar manner, while the If the Moon were only 1 Pixel is one dimensional ( user can only scroll sideways ), I hopefully intend to make the storyboard two dimensional.
Right Here Right Now by FatBoy Slim. Song is hated and loved by millions, however official music video is often overlooked. Music Video shows the evolution process from a simple one cell organism to a human being. My project attempts to accomplish the same, however the timeline is going to be user navigated. Video focuses on one organism, first life, evolving to a human, in my project I intend to make 3 layers where you can follow the subject, underwater, on land and in the sky. All of the layers will feature different cursor, which story you can follow.
Production
One page website controllable by arrow keys and a mouse. From the first life on the planet to known space. While the arrow keys are used for the control of timeline, user can interact with the surroundings through use of custom animated cursors.
First I’ll need to create the entire story timeline as one long picture. I plan to accomplish that by using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. Upon completion of the storyboard, intend to separate website to div containers, hovering upon which with a mouse will trigger the change in cursor to appropriate era. Depending on the amount of time left, parts of the background are going to be animated or could be triggered by clicking.