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Two models - the [[Statue of Nornity]]/[[ocean]] scene <small>(4ft long, 3ft wide, 5ft high)</small> and the [[garden|forest]] scene <small>(6ft long, 3ft wide, 5ft high)</small> - were [[Forum:Creatures Display Cabinets|auctioned in May 2010]], and purchased by [[Spoony]] and [[Don]] respectively.
 
Two models - the [[Statue of Nornity]]/[[ocean]] scene <small>(4ft long, 3ft wide, 5ft high)</small> and the [[garden|forest]] scene <small>(6ft long, 3ft wide, 5ft high)</small> - were [[Forum:Creatures Display Cabinets|auctioned in May 2010]], and purchased by [[Spoony]] and [[Don]] respectively.
  
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The large model, from the settlement to the kitchen, is currently owned by and displayed at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge.
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
GardenBackground1.jpg
 
GardenBackground1.jpg
GardenBackground2.jpg|Two
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GardenBackground2.jpg
 
GardenBackground3.jpg
 
GardenBackground3.jpg
 
WaterBackground1.jpg
 
WaterBackground1.jpg
 
WaterBackground2.jpg
 
WaterBackground2.jpg
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Creatures 1 background prototype.jpg
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
  
* [http://www.cyberlife-research.com/cyberliferesearch/Creatures/claymodel.htm Steve's initial ideas on the model (originally to be in clay)]
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* Steve's initial ideas on the model (originally to be in clay) (The original link no longer works, but the referenced image may be located [https://stevegrand.wordpress.com/category/creatures/ here]
* [http://gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1085&page=2&pp=11 Post about the model] on the Gameware [[forums]]
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* Post about the model on the Gameware [[forums]] (down, formerly at gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1085&page=2&pp=11)
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* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/42694/Creatures-Model/ Creatures Model]: A page all about the model on display at the Centre for Computing History
 
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Revision as of 12:48, 11 November 2016

Prototype home for Ron
Background to Creatures. Scale: 4.5ft high, 6ft long.

Believe it or not, most of the background imagery to Creatures was the result of actually creating a model with suitable additional decoration and digitally photographing it; subsequent touchups were made by Jason Riley and Colin Swinbourne to adjust the image to the technology of the time. The entire model fills three large display cases! Initially the idea of Steve Grand, it was drawn up by Mark Rafter and created by Complete Fabrications, a team of local model-makers who were used to making models for museums. Each case cost around £5,000 to make. The model did not include the desert island or mini-waterfall.

Did you know? The model had fairy lights (as shown) because there was originally intended to be a day and night in Creatures.

Two models - the Statue of Nornity/ocean scene (4ft long, 3ft wide, 5ft high) and the forest scene (6ft long, 3ft wide, 5ft high) - were auctioned in May 2010, and purchased by Spoony and Don respectively.

The large model, from the settlement to the kitchen, is currently owned by and displayed at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge.

Gallery

External links

  • Steve's initial ideas on the model (originally to be in clay) (The original link no longer works, but the referenced image may be located here
  • Post about the model on the Gameware forums (down, formerly at gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1085&page=2&pp=11)
  • Creatures Model: A page all about the model on display at the Centre for Computing History