HA8 Task 3 Ideas Generation

Produce an ideas map that explores what you would want from a sidekick. Consider its function and character. Write, draw and doodle.

Remember that you are trying to generate thoroughly thought through ideas for 3D models showing creativity and flair and working independently to professional expectations.

Sidekick

General Ideas

“A sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies.” –Sidekick

In order for my sidekick to be a genuine success it needs to follow this definition. Therefore it should be close to me, understand and contemplate his/her actions. It could either have a consciousness or AI to communicate with me and would need to have various utilities to be a useful sidekick. My sidekick would be a good sidekick if it could defend and protect me, perhaps provide entertainment for me, and do things for me that I can’t normally do.

The Wild West is a large inspiration for my robot (at least the style of clothing and looks) this would be a large part of the defensive side, he could have the weapons of someone from the Wild West such as the smith and Wesson 500 or a 44 Magnum. I also like the idea of having a sidekick that would be associated with something I like. If I went with this wild west idea the sidekick would have some downside would be is he would most likely be aggressive. In terms of entertainment he also wouldn’t have much.  Overall, I like the idea of having this type of sidekick and I think it would be useful.

On the other side, I could have a purely robotic sidekick full of recent technological advancements. It would have different types of entertainment such as sound systems and digital devices. This would be a great idea, when he/she is not assisting me they could provide entertainment for me as a sidekick. This robot could either have legs or wheels and honestly, either could be good and do the same job but for some reason wheels seem logical, it could gyrate on a point so it causes less of a hassle. The personality of the robotic companion would be mixed, it would defend me and also not be very aggressive because it wouldn’t have any visible weapons. In a dire situation it could defend me with built in defensive systems such as shields.

Another idea for a sidekick is more of a friend type robot. Instead of having any defensive features he would have an AI that would resemble a consciousness. It would provide entertainment or by simply being a friend to me instead of being an aggressive killer like some of the others, instead it wouldn’t have any weapons or armour. Another upside to this sidekick is the way it would associate itself with me, It would have a very friendly personality and would understand and learn from my decisions and actions as well as its own responsibilities and choices,, interpreting what I enjoy and don’t.

In addition to these ideas, I could also have a robot that followers me round like a familiar of sorts. It could accompany me, and be more of a versatile and helpful robot. For instance, if I wanted to clean my room or do chores it could do those for me. Maybe it would have capabilities and technology that would otherwise limit to doing certain things for example, if I wanted to open a door but it was locked it could open the door with a type of lock picking device. This robot also wouldn’t have many defensive features because that isn’t strictly its purpose, the purpose of it would be to assist me in everyday life.

In order to generate these as 3D models I would first need to sketch out my sidekick from different angles (preferably the from/side and top) as i think it should look. I would then attempt to create the sketches in light wave 3D modeler. The reason i would use light wave is because it is a solid building ground for 3D models, I have learned from light wave and i believe that i could confidently build models to the