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Из ретро-sci-fi короткометражки C (299,792 km/s).
Недавно в треде посвященном Zone of Enders в /m/ одна девушка рассказывала, что писала диссертацию о психологии в дизайне мехи.
Its essentially a breakdown, looking for color, angles, whitespace (from 3/4) and proportional patterns algorhythmically in mechanical design and how they correlate against the given sentiment they're supposed to represent (which is a six dimensional array score system) -- to find and model a predictive system - where you could work one way or the other and step back to find similar designs -- and then a second model which finds changing patterns over time to see where the industry is moving toward.
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One of the upcoming trends is a focus on lordosis posture to sexualize the design - then to offset it with longer legs, a shorter torso and wider shoulders to balance the design - traits which you'll see pretty much everywhere in design.
Анон спрашивает: Isn't that basically Ver. Ka?
Every Ver. Ka ever made. But it originates in the work of Nagano Mamoru.
In this sense, mecha are both hyperfeminine and hypermasculine - giving them a more human than human appearance.
Another thing which many have tried and failed at is having a fluid body (like flesh) as opposed to a solid body (like individual moving components) - with ZOE and a few others that borrow heavily being the few that pull it off decently - because it demands a working approximate understanding of human musculature.
И еще оттуда же, про костюмы пилотов.
Why is her pilot suit holding her tits?
Is there a practical function for breastholders on a suit like that?
How would all of that hair fit inside a helmet?
ARE THESE QUESTIONS UNREASONABLE?
As a femanon, I'll to to break it down for you:
Without support (something holding your breasts in place), moving quickly is uncomfortable. It can even be physically painful, because of all the sensitive nerves.
Its why when running, girls keep the arms low and their wrists up - to flex their pectorial muscles to try and minimize the discomfort formed from bouncing.
Since Orbital Frames accelerate at what looks like 50+G, which is filtered down to about 8G and their accelerations are so rapid and differing, conventional support just wouldn't cut it.
It would quickly become very painful. As a result, the breast-plate of the pilot suit is molded with electrically responsive polymers, to tense under specific situations in specific ways, with the blocky clasps around the edges being the capacitors that perform this task.
You wanted an answer? Its the most sophisticated bra ever invented.
And as for the hair... She always seems to tie her hair back before putting the helmet on - which as an experienced 'pilot' (lol AI) she's gotten pretty good at.
If I were a designer, I'd put clips in the hair that were connected by wire or electromagnetically, that force the hair up into the helmet.
And I'd integrate the helmet into the suit in two halves: a hood, that hangs from the back that hardens when in place and a front face-plate that sits between the collar-bones when not in use, rolled up like the ball on the orbital frames.
When in use, the master-clip (toward the back of the head) would lift the hair up into position and roll it up, then the back hood would come up automatically and then the face-plate would unfurl and clip against the front, forming a complete helmet very quickly.
For bonus points, the jawline of the suit is like that of the suits in Muvluv - with the chunky parts, so the hood can lock against it - with the same laser-optical transmission system on the cheek-bones.
With so much solid gear around the head and down the spine of the suit, you could use it a neural interface technology or something, with the suit plugging into the cockpit.
Interesting.
Thank you for your input.
I still think its stupid looking though, it'd be easier to just put an actual breastplate on.
Not really. A static breast-plate doesn't offer moving support. It has to be deformable rather than hard or the sensation is like... Supporting the underside of your boob with your hand, then slapping the outside of your hand with the other one, since the shock isn't being distributed. It can actually be quite painful.
This is one of the reasons the straps and cups of a bra are elasticated, so they can absorb the kinetic shock - rather than whacking your boob with a solid object to hold it into place.
And at those speeds... Eh. It just wouldn't be able to keep up. It'd still be uncomfortable. Its why when I go ice-skating, I wear two or three pairs, simply because a rapid succession of directional changes can be super uncomfortable.
And as a result, everything looks bigger. But its just padding. And I think that's whats happening with Ken.
Of course, it could also be wishful thinking, since I have a pilot-suit fetish. I've always wanted to wear one, especially the ones that vacuum seal, like a plugsuit.
I am... A horrible person.