Organum features models of anticipated adaptations and evolutions which creatures may face as they expand and redefine the boundaries of inhabitable space. Part body, part machine, the creatures presented here go even beyond the form of cyborgs as they abandon all fidelity to the classical phenotypes of civilized life forms. Niemeyer and Chafe propose that environmental changes may cause changes in the human body which far exceed what we are comfortable imaging. At the same time we maintain that social and biological relations between creatures are more stable than the bodily forms which define them.

All models we generated for Organum are available here as zipped Maya models. They are available freely under the friendly Creative Commons license. If you want to use our textures, you must also download the Organum texture library.

 

Filename	Family	Description	Size
Ahti	Creature	Lung-based character, small	1.66 MB
Brain	Creature	Classic Brain Character, rarely used	0.11 MB
HyperSampo	Creature	Lung-based, expanded character, with custom nanosound controller to control nano-processes via sound waves	2.49 MB
Larynx	Creature	detail model of human larynx, medium	1.11 MB
Pipecopter 1	Creature	trumpet-based character, mostly mechanical, small	0.89 MB
Pipecopter 2	Creature	clone of trumpet-based character, mostly mechanical, medium	0.89 MB
PuffDaddy	Creature	disposer-based character with sliding french horn, small	0.84 MB
RiceCooker	Creature	clone of disposer-based character with sliding french horn, medium	0.84 MB
Sampo	Creature	Lung-based character, medium	1.66 MB
Sauna	Creature	clone of disposer-based character with sliding french horn, hydralic and steam enhanced, large	0.84 MB
Textures	Environment	Full set of textures for Organum Models	61.0 MB
Bamboo	Space	Traditional bamboo model	0.37 MB
Lair	Space	cave with altar	0.34 MB
Landscape	Space	landscape based on the form of a human larynx	3.01 MB