Research: Human Experimentation during WW2

As VeePees is involved in human experimentation I thought it was important to document how this affects his character and more importantly how this affects the emotional connection between the character and the viewer.

It is stated in The Ethics and Politics of Human Experimentation By Paul Murray McNeill that there were very few who expressed any humanitarian concern for subjects of experiments during WW2. It was considered valid to put research subjects at considerable risk with no possible therapeutic advantage for them. These 'test subjects' were prisoners and mental patients so it was the general consensus that it was acceptable to put these people at risk if it meant that a cure for malaria was found, for example. 
This is precisely the mindset of VeePees, if he can find a cure for physical deformities  his methods are valid. He believes the ends justify the means. This is very similar to the outlook of many popular anti-heros (I have illustrated the advantages of using an anti-hero character in an earlier blog).

 I believe this aspect of VeePees will create a debate within the viewer/s. Whether they agree with his methods or not getting involved in the ethics of human experimentation with form an emotional connection with the character.


Reference:


Murray McNeill P (1993) The Second World War and the attitudes towards human experimentation ‘The Ethics and Politics of Human Experimentation’

Final head outcome

Final 3D hand

 Low poly hand created in 3ds Max

Using Mudbox I added all the detail to make it look like a more organic form.