To my utter disbelief, I managed to program a multiversal time travelling version of Diplomacy. Well, a very simplified Diplomacy. But hey, I've shown a 5D Diplomacy game can exist. As a maths student, that's enough for me. The rest I leave as an exercise for the viewer.
To my utter disbelief, I managed to program a multiversal time travelling version of Diplomacy. Well, a very simplified Diplomacy. But hey, I've shown a 5D Diplomacy game can exist. As a maths student, that's enough for me. The rest I leave as an exercise for the viewer.
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Monkeys Spinning Monkeys Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)The Mass Extinction Debates: A Science Communication OdysseyOliver Lugg2023-06-29 | In which the dinosaurs go extinct and 66 million years later people get angry about it.
What killed the dinosaurs? Maybe you think you know.
Many others thought they knew. They saw hundreds of years of scientific progress, shifting paradigms, and explosive arguments behind them, and decided they were at the end. The K-Pg extinction was settled. Then it exploded again. And again. And it kept exploding way more than any layperson today really appreciates, revealing more about science and its communication than you ever imagined.
Special thanks to Alex Grab for the awesome rock arrangement of Fossils from Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals: youtube.com/watch?v=IIIgUV8hw7A&t=754s
Special thanks to Dr Christopher Scotese for granting me permission to use maps from the PALEOMAP Project: youtube.com/@cscotese
0:00 Intro 5:17 Part I: The End 28:40 Part II: The Record of the Rocks 47:46 Part III: A Sudden Violent and Unusual Event 1:18:29 Part IV: Exterminate All Dinosaurs With This One Weird Trick! 1:46:42 Part V: Confessions of a YouTuber 2:10:05 Credits
In late 2022, inspired by an underappreciated book from 1994, I had an idea for a video: the surprisingly controversial history behind our understanding of the dinosaurs' extinction.
Halfway through 2023, I find myself finally dragging a bizarre, intensely side-tracked, two-hour long documentary across the finish line. Why have I done this? No seriously, why have I done this?
Special thanks to Alex Grab for the awesome rock arrangement of Fossils from Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals: youtube.com/watch?v=IIIgUV8hw7A&t=754sAdventuraxolotl: Lord of AmphibiansOliver Lugg2023-04-01 | In which politics plus frogs equals an underappreciated gem of a video game.
MUSIC Oregano - Vendla (Epidemic Sound)50,000 Subscriber Special: Oliver Lugg Out of ContextOliver Lugg2023-02-03 | 50,000 subscribers! I honestly have no idea how I got here, so to make you just as confused as I am, here's a selection of out-of-context moments from my past videos.
0:00 50,000 Subscribers and Other News 1:39 Out of ContextHow to Spot Sustainability With AIOliver Lugg2023-01-16 | Thanks to Growth Intelligence for supporting this video. Discover new ways for your business to use language models: growthintelligence.com
The age of AI is upon us, but can it help us save the planet? In this video, we'll take a look at an application of foundation language models (particularly transformers and Google's BERT) to the task of identifying sustainable businesses.
0:00 Intro 0:38 Machine Learning 1:46 Transformers 5:09 Foundation Models 6:19 BERT 7:49 Fine-Tuning for Sustainability 10:01 Bias 11:01 Outro
An impromptu video announcing that a) I still exist, and b) there's a new Thrive release out. In this video, I accidentally invent flocking behaviour.The Strange Tale of Jeffersons Mammoth CheeseOliver Lugg2022-09-17 | The birth of America. Palaeontology. Oversized dairy products. Believe it or not, there's a connection. Even more bizarre, it shines a new light on the American mindset.
Join me as I delve into Thomas Jefferson's mammoth obsession and a whole load of related topics. Too many related topics, probably. This video started with one fact but I kept digging my own rabbit hole of historical weirdness. Hopefully the end result is fun enough to justify its lack of direction.
This video began with the story of Jefferson's mammoth obsession described in The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte. It's an excellent book and has my strongest recommendation. Other sources are given below.
British Flag waving animated using MIR plug in after effects - free motion graphics Free Stuff - Motion Graphics // VFX Footage youtube.com/watch?v=uv39Yge2CJs
America F**k Yeah (Team America: World Police Soundtrack) Trey Parker
Behind the Pyramids Sight of Wonders (Epidemic Sound)
Cocktail Hour The Fly Guy Five (Epidemic Sound)
God Save the King Traditional
Lindy Hop Vendla (Epidemic Sound)
Penumbra Kevin MacLeod (incompetech)
Short Stories Vendla (Epidemic Sound)
The Postman Kikoru (Epidemic Sound)
The Star-Spangled Banner Traditional
The Travelling Man Rich in Rags (Epidemic Sound)
Trans Siberian Express Luella Green (Epidemic Sound)
Wallace and Gromit Theme Julian NottThe Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe: The YouTube Review EndingOliver Lugg2022-08-10 | In which the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never...
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, released in 2022, is an embelleshment and embiggening of the original Stanley Parable from 2013. Following the life of an office worker named Stanley, The Stanley Parable was the tale of his adventures into the office and is widely known for its use of meta humour and drastic changes in perspective on the game's true story. In this video, I e̸x̸p̵l̴o̴r̷e̵ ̷t̴h̸e̸ ̷t̸h̷e̴m̷e̵s̶ ̴o̸f̵ ̵n̸̳̣͗̽á̵̭̲̉̈́r̴̬̣͌͠r̶̯̩̱͐ą̵̗̆͜͠t̴̠͚̖̒i̵̩̠͌̎v̴͖̆e̷͔͉̎ ̶̙̫̐t̸͈̊̔r̷͔̎̉̈́ų̵̬̱̕ṯ̵̦̦̚ḧ̶̬ ̴̘̞̯̅͝ã̵͕̟̺̏n̶͙̿̌d̶͈̬͖͂̃ g̴̪͙̩̙̞͈̯̅̂i̵͇̞̍v̶̹̦̤͛̆͊̈́è̶̥͚̈ ̶̱̲͖̘̦̩͔͌̎̂m̷̧͎̄̒̀̈͂͘͜ỳ̸̨̦̝̹̪̏̾ ̸͙̬̅̋́̀͆͒ṿ̶̛͇̣̭̉̏̈́̈̄̚ę̶̲̘̺͙͔̆́̈r̶̬̉̔͆͂̅̆̕d̷̬͚̲̳̿̾̆͛̔̚͠ì̷̲̈́̄͑̋͠c̸̯̩͓͍̖̊͆̂̓͜ͅt̸̛̩̊͊̊͐ ̸̼̗̺̗͑ō̸̱͓̫͔͕̻̓͝ň̸̫͎̑̔̋͒̓͜͝ t̵̮̦͓̬̯̼̼̺̽̈́̌̽̎̀͊ḧ̸̲̝̣͑͆̒̀̅̿͂̅͜ỉ̷̗̥̞̘̻̗͇͉̩̳̝̹̓̈̕s̴̗̯͚͎͈͉̈́͠ ̴̗̹͓̰̺͕͈͔̲̥̈́̇̉̅̆̐ǹ̷̨̢͍͓̰̠̺͕̳̜̗͉̪e̷̢̢̟͉̘̖̩̩̟̣͛͠w̴̢̨̰̟̲̟̩͕̟͎̄̌̂̀̎̒̂̆̕͝͠͝ ̷̨̨̰̮̱͔̺̯̪̥͕̫̯̏̇̽́̒́̓͑́͌ȩ̸̩̖̝̖̏̑̐͆̀̏̀̐͐d̸̡̤̬͖͈̭͔̗̤͔̈͗̏̀̽͒̃̄͒͜ͅͅį̵͓̮̱͓̟͍̜͎̦̝̗͛̏͂̄͑͛̽̔͘͘͝͠͝ͅt̴̛̫̬̮̥̖́̍̎́͋̾̀ͅi̷̩͕̪̗͖̜̜͚͂̄͊̍̓̿̕̕͝ṍ̷̝͈̣͚͍̯̘͙̝͙̂̍n̷̛͖͕̳̂̊͛́͆͒̾̃̆̕͜ ̴̨̧̪̝͉̺̳̘̞̲̬̅̊̈́̉̆͛̃͐̚͝ͅỡ̴̧͈̗͔͎̩̥̉̑̈͑̏͗͂͝f̵̻̫̈̔̓̀̋́̊̎̕̚ ̶͖̭͚̞̃̑͠t̷̛̠̯͔̤̩̲̤̠̹̺̠̫̱̼̞͕̐̏͂̑͑̄̍́͘̕͘͝͠͝h̸̨̧̜͙̦̹̥͕̾e̵̺̜̫̻̟͉̼̦͈̓͗̑͝ͅ ̴̛̛̜̙͈̙̰̖̈̓̈̿̆͂͌̿͂̓̾͝b̶̗̩̹̼̬͙̣̦̺̩̈̊̓̂͒̓̿̑̈́̃̓̓͜e̴̡̛̫̣̼̭̯͎̗̖̫̗̫̫̙͐̌̄̏̈́̃͊́̏̋̉̂̕ḽ̷̮͉̭̪̞̜͔̙͎̳͂́͘o̵̢̢̪͇̻͍̰̗̙͓̔̀̄͗̒̇̈̈́̾ͅv̸̧̧͍̯̜͎̝̙͚͉̺͓͖̹̑́̓̓̈́̒̊̇̌͛̑́͋͜ͅė̶̛͕̗̱̪̩̻̬͔̰̣̯̗̪̀̀̍͌̈́̅͑̿͋̄͋̈́̃̕͜ḑ̶̖͙͔̪̲̐̑̋̊ ̶̼̦͉̳̄̓͜ͅg̷̤̜͉̻͙̀̈́̊ͅa̴͍͍̣̭̓̆͐͛̍̐͐̈́͝͝͠H̴̡̛͇̺͔̤͎͕̙͇͖̘̫̠͎̬̭͖͕̤͔͚̤̺̊́̑̃̓̓̏́͊͛̃̍͂́͋̐̈́̋͝͝ͅͅÉ̶̡̧̧̠̺̻͓̤̙̲̘͓̞̼͎̭̆́̑̅̾̉̐̓̏̂̾͝͝͝L̴̢̼̰̼̅̾̽̔̇̍̓̑͗̒̏̃͋̌̔̊͝ͅP̴̧̼͍̭͎͚͎͕̩̹̬̲͆̈́͋̽ ̸̠̈́̈́̂̕͝I̵̬̞̖͎͛̽͐͗̒́͊͌̅̓͊͂̎͋͌͝'̴̡̨̨̢̡͎̹̣͖͙͖̟͉͙̣̼̭̗̰̯̟̫̥̬̹̍͌͛̊͒̈́͑͋͛̾̑̈́̍̏̀̌̌̾͒̋̃̏͊̏͘ͅͅM̶̢̡̡̧̛̱̗̹̼͈̜͚̣̟̝̲̮̟̰̥̓̇̉̀̉̉́̐̀͆̄͂̍̔̌̏̑͋̾̊͒͗͘͝ ̷̢̟̩̠̰̖̳̹̮̬͈̌̑̾͛̋ͅṰ̴̪̪̫̙̖̲͐̀̍̍̓̈͗̈́͋͐̇̇͒̄̓̎̚̕͘R̴̨̛̛̙̪̪̘̖̰̠͙̘̰͚̣̠͈̫̯̻̻̟̱̥̝̹͇̊̄̋̒̄́̐͑̃́̍̋̅͌̓͑́́͠ͅĄ̴̡̨͍̻͉͙͇̠̳̜̘͚̗̭̦̗̩̗̙̟̩̟̯͈͓̙̈̀̅̂̈̌͒̋̓̌̄̂̿̈̐͜͠Ṕ̶̧̨̢̛͈̩̝̺͇͓͓̩̝̯̭͎̭̤̟̣̩͚̞̮͇̹͉͒͊̾̒̃͛̏̆̂͑̽͋̉͂̆̇́͒̚͜͝P̷̛̫͖͈̼̜͎͓͂͗͆̆͗͒̈́̄̌̉͊͐̍̊̒̕Ẹ̶̫̥̜̝̫͎̺̹̓̌ͅḐ̶̦̤͎̻̻̖̞̟̗̝̜̟̙͖̦̼͙̻̞̑̓͂ͅ ̴̢͍͔̬͉͖͍̪̼̫̝̗͈̯̖̭̟̤͓̘͎̝̀̆̈͋̊̕͝I̸̡̢̛̛͎̻͚͍̘̠͉̰͔͎̔̈́̾̂̉͂̇̃̈́̀̉̓͂̀͋̋͆̓͝͝N̶̢̨̛̬̠̬̪͈̟̭͎̜̹̣̻̞͈̮̥̪̙̱͎̳̖̦͇̓́̏͜͠ ̶̧̪̳͕̜̹̫͕̤̭̲̩̙̙̀̄̏͊̈̀͒̌̌̿̓͘͘̚͝͝Á̸̡̨̡̩̟̬̞̘̩͍̘̯͍̗͔̥͍̦͚̰̞̪͎͖͉̅̈́͂̀̇̈́̂̚͜͜ ̴̖́ͅͅY̷̡̫̐͊͆̈͑̅͊̇̓̀͊͛͌̆̎̑̋̎͘͠͝͠Ô̵̡̰̬̗̺̪͚̙̤̦̠̫̫̜̭̭̯͐̽̍̓̍̽͗̋̂Ų̶̡̡̡̼͉̣̳͇͎̜͔̖̭̭̠̫̗̦͖̲͌̃̒͂̇̈́͋͐̔̐͗̂̎̈́̂̍̚̕͜T̵̝̯̄͋̓́̔̎̑̍͠Ǔ̷̢̨̠̹̬̪̳̥̺́̀̽̀̓̌̇͝B̵̨̻͖̜̻̯̰͈̰̪̩̟͖̦̌͒̓̓̒̏̆̌̈͑͛͌͌̕͜͠͝ͅȄ̴̮̥͊̓̽͆͗͗͊ ̴̨̢̧̧̲̮͓̼͉̯̙̰͍̪̹͚͕͚͇͖̪̹̇̐̏͗́͜͜͝D̷̢̰̲͎̗͔͔̭̮̻͋̃̒͌͗̃̈́̓̀̂̀͋̈͘͘͝͝Ê̸̪̟͓̣͍̲̰̰̣̞̫̥͍̹͙͎͔̙̰̖̙̩͕͈̠͜ͅS̵̛̪̻͇̝̀̂̍̈͐̉͆̓̃ͅÇ̴̨̢͖͙̲̖̭̬͈̬̺̰̰͇̬͈̒̿̈́̆̍͌ͅR̷̨̨̛̜̺̺̣̜͉͖̙͎͙̲̯̰͉̠͕̞̝͚̘̻̎͗̋̄̏̍̏̔͑̄̏̓̚̚͜͝Ị̴̡̘͙̣̫̋͒̐͗͆́̀̀́͋͑̀̏̂̆̂͊͌̕͘ͅP̸̡̦̯̘̗̳͇͔͕̠̅̀̊̀̏̋͆̊̄̀̑͒̊̋̓̋̾̓́͘̚̚̚T̵̡̡͓̥̞͈͍͇͕̞͇̺͕͍̱͍͙͗̔̀̃͜I̷̡̡̪̱̖̫͓̘͚͍̪͎̣̫̪̲͍͚̙͍̺̮̤̍́̑̀̇̏͛͂̽̅̀̈́̎͋̄̽̇̚͠Ō̸̡̡͍͍͔̫͉̼̦̹͖͓͍̤͗̍̏̂̒̐͝͠N̵̜̳̮̤͓͉͆̔̃̎
Support Thrive on Patreon: patreon.com/thrivegameFTL vs The Ten CommandmentsOliver Lugg2022-07-11 | 'Not murdering anyone will be by far my hardest challenge.' - Me, 2022
A very belated follow-up to my FTL video essay. Today, I'll be playing FTL as a deontologist, abiding by the Ten Commandments as I battle my way through the galaxy. Can I beat the game as a good person?Thrive Main Theme (Jazz Remix)Oliver Lugg2022-07-02 | revolutionarygamesstudio.com
The upcoming Thrive release features a new art gallery feature, so I thought it was about time to realise my dream of creating a jazz remix of the Thrive Main Theme to act as light background music. It was pretty fun, and I didn't go crazy on the details to keep it quick and light. Hope you find it as infectiously rhythmic as I do.
Art by Roseae.
For my many subscribers who may be new to Thrive, see the above link for more information.A Sensible Introduction to Category TheoryOliver Lugg2022-06-22 | Remember when I used a video with a coconut in the thumbnail to drive a stake through the heart of mathematical structure? Today, in this introduction to the basics of category theory, I attempt to remove it.
In the wake of my latest video, I played Thrive for an hour or two. People came along to watch a relaxing playthrough full of cellular murder.
As mentioned at the end of the video, this will likely be the last video on my channel until June due to real life commitments. Hopefully this is enough to keep you satiated.Thrive: The Evolution of a GameOliver Lugg2022-03-18 | In which I examine the past, present and future of an evolution game forged from the ashes of Spore and perhaps destined for the stars.
Robot March (Thrive Robot March Theme) Oliver Lugg
Take Ten (Jeopardy Theme) Julann Griffin
The Coral Sea (Thrive Ocean Theme) Oliver Lugg
These Constants Into Morning Oliver Lugg
The Swamp Stomp (Thrive Swamp Theme) Oliver Lugg
Thrive Main Theme (Original) hongchong7
Trilobites (Thrive Multicellular Theme) Oliver Lugg
Under the Ice (Thrive Ice Ocean Theme) Oliver Lugg
Voyager’s Wake (Thrive Space Voyage Theme) Oliver Lugg27 Unhelpful Facts About Category TheoryOliver Lugg2021-12-31 | Category theory is the heart of mathematical structure. In this video, I will drive a stake through that heart. I don't know why I made this.
Penumbra Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Foundation: Are We Predictable?Oliver Lugg2021-12-08 | In which Jeff Goldblum, lemmings, and a pixelated photo of Obama help me uncover the mathematical reality of Isaac Asimov’s psychohistory.
In his Foundation book series, Asimov invented psychohistory, a scientific description of history that can predict the future. This video asks whether such a thing is possible. Join me on a tour of all things prediction: mathematical modelling, chaos theory, cliodynamics, machine learning, and how prediction and media interact.
0:00 Intro 3:37 Part I: Foundation’s Foundations 12:33 Part II: The World in Numbers 19:45 Part III: The Lemming Effect 29:19 Part IV: Megahistory 42:42 Part V: We, Robots 52:05 Part VI: Prediction in Fiction 1:01:40 Credits
DR4X is a strategy game being developed by Untrustedlife, who I know from my Thrive days. He asked me to create some music for the game, so voila. Check out the Steam link above and add the game to your wishlist - its early access release is in January.Thrive Jungle Combat Theme (Video Game Soundtrack)Oliver Lugg2021-09-19 | revolutionarygamesstudio.com
Two Thrive themes in as many weeks? What is this madness?
Again, this was one I had mostly lying around for some time. Patched it up a bit in the space of a few days and decided to release it before perfectionism got the better of me. This is likely the last Thrive theme for a short while at least as I have no others near completion.
For my many subscribers who may be new to Thrive, see the above link for more information.
It's been a while since I've made one of these, hasn't it? But here we are, another Thrive theme finally ready.
I had most of this lying around for a while, it just needed some extending and polishing, which I managed to do over the last few days. I'm decently happy with the final result, an ambient piece for the high ice of your Thrive world.
For my many subscribers who may be new to Thrive, see the above link for more information.10,000 Subscribers Q&AOliver Lugg2021-08-25 | The answers to every burning question you've ever had: how do I make videos, what's my favourite pizza topping, and how do I pronounce gif (100% guarantee no bamboozle)?
Thanks to everyone who participated, and thanks for all these subscribers. I must admit I don't really know what to do with them.FTL: Trolley Problems in SpaceOliver Lugg2021-08-17 | In which I commit war crimes to the sound of breezy chiptune.
FTL: Faster Than Light may be known more for its pitch-perfect mechanics and design than its stance on morality, but in this video I'll be uncovering its secret ethical wisdom. What does FTL think is morally right? How can we find out? Why have I put so many references to long-dead British comedy shows in a video for a global audience?
This one took far longer than it should have done, and honestly I'm not 100% happy with it. But that might just be me. Hopefully you can find enjoyment and enlightenment in it and I can move on to other things.
0:00 Intro 2:08 Part I: That Captain Kirk Feeling 12:35 Part II: The (Right) Right Stuff 24:20 Part III: A Streetcar Named Gunfire 35:19 Part IV: The Cosmic Casino 44:12 Credits
Diplomacy: Media Wars II has finished after several long months, so here's my post-game retrospective on what went down. Maybe together we can understand why I'm so bad at this game.
Isn't this odd? 10,000 people have signed up to receive my videos, so I thought I'd make a little video updating you all on what's happening on this channel, plus announcing a Q&A thing in case there are questions you'd like answered.
Thank you all so much!How Pythagoras Broke Music (and how we kind of fixed it) [see comments for corrections]Oliver Lugg2021-04-23 | How does music work? What did an Ancient Greek philosopher have to do with it? Why did he keep drowning people?
Discover the answers to these questions and more as we take a tour through musical tuning systems, examining how the power of mathematics has helped us build and rebuild our methods of creating music throughout history. Pythagorean tuning, the Pythagorean comma, equal temperament - learn what these are and how they shaped the way we make music today.
Give your feedback on this video here: [Feedback is now closed, thanks everyone for all the responses!]
I created this video as part of a mathematics communication module at university, so would really appreciate your feedback. Leaving a comment or filling in the survey linked above would be perfect. Note your answers will be recorded and used in an evaluative report.
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Math and Music: Harmonious Connections (Seymour Dale Publications) - Trudi H. Garland and Charity Vaughan Kahn, 1994 Harmonograph (Wooden Books) - Anthony Asthon, 2005 The Elements of Music (Wooden Books) - Jason Martineau, 2008 Big Bangs: Five Musical Revolutions (Vintage) - Howard Goodall, 2001 Music: A Mathematical Offering (University of Aberdeen) - David Bensen, 2008 Pythagoras (Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy) - Carl Huffman, 2005 The Death of Pythagoras (Philosophy Now) - Bruce Pennington, 2010 The Development of Musical Tuning Systems - Peter A. Frazier, 2001A Darkling Plain: The Myth of HistoryOliver Lugg2021-04-09 | In which civilisation collapses multiple times and all that remains is robotic Jackanory.
A follow-up to my analysis of the first book's film adaptation, this is a deeper dive into the themes explored in the fourth book of the Mortal Engines Quartet. Featuring heavy spoilers for the whole series.
Pretty rambling. I wish I had the time and patience to streamline it and support my own points better, but given this has been a bit of a blockage in my YouTube schedule, I decided to just get it out and accept it'll have to do.
What is the Charge Jones Meadow (Epidemic Sound)Diplomacy: Media Wars II (Teaser)Oliver Lugg2021-03-25 | War. War never changes. Except this time I'm invited.
If you have no idea what Diplomacy is or what I have to do with it, may I direct your attention here: youtube.com/watch?v=oUaLEgzvMQs
Following the 2020 edition of Media Wars, Media Wars II brings an updated set of Diplomacy players together to forge alliances, break alliances and generally wage virtual war. Including, weirdly, me.
The first turn is this weekend, and we'll be playing a turn every two days from there on out. When will we finish? Who knows? When we do, expect to see content from myself and the other players analysing the game from each perspective.
Until then, please wish me luck. I'm not actually very good at this game.
Mars, the Bringer of War (The Planets Suite) Gustav HolstHow many dimensions are there in 5D Chess?Oliver Lugg2021-02-19 | Because my original video on 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel proved so popular, I thought I'd make a follow-up asking and attempting to answer this contentious question.
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Onion Capers Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)His Dark Materials Main Theme (Remix) - Oliver LuggOliver Lugg2021-01-26 | AKA how many crescendo fake-outs can I fit into four minutes?
The BBC/HBO TV series adaptation of His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman has a pretty awesome main theme, so when its composer Lorne Balfe announced he was giving away the stems for free for remixing, I couldn't resist. More info and the stems here: twitter.com/Lornebalfe/status/1347204373785571330
I ended up with a part ambient, part techno reworking of the main motifs in various ways. I even included the sound of the cave computer from the TV show. Overall I'm really quite happy with it, especially considering I made it in only four days and it's the first music I've completed in months (damn you tinnitus!).
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bokeh particles overlay | Sparkling bokeh particles | Wedding video background | Bokeh light leaks Royalty free footages youtube.com/watch?v=3Poguy72eWYMortal Engines: A Major Locomotion PictureOliver Lugg2021-01-04 | In which I take a deep dive into the oddball film that meant the world to me and apparently nothing to so many others.
I've been working on this for a very long time, a video essay exploring my favourite book series and what became of its adaptation, so it's only fitting the end result is so outrageously long and rambling. Sit back and enjoy my explanation of the source material, analysis of the film, and general emotional trauma at what became of it.
I'm pretty proud of this one. Let's just hope Content ID lets me keep it.
0:00 Intro 2:49 Part I: A History of the Future 10:53 Part II: Heart, Humour and Hell on Earth 17:29 Part III: The Road to Adaptation 23:52 Part IV: Some Scars Never Heal 24:54 Part IV.1: Hester and the Scar 28:30 Part IV.2: The Tone 31:02 Part IV.3: The Pacing 34:31 Part IV.4: The Visuals 36:00 Part IV.5: The Music 37:56 Part IV.6: Theme 41:26 Part IV.7: Shrike 43:08 Part IV.8: MEDUSA 46:05 Part V: The Aftermath 53:59 Credits
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Turns out the credits were too long to fit in YouTube's description, so I've moved them here: pastebin.com/m6uX0UsB5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel: The Terminator GambitOliver Lugg2020-09-30 | In which I mess with the fabric of reality.
A third video essay. And this time it's for a vaguely current thing! Huzzah!
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is a brain-wrinkling experiment in making a stupid idea into a genius end product. In this video, I try to teach you how it works, analyse its shortcomings, and compare it to about seven different time travel films.
Once again, I hate my voice, and I only realised after completing recording that I'd allowed my microphone to clip in a few too many places. The actual video editing is pretty swish now though.
0:00 Intro 3:19 Part I: Time Travel 101 9:46 Part II: Multi-Dimensional Drifting 15:15 Part III: Pieces in Our Time 23:40 Part IV: The Fault in Our Hypercubes 29:30 Part V: The Terminator Gambit 34:54 Credits
I Like To Move It (feat. The Mad Stuntman) (Erick "More" Album Mix) Reel 2 Real
Inhabit My Dreams Oliver Lugg
Jurassic Park Main Theme John Williams
LEGO Chess Soundtrack – Kings LEGO Chess Soundtrack – Main LEGO Chess Soundtrack – Pirates LEGO Chess Soundtrack – Western David R. Punshon and Richard Wells
L’Estate – Presto Antonio Vivaldi (played by Nigel Kennedy)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day Main Theme Brad Fiedel
The Terminator Theme Brad Fiedel
X-Files Theme Mark SnowI made a videoOliver Lugg2020-08-18 | 'Eyy dude, you wanna maybe like, you know, wanna, maybe like, maybe, you know, in-invent, you know, invent counting?
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FOOTAGE
CPU COMPUTER FAN SPIN | FREE TO USE NO COPYRIGHT VIDEO STOCK CLIPS [CCM] Creative Content Media youtube.com/watch?v=rMsRcANteg8
It's a Thrive theme! Quick, savour the moment before another year and a half without them!
Yes, I have finally made another one of these. I had a half-finished track lying around for some time and decided to rush it to completion today just to start getting things out. It's pretty messy and certainly not very complex, but it's nice and hopefully fits the bill.
I have a couple of others I'll attempt to do the same for in the coming weeks. So in actual fact, you won't have to wait long for another...
IMAGE: Alex Ries (artstation.com/artwork/PGglB)Love the Feel of You (Official Video) - Oliver LuggOliver Lugg2020-08-01 | Now I am become Imogen Heap, vocoder of words.
The music's been done for months, but for whatever reason this video caused me incredible pain. It turned out a lot better than it looked like it would at some points, though still not perfect. I'll accept it.
And with that, the era of Amber of the Moment is over.
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LYRICS
How Did I end up here? With you Making good all these years And why Have I found myself by your side? When the dream, the fever, is temporary It must be
But in this moment The stars pause their dance The night draws inward On our unexpected circumstance
So ignite your fires upon your shore And I’ll bleed no more ‘Cause I need no more I know I’ve never known what I’m fighting for But you’re soft and you’re warm And now I’m quite sure And now I know The only thing that’s true Under stars from now on I’ll find in your eyes I love the feel of you
Where Do I go from here? It’s not enough To have it all just to disappear And time Keeps on telling me I must push through But my life ever since has never been so bright As in the darkness with you
When for one moment The world stopped and stared It almost made me Believe that maybe you cared
When you ignited your fires upon your shore And I’d breathe no more ‘Cause I’d need no more ‘Til then I’d never known what I’m fighting for But you were all to embrace And I was quite sure Back when I knew The one thing that was true In a world that never gives what it can’t take I loved the feel of you
And what am I supposed to do? And what am I supposed to do? And what am I supposed to say? (And what am I supposed to do?) It’s over every single day (And what am I supposed to do?) All the stars have gone out of your eyes And I’m left here to wonder why
You ignited your fires upon your shore And I’d breathe no more ‘Cause I’d need no more ‘Til then I’d never known what’s worth fighting for But that’s all in the past now It’s gone for sure And now I know The only thing that’s true In cold ice skies becoming black Your memory’s a fleeting crack You’re gone I’ll never have you back
flying accros the cloud green screen free royalty footage HDgreenstudio youtube.com/watch?v=7foVWIoAg4ADiplomacy: The Game of KnifeOliver Lugg2020-06-13 | In which I attempt to rationalise my love of betraying my friends by insisting this board game is in fact a deep exploration of our lives.
It's taken a year, but I'm back with another video essay. Remember when I said I'd probably never make one again? I lied.
Like ParaWorld, Diplomacy is a semi-niche game I've played for many years. Also like ParaWorld, I have a burning need to tell the world about it and all the ways in which it's phenomenal. This video is what came of it.
Editing has improved in general, though I'm still annoyed at my own voice. Guess I'll have to live with it.
If the world leaders playing Diplomacy scene makes you want to gouge your eyes out and pray to Cthulhu for an escape from this hell, I don't blame you.
0:00 Intro 3:27 What is Diplomacy? 6:30 Part I: Particles of War 17:23 Part II: Mind Games 26:32 Part III: The Meaning of Knife 35:00 Conclusions 37:03 Credits
Each morning brings the afterglow A fading echo of bad news I never wanted you to know But do we ever get to choose? And I wonder, someday soon Will all these demons steal away? Or will the tunnel run on anyway?
Though each new day, the distance grows Still seems so close to you and I Time runs on, reeling from the throes Of detonations in the sky But as the silent embers fall I still won’t let you walk away Take my hand, for we’ve so much left to do anyway
So how can you sleep so soundly When your head carries that kind of curse? Yet you’ll watch as the sun still rises As you learn that you’re far from the first To live in embers
I’ll pick the flowers from the ash And fashion you a lighter crown For though the world’s gone in a flash Its people’s love lives deeper down I know you never wanted me And that was fine until you’d say I’m never sure I wanted anything, anyway
So how can you sleep so soundly When your head carries that kind of curse? Yet you’ll watch as the sun still rises As you learn that the clouds can still burst Above the embers
When the spirals go on forever And you’re drowning in the deep When the mountains have all but weathered And Creation is asleep
All I want Is one sweet moment to tell you That all the junk the magazines try to sell you Is not enough to fill the hole in your heart It’s not love But you’d be forgiven for thinking With all the other dreams I float that keep sinking This is one that time can’t take apart
When you’re nothing but dust and breezes And even they have long decayed When the last soul in heaven freezes I hope you’re a little less afraid
All I want Is one sweet moment to tell you That all the junk the magazines try to sell you Is not enough to fill the hole in your heart It won’t last But sometimes I doubt it was meant to Because whoever else this message gets sent to Is just a fossil on their way to the past
Well he’s a bit of a hypocrite Wants all the glory without the grit Because the world has surely gotta fit The way he’s always ever pictured it He stays up late just getting more irate At how the morning light will lift this weight And every day he’ll wait to claim his fate Until the words upon his headstone state
He was the dead one No more than an afterthought Someone should have said something For him to believe in I’m sure he’d be furious To see his bones left to rot But I see no difference
He’s always asking people where they’ve been Behind a smile he knows is paper-thin He gets a shivering beneath his skin Because the bubble never let him in Someday he’ll grow beyond the status quo Least that’s the hope he’s keeping locked below Near every day he longs to make it so So is it time enough to let him know?
He was the dead one No more than an afterthought Someone should have said something For him to believe in I’m sure he’d be furious To see his bones left to be forgot But I see no difference
He was the dead one No more than an afterthought Someone should have said something For him to believe in I’m sure he’d be furious To see his bones left to be forgot But I see no difference
He was the dead one He was the dead one He was the dead one He was the dead one
Chaos Such a beautiful word All the drama, the lies The crazed, the absurd All the wolves of the night Have been let out of their cages Enraged, the next page Is from the new dark ages Like truth Alternative, or so they say The bar’s been getting lower Almost every single day The lines blur I’m struggling to see And I hope the eyes behind the trees Won’t send their talons after me And yes I guess we’re always throwing stones But stones don’t come with detonators Leaving craters where their creator’s homes Used to be Or have they led me astray? It’s all just a ploy to sell Pills to push the pain away And guns Suggested targets supplied All firing in succession With the same fake battle cry The world that you’re giving us Is never enough So throw your clocks in the air now ‘Cause your time is up
And the night draws inward as they’re laying their traps It’s all so complicated, you just want that blue sky back They’ll tear out your eyes and make screaming your new soundtrack Until you, like your world, can only collapse
Feed me to the liar Feed me to the higher-ups The starters to the fire Who won’t take the heat It’s not exactly hard To know the who’s who It’s easy to survive When the bunker’s custom-built for you We’re on about the seventh level Of Dante’s hell Asking, is this an inferno? Or perhaps a minor dry spell? Woah, let’s go sacrificing Our investment returns No matter The flames don’t care whose flag they burn We’re all fodder For the temple of growth It’s a dog-eat-dog world And the wolves won’t soon forget their oath To chew up the land And drain all the seas Building bigger and bigger monuments To the brave and the free And soma Take to ease guilty minds But it won’t do a thing For those below and I believe you’ll find They’re burning out there Can’t you see, can’t you try? Well, the graph’s going up so, eh Live and let die
And the night draws inward as they’re laying their traps It’s all so complicated, you just want that blue sky back (Yearly subscription to blue skies only three-nine-nine ninety-nine) They’ll tear out your eyes and make screaming your new soundtrack (World leaders shouting at each other like children, now in every good records store) Until you, like your world, can only collapse
The televisions are screaming into the night All the politicians are screaming into the night And the decision is yours to make, stand down or fight Before they drag you, kicking and screaming, back into the night
And you inhabit my dreams It seems I don’t know what it means So someone tell me What to believe
And you inhabit my dreams It seems I don’t know what it means So someone tell me What to believe
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Album art by Uniow: twitter.com/uniow_ Royalty-free background animation: youtube.com/watch?v=pihHx_ksNT4Amber of the Moment (Official Video) - Oliver LuggOliver Lugg2019-12-19 | "Well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why." - Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five
The second single from the album of the same name, Amber of the Moment is my attempt to auto-tune myself into a song that doesn't cover it up with zany weirdness (sorry, T.R.O.Y.) and instead tries something a bit more emotional and sincere. The vocals are perhaps a bit broken in places, but I'm very happy with everything else.
Apologies if the video makes you dizzy. I shot it on a phone and had no idea it would come out so blurry and wobbly.
My aim is to spend the Christmas holidays working on a load more songs, so expect the next single early in the new year. Meanwhile, the album goes up for pre-order with this song, so head on over to my Bandcamp to pick it up.
Happy holidays everyone!An important announcement from the god of artOliver Lugg2019-12-18 | Amber of the Moment (premieres tomorrow at 18:00 GMT): youtube.com/watch?v=If4WJnMvuLg
It's been a long, hard road, but here I am with...this. Hmm.
For the first time ever (ish), I've released a song where I'm actually singing. Auto-tune is a godsend. And it's far and away the weirdest thing I've ever made to boot, video and all.
What do the lyrics even mean? I'll let you work it out.