The Most Powerful Type of Magic System Curious Archive 2026-09-21 | The Most Powerful Type of Magic System
To Kill The Sacred Worm Curious Archive 2025-02-14 | Life. Death. Sacrifice. Dune.~ For the Interactive Section at 18:19 ~Press the Green Button: youtu.be/KQSqC3zZoPYPress the Red Button: youtu.be/rhXRT423kfMPress the Blue Button (Join Nebula): go.nebula.tv/curiousarchive ---This is why you were born: to make a sacrificial choice a thousand years in the making. You will carry this unthinkable weight, so that the rest of us can live unburdened. And aren’t you so glad that you’re The Chosen One?0:00 To Kill the Sacred Worm0:48 Drown a God in a Bathtub3:00 The Chosen Sacrifice5:29 Your Pain Shall Save Us6:40 "I'm Not the Messiah!" 8:33 The Killing of a Sacred Deer10:36 Avatar of Suffering 12:33 The Holy Meat Grinder14:09 All This Goat's Fault16:24 You Ruined Everything 18:17 INTERACTIVE PORTION!!1!18:55 The God Emperor of Dune 20:41 Might There Be Another Button? Media Shown: Dune, Dune: Part II, Dune (1984), Elden Ring, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Matrix, The Northman, Hellblade, Hellblade II, The Wicker Man, God of War, God of War: Ragnarök, Excalibur, The Sword in the Stone, Star Wars, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Andor, Berserk, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Batman v Superman, Superman, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Captain America Civil War, Avengers Endgame, Monty Python: Life of Brian, Iphigenia, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Temple of Doom, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: Legend of Korra, Star Trek TOS, The Twilight Zone♫ Music Used – O Fortuna (Carl Orff), Divertimento in F Major, K. 138 (Mozart), Jarls, Karls, and Thralls (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla), A Plague Tale (A Plague Tale), Skullcrusher (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla), Gaunter o’ Dimm Theme (The Witcher 3), Saint of the Bud (Elden Ring), Together Forever (A Plague Tale), Knight Gael (Dark Souls III), The Ninth Realm (God of War), Strangers (A Plague Tale), Main Theme (Sons of the Forest), Nameless Song (Dark Souls), Dance of the Knights (Prokofiev), Painful Memories (Heavy Rain), Menu (One Must Fall), Turned Around (Signalis)♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (Beauty Flow)Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Sources:“The Golden Bough Vol. 1” (1894) by James George Frazer“Roman Religion and the Cult of Diana at Aricia” (2007) by C. M. C. Green"Tolkien and the Great War" (2003) by John Garth“Human Sacrifice and the Loss of Transformative Power” (2005) by Eleanor Rimoldi jstor.org/stable/23175296 “What is Dune About? Not Even Frank Herbert Could Say for Sure” (2024) by Daniel Roberts washingtonpost.com/books/2024/03/05/dune-series-meaning-interpretation-duncan-idaho “Earthworm Invaders” by Smithsonian Environmental Research Center ecosystemsontheedge.org/earthworm-invaders “Multiple invasion routes have led to the pervasive introduction of earthworms in North America” (2024) by Jérôme Mathieu, John W. Reynolds, Carlos Fragoso, and Elizabeth Hadly nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02310-7 “Myth, Choice, and Meaning in Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis” (1992) by Christina Elliott Sorum jstor.org/stable/295538
The Evolution of Absolutely Everything Curious Archive 2025-01-17 | Reality is chaos… | Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/curiousarchive ---0:00 The Evolution of Absolutely Everything0:27 Life Begins with Soup 1:32 Cambrian Goofy Goobers (+ Altruism?)3:14 Meme Evolution?5:37 Goodbye, Dinosaurs 6:52 An Invasive Parasite 8:17 Welcome, Humanity!10:40 The Universe Cares if You Do12:47 After the Last Tomorrow 14:09 Will it All Fade?16:13 I Love You, Too17:18 Ground News AdAdditional Media Shown: Life on Earth, Out of the Cradle, NoahCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used: Sword Search (Zelda), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart), The Blue Danube Waltz (Johann Straus II), Factotum Aria (Rossini), Vorte Toast (Bizet), Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven), Marche Militaire (Schubert), Menu (One Must Fall), Swan Lake Act II (Tchaikovsky), Canon in D Major (Pachelbel), Sky Above, Voice Within (Skyrim), Four Seasons Spring (Vivaldis), Komorebi (Gris), Gerudo Valley (Zelda), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)List of Sources:“Molecular Ecology Reveals the Hidden Complexities of the Seychelles Warbler” by Jan Komdeur, David S. Richardson sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065345407370046 “Experimental evidence of reciprocal altruism in the pied flycatcher” by Indrikis Krams and Tatjana Krama researchgate.net/publication/225642748_Experimental_evidence_of_reciprocal_altruism_in_the_pied_flycatcher “A bit of altruism makes V-shaped flocks of birds possible” by “Virginia Morell” science.org/content/article/bit-altruism-makes-v-shaped-flocks-birds-possible “Ancient Bones Offer Clues To How Long Ago Humans Cared For The Vulnerable” by Andrew Curry npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/17/878896381/ancient-bones-offer-clues-to-how-long-ago-humans-cared-for-the-vulnerable “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins“Why Did Memetics Fail? Comparative Case Study” by Radim Chvaja https://direct.mit.edu/posc/article-abstract/28/4/542/97502/Why-Did-Memetics-Fail-Comparative-Case-Study1?redirectedFrom=fulltext “Your stuff is actually worse now” by Izzie Ramirez, vox.com/the-goods/23529587/consumer-goods-quality-fast-fashion-technology The Delusion and Danger of Infinite Economic Growth by Christopher F. Jones newrepublic.com/article/155214/delusion-danger-infinite-economic-growth “Is that cereal box getting smaller? Welcome to the bewildering world of shrinkflation.” By Daniel de Visé usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/05/grocery-shopping-shrinkflation-smaller-portions/75062986007 “Early human ate young Neanderthal” by Jennifer Viegas nbcnews.com/id/wbna30870318 “Shrinkflation has affected one-third of grocery items, analysis finds. Here are the worst offenders.” By Aimee Picchi cbsnews.com/news/inflation-shrinkflation-skimpflation-toilet-paper-candy-cereal-lendingtree “Companion Animals and Us: Exploring the Relationships Between People and Pets”edited by Anthony L. Podberscek, Elizabeth S. Paul, James A. Serpell“Universal Darwinism” by Mark A. Bedau and Carol E. Cleland cambridge.org/core/books/abs/nature-of-life/universal-darwinism/0939B49903C60A59B57DC5C007415ECF
The Most Terrifying Monster We Can Imagine Curious Archive 2024-12-13 | WORLD ANVIL ► worldanvil.com/?c=CuriousArchiveUse code "ARCHIVE" for 51% off ANY yearly subscription!---There is a shadow lurking across cultures. An eternal struggle to depict ultimate evil. How can we, with our limited means of comprehension and storytelling, portray true darkness, make fear physical?What is the face of the most terrifying monster we can fathom?0:00 The Most Terrifying Monster0:48 The Devil You Know 3:31 The Lich's Oblivion 5:09 The Coldest Inferno 6:26 O’Dimm & The Strange Man8:20 A Gentle Horror9:47 Alas, Father of Darkness12:12 Shadow of the Erdtree13:46 The Pale Horseman16:20 Absolute Darkness18:07 Yeah, But…20:09 The Answer to Ricky’s RiddlesMedia Shown: Adventure Time, The Witcher III, Häxan, Diablo II, Cuphead, World of Warcraft, Futurama, The Devil and Daniel Mouse, Mound, Ready or Not, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, Onibaba, Hellboy, Hellboy 2, Krampus, Psycho, Ferngully, Samurai Jack, L’Inferno, Faust, Dracula, Dragon Quest III HD, Tenacious D, Legend, Smiling Friends, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Animaniacs, Cuphead, The Simpsons, The Godess of Spring, Darksiders, Night of the Hunter, Dante’s Inferno, Fantasia (Night on Bald Mountain), The Emperor’s New Groove, Wizard of Oz, The Dark Knight, Deep Impact, Gods of Egypt, 2012, What If…?, Godzilla, Godzilla (2014), Satan’s Waiting, Sonic X Shadow: Generations, Game of Thrones, Thor Ragnarok, Red Dead: Redemption, House on Haunted Hill, Nosferatu, Wrath of the Titans, This is the End, The Legend of Korra, Diabel, Doom Eternal, Silence of the Lambs, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Elden Ring, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Coda, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Castlevania, Metropolis, The Void, Vemon: The Last Dance, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Berserk: The Golden Age, The Seventh Seal, Monty Python and the Meaning of Life, The Lord of the Rings, Elder Scrolls Online, God of War 3, Gravity Falls, Frankenstein, Clash of the Titans, Final Space, Super Friends, The Grim Adventure of Billy & Mandy, Time Bandits, XCOMThumbnail Image - Necro Mary by BillelisCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Gaunter O’Dimm Theme (The Witcher III), Burning Man (World of Goo), Your Body Betrays Your Degeneracy (Disco Elysium), The Saint of the Bud (Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree), Left 4 Dead (Left 4 Dead), The Timefall (Death Stranding), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Main Theme (Sons of the Forest), The Path to the Door (Dredge), The New Century (Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs), Nameless Song (Dark Souls), Knight Gael (Dark Souls III), Promise (Okami), Die Toteninsel emptiness (Signalis), The One Who Craves Souls (Demon Souls), Sword Search on Koholint Island (Zelda: Link’s Awakening)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Sources:“The Concept of Evil” by Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/concept-evil/ “Monsters and the Moral Imagination” by Stephen T. Asma storymagazine.org/monsters-and-the-moral-imagination “How Ingmar Bergman masterpiece ‘The Seventh Seal’ teaches us to accept death” by Jude Leese: faroutmagazine.co.uk/ingmar-bergman-the-seventh-seal-accept-death “The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology” by Arthur Cotterell & Rachel Storm“Mythology of Typhon” by Liana Miate: worldhistory.org/Typhon “Mythology of Cronus” by Liana Miate: worldhistory.org/Cronus
The Most Powerful Type of Worldbuilding Curious Archive 2024-11-15 | Burying that sandwich in the woods was the key to all this.Watch my exclusive ‘POST-Post Apocalypses’ video by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/curiousarchive---It’s seldom been claimed that ‘moldiness’ is the key to great worldbuilding — but after analyzing tons of sci-fi and fantasy settings, and sacrificing some expired bread, I genuinely believe that mildew is one of the most powerful devices in fiction. Because ‘rot’ …is a story. And stories stay with you. 0:00 Moldy Worldbuilding0:48 Elden Ring and Rot2:32 A Ruin is a Question 4:26 Sandwich-mode Worldbuilding6:16 Star Wars and Scrapyards7:45 What the Apes Forgot 9:18 Even Gods Must Rot12:13 Battlefields of Ruin 13:46 Halo and Mass Effect15:25 A House of Cards17:58 Planet Earth has Moldy Worldbuilding20:35 Do Not Weep Tears of Rust22:08 BONUS VIDEO ON NEBULAMedia Shown: Elden Ring, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Rain World, Planet of Lana, The Last of Us, Lord of the Rings, Fallout TV Show, Fallout 4, The Wild Robot, Nausiccä of the Valley of the Wind, Future Boy Conan, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Ori and the Will of the Whisps, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, Skyrim, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Amphibia, Stray, Horizon: Forbidden West, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Gris, Journey, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, Adventure Time, Tear Along the Dotted Line, The Simpsons, The Litterbug, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mad Max: Furiosa, Sable, Wall-E, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, The Force Awakens, Revenge of the Sith, Mortal Engines, Halo 2, Halo: Legends, Mass Effect, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Arcane, Metropolis, Battle Angel, Gundam X, TunicCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Dreamers (Licensed from Storyblocks), Blade of Miquella (Elden Ring), Promise (Silent Hill), Nascence (Journey), Knight Gael (Dark Souls III), Die Toteninsel Emptiness (Signalis), Resurrections (Celeste), The Path to the Door (Dredge), One Who Craves Souls (Demon’s Souls), All Gone (The Last of Us), Nameless Song (Dark Souls), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Quiet and Falling (Celeste), Sword Search (Link’s Awakening), The Choice (Last of Us) ♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Sources:“The World of Ice & Fire” by George R.R. Martin“The Year Civilization Collapsed” by Eric H. Cline“How Famed Indus Valley Civilization May Have Been Toppled” by David Nield sciencealert.com/maths-shows-how-an-ancient-civilisation-was-toppled-by-climate-change “What Was Greek Fire” by Jonny Wilkes historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/what-was-greek-fire-byzantine-invention-flamethrower-weapon-when “The Lost True Art of Damascus Steel” by Carrie Whitney, Ph.D. science.howstuffworks.com/damascus-steel.htm
I Kind of Hate Elves Curious Archive 2024-10-18 | HERE ME OUT ON THIS | | Watch my exclusive Ultimate Elf Tier List video by joining Nebula at go.nebula.tv/curiousarchive---Seriously, hear me out on this one. Because, elves used to be my favorite fantasy archetype. They’re the best at everything: fighting, wielding magic, making jewelry, doing sick Tony Hawk pro skater tricks on orcs — they’re perfect. So why is there a growing online — I almost want to call it a backlash towards these fictional entities?And why do I kind of get it?0:00 (HEAR ME OUT)1:09 Specials vs. Dumb Poo People3:26 Tolkien Kinda nailed it, actually 5:54 Elves vs. Christmas Elves7:00 Elves vs. Dwarves8:51 Trying to Understand10:16 The Silmarillion's Revenge13:06 Is Spock a Space Elf?14:33 Why Link Doesn’t Count15:40 Elves vs. Reality17:53 Ugh, Nuance 19:28 New Best Way to Support Curious Archive!Media Shown: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit (1977), Return of the King (1980), Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War, Skyrim, Eragon, The Elder Scrolls Online, Baldur’s Gate III, Elf, Jolly Little Elves, Warhammer 2, World of Warcraft, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, The Witcher, The Witcher III, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spider-Man, The Matrix, Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek IV, Star Wars, Bright, DOTA, Mean Girls, Hellboy II, Excalibur, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Rocky IICopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Historical Moments (Vladyslav Krotov, Licensed from Storyblocks), Explaining the Details (Licensed from Storyblocks), Loop Blues (Loop Hero), Hyrule Field Theme (Echoes of Wisdom), Herd Game (Zelda), Sword Search (Zelda), Outset Island (Zelda), Parasail (Zelda), The Trade Parade (RuneScape), Around the Fire (Skyrim), Four Seasons Spring Part 1 (Vivaldi), Skyloft (Zelda), Sky Above, Voice Within (Skyrim), Wind Guide You (Skyrim)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Sources:“Specials Vs. The Dumb Poo People” by James P. Sandoval butajape.com“The Silmarillion” by J.R.R. Tolkien“A History of Elves” by Benjamin Radford livescience.com/39689-history-of-elves.html “Elves: Encyclopedia Britannica” britannica.com/topic/elf-mythology “The mythical roots of the “Chosen One” trope” by Zachary Sherry zacharysherry.medium.com/the-mythical-roots-of-the-chosen-one-trope-1cadc22a8aff “Change in the Changeless” by Tom Rich medium.com/@rich.thomas.e/change-in-the-changeless-78096f511cea
How a Forest Digests You Curious Archive 2024-09-20 | There is something lurking between the trunks. There is something hungry below the soil. Waiting for you.---You can go missing in the forest.It’s something that’s just kind of accepted: that forests are places where things become lost. There is a dark and tangled history that grows in the shadow of the woods: weaving through myth and legend — through stories we’ve told and warnings we’ve whispered into the night. The forest is the void of the unknown, a ravenous mouth that picks clean the bones of trespassers. Because the forest has a stomach.And that stomach has never been full.0:00 How a Forest Digests You0:42 Over the Garden Wall 2:03 Cruel Digestion3:01 Tolkien and Princess Mononoke3:54 The Witches in the Woods6:06 The Lost Wood(s)8:24 Alan Wake II9:26 Point of No Return11:28 The Forest (Game)13:12 Wolves Don't Live in the Woods15:47 Endless Undying Trees18:13 The Green Knight19:58 Whispers of the Beast22:02 Last Gasp of GreenMedia Shown: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Over the Garden Wall, Alan Wake II, Alan Wake (Remastered), Bright Falls, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Subnautica, Limbo, The Green Knight, The Witch, Annihilation, The Revenge of Plant, The Fountain, Antichrist, The Blair Witch Project, Blair Witch (Remake), Blair Witch (Game), Princess Mononoke, Appalachia Unsolved, Bramble: Hall of the Mountain King, My Neighbor Totoro, Twin Peaks, Book of the Dead, Maleficent, Snow White and the Huntsman, Snow White, Jumanji, Journey to the Center of the Earth, King Kong, Kong: Skull Island, Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Sleeping Beauty, American Gods, Fantasia, Flowers and Trees, Babes in the Woods, The Wizard of Oz, Minecraft, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Sopranos, The Wolf House, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Forest, Sons of the Forest, Avatar, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars, Super Mario Odyssey, Horizon Zero Dawn, Silent RunningCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Cave (The Forest), Main Theme (Sons of the Forest), Main Theme (Left 4 Dead), Burning Man (World of Goo), Promise (Silent Hill), The Timefall (Death Stranding), The Path to the Door (Dredge), Little Nightmares II Main Theme (Little Nightmares II), Die Toteninsel Emptiness (Signalis), Lost Woods (Tears of the Kingdom), Sevastopol Abandoned (Alien Isolation), The Sun Station (Outer Wilds), Alien Reveal (Alien Isolation), The Factory Gates (Amnesia), New Year’s Eve (Amnesia), Turned Around (Signalis), Promise (Okami), Ghostlight (Iron Lung), The New Century, The New Century (Amnesia), All Gone (The Last of Us), An End Once and For All (Mass Effect 3), The Choice (The Last of Us)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Sources:“The Wild Places” by Robert Macfarlane“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer“How long does it take for a body to decompose?” by David Volk livescience.com/how-long-bodies-take-to-decompose “Exploring the underground connections between trees” by Oskar Franklin and Ansa Heylhttps://iiasa.ac.at/news/may-2023/exploring-underground-connections-between-trees “Giant Sequoia Slab” – Arizona State Museum Exhibit: https://ltrr.arizona.edu/giant_sequoia_slab “Pando – (I Spread) – US Forest Service: fs.usda.gov/detail/fishlake/home/?cid=STELPRDB5393641
The Goblin Hypothesis Curious Archive 2024-08-23 | Goblins. Goblins? Goblins! Goblins. Goblins? Goblins! Goblins. Goblins? Goblins! Goblins. Goblins? Goblins! Goblins. Goblins? Goblins! Goblins. Goblins? Goblins! Goblins. Goblins? Goblins! Goblins.---The Amazing Featured Creators:youtube.com/@TheTaleFoundry youtube.com/c/QuinnsIdeas youtube.com/@OctopusLady youtube.com/@KhAnubis I’ve fallen down a bit of a rabbit hole recently. Because here’s the thing — one wouldn’t expect an imaginary little creature from the 12th century to still hold relevance in modern society. And yet the word of the year was ‘goblin mode.’ So, what is it about these freaky dudes that have kept them a fixture of popular culture?And what does it say about the human condition? 0:00 The Goblin Hypothesis0:46 The Problem2:09 Goblins = Monsters?3:10 Goblins = Cannon Fodder?5:08 Goblins = Tricksters?6:48 Goblins vs. Gnomes vs. Fairies8:04 The Big Question9:31 Going Goblin Mode 11:58 Goblins = Enlightenment? 13:45 Meat's Back on the MENU!16:16 Sympathy for the Goblin17:31 The Goblin Inside18:19 1m+ Subs Thank You!Media Shown: The Hobbit (1977), The Hobbit (2012), Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Ghoulies, Gremlins, Adventure Time (The Silent King), Adventure Time (The Great Bird Man), Mandy (Cheddar Goblin), Clash of Clans (Ad), Clash of Clans: Goblin’s Eleven, Nekrogoblin, Unwelcome, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Styx: Master of Shadows, Warhammer II, Goblins & Grottos, Goblins of Elderstone, Labyrinth, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate II, Spider-Man (1967), Spider-Man (2002), Legend, The Black Cauldron, Troll 2, Hellboy II, Freddy Freaker Ad, Boglins Ad, Magic the Gathering: Goblin Weenie AdCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart), Demon Dragon (Zelda), Parasail (Zelda), Herd Game (Zelda), Four Seasons Spring Part 1 (Vivaldi), Sword Search (Zelda), Around the Fire (Skyrim), Waltz of the Flowers (Tchaikovsky), Deku Palace (Zelda), Sky Above, Voice Within (Skyrim), Skyloft (Zelda), Outset Island (Zelda), Inside a House (Zelda), An End Once and For All (Mass Effect 3), Rhizome (Cloud Gardens)Sources:“The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology” by Arthur Cotterell & Rachel Storm“Goblin Mythology: A Brief Study of the Archetype” by Annliya Shaijan“Why are so Many People Going ‘Goblin Mode’?” by Kari Paul theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/14/slobbing-out-and-giving-up-why-are-so-many-people-going-goblin-mode “The Word of the Year Goes Goblin Mode” by Jennifer Schuessler nytimes.com/2022/12/04/arts/goblin-mode-oxford-word.html vice.com/en/article/goblincore-aesthetic-essentials “The Essentials of Goblincore” by Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp vice.com/en/article/goblincore-aesthetic-essentials
What Happens After a God Goes Mad? Curious Archive 2024-07-19 | I mean it wouldn’t be good obviously---There are many stories in which divine beings fall to madness. Likewise, the notion that humans are insects to the divine appears across mythology. So what happens after a god decides to squash us? After mercy turns to cruelty? Sanity to inane destruction?What happens after the gods turn mad?0:00 Mad Gods0:55 Cruelty of Berserk2:38 Zelda and Divine Sickness4:31 Hail to Insanity6:30 Fear & Hunger8:06 Rain World10:01 Cruel Fathers12:02 Cruel Gods Create Cruel Gods15:10 Mark Twain (No, Really)17:52 Creators and Creations18:56 MAD GOD21:29 All We Can DoMedia Shown: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Berserk, Berserk: The Golden Age, Princess Mononoke, Blasphemous, The Seventh Seal, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Hellblade II, Hellblade, Indika, Fear and Hunger, Rain World, The Spine of Night, Poor Things, Adam, Wallace and Gromit, The Adventures of Mark Twain, Mad God, God of War 2, God of War 3, God of War (2018), God of War: Ragnarok, Hades II, Undertale, Metal Gear Solid, Shin Megami Tensei 4, Godus, The Sims, Black and White II, Gravity FallsAdditional Footage:Fear & Hunger: nocommentaryarchiveWind Waker: thebitblockClaymation: AlexsnowskateCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Vah Ruta Battle (Breath of the Wild), Vah Medoh Battle (Breath of the Wild), Resurrection (Shadow of the Colossus), Burning Man (World of Goo), Little Nightmares II Main Theme (Little Nightmares II), The Timefall (Death Stranding), Die Toteninsel Emptiness (Signalis), The Path to the Door (Dredge), Your Body Betrays Your Degeneracy (Disco Elysium), All Gone (The Last of Us), The Restless Town (Dredge), The Red Gate (Signalis), Demon Dragon (Tears of the Kingdom), Ariane's Theme (Signalis), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Sources:“The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology” by Arthur Cotterell & Rachel Storm“It Didn’t Start with You” by Mark Wolynn“The Treacherous Start to Mary and Percy Shelley’s Marriage” by Fiona Sampson lithub.com/the-treacherous-start-to-mary-and-percy-shelleys-marriage “Phil Tippett Emerges from an Inferno to Create Mad God” by Trevor Hogg vfxvoice.com/phil-tippett-emerges-from-an-inferno-to-create-mad-god “Mark Twain Manuscript Reveals Author's Pain at Losing his Daughter” by Ed Pilkington theguardian.com/books/2010/apr/21/mark-twain-manuscript-daughter-susy
Earth has Terrible Worldbuilding Curious Archive 2024-06-14 | It's time someone finally SAID IT!(this video is a joke science is real have a nice day)---Big Ol List of Sources:“Leidenfrost Effect,” Seppo Louhenkilpi, Treatise on Process Metallurgy: Industrial Processes, 2014, sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/leidenfrost-effect“Relativity Verses Quantum Mechanics,” Corey S. Powell, Nautilus theguardian.com/news/2015/nov/04/relativity-quantum-mechanics-universe-physicists “Wave-Particle Duality,” Artika Singh, Tu Quach, chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Quantum_Mechanics/02._Fundamental_Concepts_of_Quantum_Mechanics/Wave-Particle_Duality “Von Hohenheim Bio,” Spyros N. Michaleas, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920879 “The Father of the Periodic Table,” Mike Sutton, 2019 chemistryworld.com/features/the-father-of-the-periodic-table/3009828.article “Why is the world map you know wrong?,” Joe Phelan, 2022 livescience.com/why-flat-world-maps-wrong“Cleopatra Life Timeline,” Thayer Watkins https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/cleopatra.htm “Appalachian Mountain Geology,” NPS, nps.gov/subjects/geology/plate-tectonics-collisional-mountain-ranges.htm “Demise of Tycho Brahe,” Kat Jivkovaretrospectjournal.com/2021/02/21/mercury-murder-mystery-an-analysis-of-the-demise-of-tycho-brahe “Philosophy 101,” Antonio Panovski, thecollector.com/what-are-the-branches-of-philosophy “Wojtek the Bear,” Jennifer Murtoff britannica.com/animal/Wojtek-the-Bear “The Lost Nuclear Bombs No one can Find” Zaria Govertt, bbc.com/future/article/20220804-the-lost-nuclear-bombs-that-no-one-can-find Battlefield 1 airship tornado glitch comes from WeedorBecause I’m a huge fan of worldbuilding, I wish I was as impressed with the ‘Earth Project’ everyone else. Like, sure, with its long evolutionary history, detailed storyline, and complex magic system, this setting is amazingly full of sloppy mistakes!Today I’m doing a full takedown of Earth’s so-called ‘realism.’ 0:00 Earth has Terrible Worldbuilding0:26 Garbage Magic System3:10 Weird Biology4:39 Humans Make no Sense5:58 Worst Map I've Ever Seen7:17 Awful Conlang & Lore9:07 Disastrous History11:53 Absurd Technology13:18 Messy Themes15:21 It Gets Worse (Somehow)17:15 PROVING Earth's Absurdity18:33 Final ScoreAdditional Media Shown: Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Flight of Dragons, The Sword in the Stone, SciFri, Mythbusters, Noah, Zach King Magic, Fantasia, MBARI♫ Music Used: Gerudo Valley (Zelda), Four Seasons Spring Part 1 (Vivaldi), Sword Search (Zelda), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart), The Blue Danube Waltz (Johann Straus II), Herd Game (Zelda), Around the Fire (Skyrim), Inside a House (Zelda), Wind Guide You (Skyrim), Vorte Toast (Bizet), Parasail (Zelda), Swan Lake Act II (Tchaikovsky), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Clair de Lune (Debussy)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.
I Hope it Ends with a Monster Curious Archive 2024-05-17 | Maybe I do fear the banana.---Creators Featured:Yeti Dynamics - youtube.com/@yetidynamics Christian Szczerba - youtube.com/@MoonProds Alex Howard - youtube.com/@alexhowardxx Payayesaurio - youtube.com/@papayesauriooficial3870 Lights Are Off - instagram.com/lights.are.off Doomsday would probably be a huge bummer... you and everyone you know annihilated — every human achievement, every memory, every cone of gelato erased. But if we’re choosing apocalypses out of a lineup, if the world is going to end, I think a monster might be our kindest method of exit. Nearly every mythology has a creature whose job it is to wipe things clean come Armageddon — it’s strangely universal. And I’d argue that’s because, ironically, it’s the gentlest ending we can imagine.0:00 I Hope it Ends with a Monster0:54 Size of Doom3:49 Beasts of Humanity6:36 Carol is Afraid8:49 Waiting for the End10:51 A Worse Sort of Monster…12:46 When the Wind Blows15:34 Chernobyl17:51 Forgotten Terrors20:09 The Doomsday Instinct23:46 Creatures of the End Times 26:40 End(s) of Evangelion30:26 I Hope it Doesn’t End at AllMedia Shown: Pacific Rim, Banana Simulation, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Carol and the End of the World, Melancholia, The Atomic Café, Chernobyl, When the Wind Blows, Monsters, Cloverfield, Godzilla (2014), Godzilla vs. Hedora, Shin Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mothra, Final Fantasy XV, God of War, God of War Ragnarök, Asura’s Wrath, War of the Worlds, Fantastic Four (Various), Galactus First Appearance, Deep Impact, 2012, Transformers: The Movie, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Avengers, Thor Ragnarok, Eternals, Doom, Hellboy, Wrath of the Titans, Gods of Egypt, Jormungandr Smite, This is the End Beasts of the End Time, Beasts of the Fog, Independence Day Resurgence, Chasing the Unseen, Neon Genesis Evangelion, End of Evangelion♫ Music Used: Air on the G String (J. S. Bach), The Path (The Last of Us), The Timefall (Death Stranding), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Vanishing Grace (The Last of Us), The Red Gate (Signalis), The Choice (The Last of Us), The Path to the Door (Dredge), The Restless Town (Dredge), Die Toteninsel Emptiness (Signalis), All Gone (The Last of Us), Your Body Betrays Your Degeneracy (Disco Elysium), Main Theme (Little Nightmares II), Burning Man (World of Goo), Turned Around (Signalis), The Quarantine Zone (The Last of Us), Prologue (Shadow of the Colossus), Resurrection (Shadow of the Colossus), Ariane's Theme (Signalis)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.Additional Sources:The Second Coming by W. B. Yeats (1919)Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid by Thor Hanson (2021)Don’t Even Think About it by George Marshall (2015)Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich (1997)Louisiana's sea level rises by Chris Mooney, Zoeann Murphy, Ricky Carioti, John Muyskens: washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/new-orleans-sea-level-hurricane-wetlandsWhy We Don’t Remember Pandemics by Mark Honigsbaum: engelsbergideas.com/notebook/why-we-dont-remember-pandemics Gareth Edwards on Godzilla: youtube.com/watch?v=SRHrvF0QqIAMatt Reeves on Cloverfield: youtube.com/watch?v=SRHrvF0QqIA
The Extraordinary Life of a Terraformed World Curious Archive 2024-04-19 | Greetings from Planet Altamira — a spectacular alien world from creator Simon Roy. Support the Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/grizgrobus/refugium-a-hardcover-graphic-novel---If you’re receiving this signal, count yourself lucky, because the folks on our research team have put together a special presentation on the charming creatures native to this jewel of the cosmos. And if these critters interest you, consider supporting the graphic novel Refugium on Kickstarter from Jordan K Walker and creator Simon Roy for a deeper look at Altamiran life. Now, pull up a chair, and prepare for a voyage across a planet of unmatched wonders.Simon Roy Patreon: patreon.com/simonroySimon Roy Twitter: twitter.com/simonroyartJordan K Walker Website: jordankwalkerart.comJordan K Walker Instagram: instagram.com/jordankwalkerartAlex Ries Patreon: patreon.com/alexriesAlex Ries Twitter: twitter.com/alexriesartC. M. Kosemen Patreon: patreon.com/cmkosemenC. M. Kosemen Website: http://www.cmkosemen.comS.C. Diggle Patreon: patreon.com/CallumStephenDiggleS.C. Diggle Twitter: twitter.com/CallumDiggle Julio Lacerda Redbubble: redbubble.com/people/julio-lacerda/shop Julio Lacerda Twitter: twitter.com/juliotheartist?lang=en Joschua Knuppe Twitter: twitter.com/JoschuaKnuppe Joschua Knuppe Deviantart: deviantart.com/hyrotrioskjanMalachi Ward Instagram: instagram.com/malachiward twitter.com/MalachiWard?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Malachi Ward Twitter: twitter.com/MalachiWard?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Matt Sheenan Instagram: instagram.com/tycho_brave/?img_index=1Matt Sheenan Portfolio: danica.tv/mattsheeanMichkin Twitter: twitter.com/Michkin_design Michkin Etsy: etsy.com/shop/MickinCreate?utm_source=printify&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=api Sawyer Lee Patreon: https://t.co/MY2JpodzCqSawyer Lee Twitter: twitter.com/sawyerleeartRipley Cook Tumblr: iguanodont.tumblr.comRipley Cook Twitter: twitter.com/iguanodentistSaveliy Kochnov Instagram: instagram.com/alienfishcreature Saveliy Kochnov Threads: threads.net/@alienfishcreature Emily Schnall Instagram: instagram.com/emilyschnallEmily Schnall Twitter: twitter.com/emily_schnall?lang=en Logan Stahl Instagram: instagram.com/liltachyonLogan Stahl Portfolio: tachyonart.neocities.org Aldrich Hezekiah Instagram: instagram.com/kiabugboyAldrich Hezekiah ArtStation: artstation.com/kiabugboy Jay Eaton Twitter: twitter.com/JayRock5858 Jay Eaton Patreon: patreon.com/jayrockin(Banbeck) Oliver_but_Digital Instagram: instagram.com/oliver_but_digitalOliver_but_Digital YouTube: youtube.com/@Oliver_but_digital Logan Grecco Twitter: twitter.com/InsectGhostLogan Grecco Tumblr: insectghost.tumblr.comMiles Rosenbloom Instagram: instagram.com/milesr.exobio/?hl=en Zhengyi Wang Twitter: twitter.com/ranger_wang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorZhengyi Wang Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/rangerwang Kret Twitter: twitter.com/kret_specKret Deviantart: deviantart.com/kret-spec 0:00 Greetings from Planet Altamira!0:57 The Wild Coast3:41 Giants (and Pipsqueaks)6:07 Extreme Survivalists7:45 Gods of Jurado9:11 The Highest Peaks10:40 The Lichen Maze12:19 Monsters and Man14:03 A Most Peculiar Clade16:16 A Planet Misjudged17:34 More Secrets Remain… ♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Floating Cities, Space X-plorers, Second Coming, Impact Lento, Firesong, DangerousLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Worldbuilding
The Dragon Paradox Curious Archive 2024-03-29 | "Dragons aren't real in the same way that fish aren't real" – JRR Tolkien---The problem started with a book. Actually, I suppose it started with a show, “Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real,” that I watched, enraptured, late one school-night. And you could say it made me a little… obsessed — not just with dragons, but with the paradox right there in the show’s title. If dragons aren’t real, the show asked, how does seemingly every culture, no matter how far apart, have legends of the same creature?…It's a question that kind of ruined my life.0:00 The Dragon Paradox0:47 Dragonology Changed Me2:00 Dragon Taxonomy is a Nightmare3:46 Sympathy for the Dragon5:46 Searching for Answers7:38 The Dungeons in the Details 9:42 Dragons (and Fish) Don’t Exist10:42 ‘May Contain Ranting’12:59 Gotta Classify ‘Em All 14:51 Fantasy vs. Reality17:48 The Answer (sorta)19:18 A Fantasy Made RealMedia Shown: Dragonology, Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real/Dragons World, How to Train Your Dragon, HTTYD 2, HTTYD: The Hidden World, House of the Dragon, Delicious in Dungeon (anime), Dungeon Meshi (Manga), Game of Thrones, Shang-Chi, Sekiro, Puff the Magic Dragon, Shrek, Spirited Away, Beowulf, The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug, Dungeons and Dragons (Cartoon), D&D (Movie), The Dragon Prince, The Pagemaster, Dragon Tales, Pete’s Dragon, Mulan, The Flight of Dragons, Jack the Giant Slayer, Die Nibelungen, Twilight Princess, Pokémon Anime, Pokémon Generations, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Sword & Shield, Pokémon Sapphire & RubyMusic Used: Dreamers (Licensed from Storyblocks), Spyro (Title Theme), Demon Dragon (Tear of the Kingdom), Around the Fire (Skyrim), Wind Guide You (Skyrim), Main Theme (Metro 2033), Sky Above, Voice Within (Skyrim), Some Place we Called Home (This War of Mine), Purified Dragon (Breath of the Wild), The Gathering Storm (Skyrim), Komorebi (Gris), Rhizome (Cloud Gardens)♫ Additional Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioThe Night He Came HomeCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.Sources:An Instinct for Dragons by David E Jones Dragonology by Dugald Steer A Natural History of Dragons by Livia Gershon: daily.jstor.org/a-natural-history-of-dragons Why Dragons Legends are Everywhere by James Burch: allthatsinteresting.com/dragon-legends Natural History of Dragons from American Museum of History: amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/dragons/natural-history-of-dragons Where Did Dragons Come From by Joseph Stromberg: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/where-did-dragons-come-from-23969126 Phylogenetic Taxonomy: amphibiaweb.org/taxonomyTree of Life Diagram by Leonard Eisenberg: evogeneao.com/en
The Hopeful Horror of ‘Humanity Lost’ Curious Archive 2024-03-01 | From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh… it disgusted me.A new exploration of Callum Stephen Diggle’s incredible ‘Humanity Lost.’ AVAILAIBLE HERE: https://linktr.ee/c.s.diggle ---First Entry: youtube.com/watch?v=MxVjFYi-9JU Once you’ve become a shambling mass of flesh... there’s really no cure.Not in science fiction, anyway. Whether a character is mutated by a virus, or absorbed into a hivemind — once their body transforms… it’s probably too late. “They’re too far gone!” Another character might shout, just so we’re clear that person is no more, their humanity digested along with their physical form. I assumed that ‘Humanity Lost,’ a graphic novel by Callum Diggle, would follow the same conventions. I assumed its narrative of an AI mutating every person into a warped nightmare would not be a story about humanity persevering. I was wrong. ‘Humanity Lost’ is a stirring tribute to how personhood can endure no matter how altered the flesh, and with a special edition of the first volume now available, I think it’s time to take a deeper look at this surprisingly hopeful dystopia…0:00 Humanity Lost: New Horrors1:08 Pustules and Boils2:58 Unlikely Heroes3:45 Flesh Machines5:25 Vivisecting the World6:46 Aliens Aren’t Cuddly 8:28 Gods of the Stars10:38 Resistance is Futile11:42 The Borg Scare Me, Okay? 13:44 That Other Pestilence… 15:01 A Light in the Darkness16:30 Hopeful Horror?Other Media Shown: Inside, Akira, The Thing, The Last of Us, Star Wars, Predator, Edge of Tomorrrow, Galaxy Quest, Mass Effect 3, Life, ET, Scorn, Halo Wars 2, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo: Anniversary, Halo Legends, Star Trek Beyond, Star Trek: TNG, Alien Planet, Expedition, Carrion Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Submarine (Inside), Read Access Memory (Superhot), Main Menu Theme (Metro 2033), Promise (Okami), Baptism (Bioshock)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Sympathy for the Machine Curious Archive 2024-02-16 | My battery is low, and it's getting dark.---The saddest piece of art I’ve ever seen is about a robot.Actually, it is a robot. It’s a mechanical arm by artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu that must continually push a leaking liquid back into its body to function. And here’s the thing — I know, rationally, this art installation is not alive. Like every machine, it is, by definition, something artificial.And no matter how advanced robots become, they’ll never have… souls. Right?0:00 Sympathy for the Machine1:00 The Consciousness Paradox3:16 Born Without a Soul5:46 The New Servants?7:58 The Great Robot Uprising10:59 Please Use Wisely* 13:08 War Machines15:49 Can't Help Myself17:30 Uncanny Valley19:20 The Turing Test21:58 AI and the Future23:45 What Happens Now?Media Shown: Star Trek, The Next Generation, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Metropolis, Able Mable (BBC), Leave it to Rollo, Mass Effect, Neo Tokyo, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Animatrix, The Matrix, The Last Bastion, Termination 2, War Games, The Iron Giant, Pluto, Castle in the Sky, Elysium, Oblivion, I, Robot, Lost in Space, Wall-E, Boston Dynamics, Her, Ex Machina, Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryMusic Used: A New Home (Metro Exodus), The Timefall (Death Stranding), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Your Body Betrays Your Degeneracy (Disco Elysium), Burning Man (World of Goo), Turned Around (Signalis), Main Menu Theme (Metro 2023), Main Theme (Xenoblade Chronicles), Promise (Okami), An End Once and For All (Mass Effect)♫ Additional Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioThe Night He Came HomeSources:Robot Ethics By Mark Coeckelbergh penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710659/robot-ethics-by-mark-coeckelberghAI Companions: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-01/replika-users-fell-in-love-with-their-ai-chatbot-companion/102028196Turing Test: bbc.com/news/technology-27762088Robot Empathy: wired.co.uk/article/humans-empathise-perceived-pain-robotCan't Help Myself: guggenheim.org/artwork/34812*Yes I know that's rendered footage of Curiosity not Opportunity, there is no footage of Opportunity from NASA that I could find
What Happens After a God Dies? Curious Archive 2024-01-19 | I promise this is an interesting question. ---There are many stories in which divine beings come to an end. But what happens after a deity perishes? Would they… decompose, their holy forms rotting away to nothing? Or would they linger, their figures forever changing the surrounding environment, or even becoming an environment themselves? Would they ever really go away?Follow Up: youtu.be/HuJBX_Ul6Jc0:00 Fallen Gods1:20 The Drowned Giant3:24 Forgetting the Divine 5:09 A God of War7:08 The Mountain that Fell8:56 Mother of the World11:09 Metal Monsters13:29 The Leviathan15:54 Healing the Divine18:33 Hyper Light Drifter 20:11 A Giant’s ResurrectionMedia Shown: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Xenoblade Chronicles 1, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, The Drowned Giant: Love Death and Robots, Jusant, Everest, Hyper Light Drifter, Hyper Light Breaker, God of War (2018), God of War 3, Leviathan, Heavy Metal, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Owl House, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, SubnauticaCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.SOURCES:Hyper Light Drifter: vice.com/en/article/vdq4xy/pixel-by-pixel-alx-preston-hyper-light-drifter Whalefalls: oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/whale-fall.html Everest Sherpas: bbc.com/news/world-asia-48464030 Everest Trash Cleanup: weather.com/science/environment/news/2019-05-22-mount-everest-cleanup-sherpas-3-tons-garbage-removed Prose Edda: mythopedia.com/library/prose-edda-brodeur-1916Additional Hyper Light Drifter footage from gryzu clips, TterraJ42♫ Music Used – Ballad of the Goddess (Skyward Sword), Fi’s Gratitude (Skyward Sword), Komorebi (Gris), Environments (Gris), Song of Healing (Majora’s Mask), God of War Theme (God of War), Resurrection (Shadow of the Colossus), Promise (Okami), Prolouge (Shadow of the Colossus), Back and Forth (Cloud Gardens), Rhizome (Cloud Gardens), Title Theme (Twilight Princess)♫ Additional music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
The Epic of Serina Returns Curious Archive 2023-12-29 | The wildest era yet comes to a world of birds. A breakdown of the Hothouse Age from Dylan Bajda’s speculative biology project ‘Serina.’ (Full Playlist: youtu.be/pDtpEiMyGT4)---Dylan Bajda Patreon: patreon.com/sheatheriusDylan Bajda Website: sites.google.com/site/worldofserinaDylan Bajda Deviantart: deviantart.com/sheather888 Troll Man Patreon: patreon.com/Troll_ManTroll Man Deviantart: deviantart.com/trollmans This video is a new chapter in my long-running series exploring the incredible speculative evolution saga of Serina, the world of birds. We’ve been following this saga for several videos, watching as, over the past two hundred and eighty million years, an initial group of finches and other creatures left on a distant moon have evolved into a dizzying variety of forms.When we last checked in, this world had been flung into cataclysm, and the intelligent Sea Stewards had been transported away to another realm. Now, Serina is beginning to recover from the loss of its top species — although the greatest dangers and most extortionary lifeforms still lie ahead.So, let’s return to this world of birds, and remember to support creator Dylan Bajda on Patreon.0:00 Serina: Wildest Era Yet1:09 The Hothouse Age6:21 New Titans10:25 The Endless Night14:28 New Dominion17:09 Clash of Giants20:55 Return of Intelligence23:59 Life's Last Chapter?Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Beauty Flow, Second Coming, Majestic Hills, Bittersweet by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Serina
The Beautiful Horror of Deep Space Curious Archive 2023-12-08 | Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. -- Arthur C. Clarke Play Under a Star Called Sun: haraiva.itch.io/under-a-star-called-sun Play The Anglerfish Project: selkieharbour.itch.io/the-anglerfish-project If the world was ending, and you could save only one hundred and sixteen images as the final record of planet Earth, what kind of moments would you preserve?This is an actual question NASA faced in 1977, when they decided to attach to the Voyager spacecrafts golden records encoded with a selection of photos intended to immortalize life on our fragile planet. And when I look at these pictures, which have now left our solar system and are hurtling out into the cosmic dark, I can’t get out of my head how they will probably be all that’s left of us one day. In the vacuum of space, these images could last for billions of years, outliving the earth, outliving the sun.And though that should maybe be comforting… I think it scares me. 0:00 Fear of Deep Space1:06 Gazing into the Abyss3:52 A Dog Named Laika7:24 Under a Star Called Sun 9:54 True Emptiness 11:28 Signaling Aliens13:57 Dark Forest Hypothesis16:22 Pale Blue Dot 18:55 Space Madness20:20 The Year Without Summer22:22 End of the UniverseMedia Shown: 2001 A Space Odyssey, Solaris, Outer Wilds, Silent Running, High Life, Under a Star Called Sun, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Expanse, The Anglerfish Project, A Trip to the Moon, From Earth to the Moon, Mars and Beyond, War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Alien, Alien: Covenant, Alien: Isolation, Deep Impact♫ Music Used – Left Alone – Ending Theme 2 (Detention), Komorebi (Gris), Windmill (Gris), Unagi (Gris), Sevastopol Abandoned (Alien: Isolation), Alien Reveal (Alien: Isolation), The Sun Station (Outer Wilds), 14.3 Billion Years (Outer Wilds), Back and Forth (Cloud Gardens), Kinds of Flowers (Voyager’s Golden Record)♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): BittersweetLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0SOURCES:Golden Record: voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/whats-on-the-record The Sad, Sad Story of Laika: smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728 Earth’s Magnetosphere: science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/earths-magnetosphere Risks of Space Exploration: humanresearchroadmap.nasa.gov/evidence/reports/EvidenceBook.pdf Red Giant Suns: space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html End of the Milky Way: science.org/content/article/end-milky-way Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary. I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.
Sympathy for the Monster Curious Archive 2023-11-17 | “Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy… They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy.” – Ishirō Honda, director of Godzilla ---To empathize with a monster is to go against thousands of years of storytelling precedent. The traditional mythic role of a monster is to be a kind of living obstacle, typically one that embodies dominant fears in its culture of origin.I remember as a child seeing images depicting the legend of a knight slaying a dragon. But I didn’t have the reaction to these pictures I was supposed to. The dragons didn’t look evil. They looked sad.And the older I’ve become, the more media I’ve seen where monsters suffer… the less monstrous they seem.0:00 Sympathy for the Monster1:20 The Monster You Created 4:00 Villainy and Tragedy6:04 Fear of the Unknown7:35 King of Kong9:56 Godzilla's Secret Tragedy13:39 Alien Nation15:32 The Shape of the Outsider17:04 Modern Monsters18:19 Virtual Monsters and Paarthurnax21:42 Who Will Know Something of Me?23:57 Seeking UnderstandingMedia Shown: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Man Who Laughs, Joker, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Star Wars, The Lost World, King Kong (Various), Toho Godzilla (Various), Shin Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Kong, Kong: Skull Island, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Shape of Water, District 9, Arrival, E.T., Jaws, Gremlins, Ghostbusters, Monster’s Inc., The Wolfman, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, World War Z, Dawn of the Dead, The Last of Us, The Witcher III, Minecraft, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Galaxy, Castlevania, Dark Souls III, Dark Souls: Remastered, Shadow of the Colossus, Subnautica, Rain WorldCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Additional Sources:"We Are All Monsters" by Andrew Mangham: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-monsters-came-to-define-us/Frankenstein and 19th Century Experiments, Article by Alan S. Brown: insidescience.org/news/science-made-frankensteinCultural Legacy of Dracula, Article by Savannah Wahlgren: trinitonian.com/2019/09/05/the-cultural-importance-of-draculaHistory of Map Monsters, Article by Hannah Waters: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-enchanting-sea-monsters-on-medieval-maps-1805646Creation and Cultural Legacy of King Kong, Article by Ray Morton: hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/king-kong-unbelievable-true-story-hollywoods-favorite-giant-ape-984785Del Toro on Shape of Water, Article by Ryan Lambie: denofgeek.com/movies/guillermo-del-toro-interview-the-shape-of-water-shame-and-perversity♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Graveyard ShiftLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #Curiousarchive #Worldbuilding
The Most Alive Game Ecosystems Curious Archive 2023-10-27 | Why is it that some game ecosystems feel like they exist long before you press play? A meditation on fictional worlds that seem to have a life of their own.---There’s a mod for Red Dead Redemption II… that lets you play as any animal in the game’s ecosystem. And it is, quite literally, a transformative experience. With this mod I tore through a town as a deer, and I raced through the grass as a mountain lion, and I soared through the skies as an eagle… And through it all, I gained a new understanding of a world I thought I was already deeply familiar with. I knew this virtual ecosystem was vibrant, but by changing my perspective, I realized… it’s alive.Some worlds feel like they exist long before you press play. When a game pulls this off, the results can be breathtaking — and sometimes even a little uncanny. So let’s discover what makes a digital ecosystem truly seem to have a life of its own…0:00 Living Game Ecosystems1:04 A Thousand Details3:43 Dwarf Fortress6:10 Secrets of Immersion9:27 Physical Worlds11:30 Simulated Routines13:13 Pursuing Perfect Ecosystems15:38 Momentary Beauty 17:59 A Wildlife Adventure19:50 Worlds that LingerMedia Shown: Red Dead Redemption II, Lost Ember, Dwarf Fortress, Ants Simulation, Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, God of War, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars, Journey into Prehistory, Planet of the Apes, The NeverEnding Story, Black Narcissis, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Wizard of OZ, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, Lord of the Rings, Cleopatra, Waterworld, DAU, Alba: A Wildlife AdventureCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – That’s The Way It Is - Instrumental, Do Not Seek Absolution, Mountain Banjo, Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow, Fatherhood and Other Dreams (Red Dead Redemption 2) Main Title, Hummingbird (Lost Ember), Trailer Music (Dwarf Fortress), Pictures of the Past (Rain World)♫ Additional Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, BittersweetLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding
The Beauty of Games With Dead Worlds Curious Archive 2023-10-05 | Calling a world ‘dead’ usually isn’t a compliment. But maybe it should be. A meditation on games with stunning and creative worlds that have, in their own way, died. ---When we think of dead worlds, we typically don’t think of beauty. This is especially true for video games — where the word dead usually implies a setting is lacking in meaningful content. But I want to challenge this assumption, to explore environments that are spectacular and filled with artistic merit, yet are, in their own ways, dead.For sometimes the end of the world is just the beginning… 0:00 Beauty of Dead Worlds1:16 Shadows of the Colossus4:17 Desolation of Grief6:07 A Hollow Knight8:20 The World Without Us10:52 Wreckage of the Deep12:45 The Whalefall15:19 There Will Come Soft Rains17:20 On Sable and Hope 19:25 The World Lives OnMedia Shown: Gris, Starfield, Shadow of the Colossus, Hollow Knight, Cloud Gardens, Abzu, Sable, Horizon: Zero Dawn, There Will Come Soft Rains Animated Short, There Will Come Soft Rains BBC Radio Drama (audio), Mad Max: Fury Road, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music Used – Chiasm (Gris), Gris, Pt. 1 (Gris), Komorebi (Gris), Enviornments (Gris), Symmetry (Gris), Windmill (Gris), Unagi (Gris), Prologue (Shadow of the Colossus), Resurrection (Shadow of the Colossus), Greenpath (Hollow Knight), Rhizome (Cloud Gardens), Back and Forth (Cloud Gardens),♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, BittersweetLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding
Games that Break all the Rules Curious Archive 2023-09-15 | "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice."You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”---Typically, fictional worlds strive for immersion: limiting themselves to certain parameters — even if those limits are more fantastical than reality. But there’s another kind of fictional world, the kind that shatters the confines of the status quo. So say goodbye to gravity, say goodbye to time, say goodbye to space, and prepare for a voyage across realities with no restrictions...0:00 Worlds that Break Rules 1:11 Into the Rabbit Hole2:57 Dreams within Dreams4:29 Optical Illusions6:22 Goodbye to Gravity7:53 No Exit9:18 Curiouser and Curiouser 10:34 Jazzpunk!13:00 Serious Business14:49 An Airport for Aliens Currently run by Dogs16:52 Beyond All Limits18:25 Everything is an Illusion20:08 A New PerspectiveMedia Shown: Viewfinder, Superliminal, Manifold Garden, An Airport for Aliens Currently run by Dogs, Jazzpunk, Cuccchi, Bioshock Infinite, Lord of the Rings, Elf, Brats, Top SecretCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Sources:Alice in Wonderland Interpretations, Article by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/20/alice-in-wonderland-what-does-it-all-meanProject Acoustic Kitty, Article by Becky Little: history.com/news/cia-spy-cat-espionage-failProject Blue Peacock, Kyle Mizokami: popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a25645798/blue-peacock-land-mine♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Galaxy, Home, Floating, leaving earth, alien ruins, edge of tomorrow, lucid dream♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding
The Secret World of Pikmin Curious Archive 2023-08-25 | What mysteries do the ecosystems of Pikmin hold? A deep dive into the biology of the world PNF-404 – better known to us as planet Earth.---In the miniature environments beneath our feet, vast dramas unfold, often without us ever realizing it. But what if we could become part of these sagas?In the Pikmin series, you play as a character under two centimeters tall, and experience a tiny yet rich ecosystem from the ground level. And though the Pikmin universe is more stylized than some, its surprisingly complex lore makes it ideal for study.So, let’s shrink down, and see the world from a new perspective…0:00 Pikmin Ecosystems0:48 Pikmin Biology2:32 Sun Speckled Terrace4:17 Worlds Unseen5:48 Blossoming Arcadia7:18 OATCHI9:00 Serene Shores11:38 What We’ve Left Behind13:08 Hero’s Hideaway14:36 Under Your Feet17:24 Giant’s Hearth19:15 Fear of the Night21:25 Primordial Forest23:27 Answers at LastCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Isolated, Infinite, Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Second Coming – No Percussion, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Worldbuilding
Games that Make You Part of the Ecosystem Curious Archive 2023-08-04 | Discover the virtual ecosystems that make you part of the food chain. A meditation on games with worlds designed to make you feel like a small player in a much wider environment.---It’s a unique experience when a game makes you feel truly unimportant — like you’re just a tiny part of a much larger environment. When a title successfully instills this feeling, it can be like witnessing a sort of magic trick. So what I’d like to do today is take you backstage and explore how different games succeed in making you part of their ecosystems…0:00 Video Game Ecosystems1:09 Part of the Food Chain4:06 Changing Perspectives6:07 The Power of Insignificance8:47 Tears of the Kingdom12:13 On Biomes15:09 Endling17:52 A Dark Future20:02 Hope for TomorrowMedia Shown: Planet of Lana, Webbed, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Rain World, Minecraft, Endling, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Horizon: Forbidden West, Subnautica, Subnauitca: Below Zero, Skyrim, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Ori and the Will of the WispsAdditional Footage from:Wolfire Games: youtube.com/@WolfireGamesD4rw1N: youtube.com/@D4rw1NCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Infinite, Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Second Coming – No Percussion, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding
The Incredible Journey of an Alien Whale - South Scrimshaw Documentary Curious Archive 2023-07-14 | The journey of a lifetime is about to begin. An exploration of “South Scrimshaw,” a sad documentary about the life of an alien whale in the deep sea.---Play Game - store.steampowered.com/app/2443110/South_Scrimshaw_Part_One Support N. O. Marsh - ko-fi.com/nomarsh Follow N. O. Marsh - twitter.com/n_o_marshBeneath the waves, the story of a young whale’s astonishing voyage across uncharted waters is about to begin. But this is not Earth’s ocean, nor is this an Earth whale. This is the saga of “South Scrimshaw,” a game-documentary hybrid created by the brilliant Nathan O. Marsh. In this video, we’ll follow the young whale’s odyssey through the alien ocean depths, and discover a tale of loss, and deep connections. And you can play the full game yourself and support the artist using the links below.Now, the sea is calling…0:00 South Scrimshaw Documentary0:44 Ch 1: Birth4:17 Ch 2: Anatomy 10:35 Ch 3: Departing13:31 Ch 3.5: Loss18:33 Ch 4: Patterns23:50 Ch 4.5: Confrontation29:27 Epilogue: AdulthoodCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Space X-plorers, Long Road Ahead, Firesong, Impact Lento, Majestic Hills, Second Coming – No Percussion, Thunderbird, Bittersweet, Malicious, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Worldbuilding
Simulating Biology in Other Dimensions Curious Archive 2023-06-30 | Discover the incredible ways we can simulate life in higher and lower dimensions. From ‘4D Toys’ to ‘5-D Chess with Multiverse Time-Travel’, we’ll explore how games and other forms of media help us visualize other dimensions.---- Games and Simulations Featured -4D Toys:Game - store.steampowered.com/app/619210/4D_Toys Channel - youtube.com/@mtbdesignworks 4D Miner:Game - store.steampowered.com/app/1941640/4D_Miner Channel - youtube.com/@Mashpoe Patreon - patreon.com/Mashpoe ALIEN:Simulation - alien-project.org Channel - youtube.com/@alien-project 5D ChessGame - store.steampowered.com/app/1349230/5D_Chess_With_Multiverse_Time_Travel Miegakure: Website - miegakure.com 4D Particle Life:Game - tucan444.itch.io/particle-life-3d-4dCreator - tucan444.itch.ioPetri:Game - sintel.itch.io/petriCreator - twitter.com/sin_tel1D Game:Game - mashpoe.github.io/1D-Game Channel - youtube.com/@Mashpoe Tetraspace:Game - rantonels.itch.io/brane Perspective:Game - store.steampowered.com/app/1109410/Perspective Other Featured Media: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, Arrival, Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Antichamber, Fragments of Euclid, Viewfinder, FezThis is a video about life in other dimensions.Flat lifeforms in 2D landscapes, psychedelic entities with higher spatial geometry, even beings that can ignore time. While our 3D brains can typically only perceive a limited number of dimensions, with the help of computer simulations and a bit of sci-fi creativity, we can conceptualize some truly mind-blowing hypothetical realities.So, say goodbye to the 3D world you know, and prepare for life in lower and higher dimensions…0:00 Simulating Other Dimensions 0:44 2D Life2:55 4D Life8:56 4D Life (Time)12:06 5D Life14:31 6D Life (And Beyond)16:27 Approaching Infinity18:40 Beyond InfinityCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 ♫ Classical Music:Bizet – Habanera
Why Junji Itos Worldbuilding is so Terrifying Curious Archive 2023-06-09 | You have nothing to fear, but fear itself. And spirals. An exploration of Junji Ito’s worlds of terrors, and the secrets behind his unique style of horror.---What type of story scares you the most? Perhaps something dark, visceral, rooted in physical danger? Or something subtle, psychological, with layers of unseen dread? Or maybe something unknowable, inexplicable, that lifts the veil on reality and exposes the cosmic terrors of the universe?The work of Japanese horror manga artist Junji Ito exists at the intersection of all our greatest fears. His tales capture primal anxieties so expertly they can seem truly mysterious. So, what I want to do today is peel back those layers of mystery, and explore what makes Junji Ito’s worldbuilding so darn spooky. And to do that, we’ll need to find our courage and dive headfirst into this ocean of terrors…0:00 Horror of Junji Ito0:55 Gyo and Death Stranding4:06 Thing that Drifted Ashore8:05 The Enigma of Amigara Fault12:23 Uzumaki15:26 Translating a Nightmare18:28 Understanding Junji ItoCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Media Shown: Gyo, Death Stranding, Thing that Drifted Ashore, The Enigma of Amigara Fault, Uzumaki, Remina, House, The Mist, Psycho, It Follows, Eyes Without a Face, The Ritual, Beyond the Black Rainbow, World of Horror, Cat Diaries, Honored Ancestors♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witching Hour, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding
The Most Detailed Alien Species in Sci-Fi? Curious Archive 2023-05-19 | What is the most detailed alien species in sci fi? Discover the unbelievably dense lore of Christian Cline’s ‘The Yaetuan Sagas.’Purchase Book: amazon.com/Yaetuan-Sagas-Chronicle-Account-Species/dp/B0BZFD19CP/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1680384064&refinements=p_27%3AChristian Andrew Cline&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Christian Andrew Cline&asin=B0BZFD19CP&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1---Christian Cline Patreon: patreon.com/christiancline Christian Cline Instagram: instagram.com/christian_clineTeeming Universe Book: amazon.com/dp/B09FCCCDRN/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=the+teeming+universe&qid=1630938058&sr=8-5There’s no shortage of aliens in sci-fi. Fantastical beings from distant worlds have been a staple of the genre since its conception. Yet while entertaining, not all pop-culture aliens are the most scientifically rigorous. But The Yaetuan Sagas, a vast new speculative evolution project from talented artist Christian Cline, explores its titular species with breathtaking detail. With over two hundred pages dedicated to the Yaetuan’s epic journey from microbes to the stars, the book might be the densest exploration of a single alien species ever written.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll attempt to fathom the sheer complexity of the Yaetuans with a little help from the author himself…0:00 The Yaetuan Sagas0:56 Dawn of Life5:43 Rise of Civilization9:43 Fires of Industry13:42 Exodus and Beyond18:15 Innumerable Stars 21:20 Support the ProjectCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Worldbuilding
The Invisible Horror of The Labyrinth Curious Archive 2023-05-05 | Once you enter the maze, there’s no escape... An exploration of Simon Stålenhag’s gripping worldbuilding artbook ‘The Labyrinth.’ ---Buy ‘The Labyrinth’: amazon.com/Labyrinth-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1534320695/ref=monarch_sidesheet Buy ‘The Electric State’: amazon.com/Electric-State-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1501181416/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Buy ‘Tales from the Loop’: amazon.com/Tales-Loop-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1624650392Buy ‘Things from the Flood’: amazon.com/Things-from-the-Flood/dp/1471194434/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Follow Simon Stålenhag: instagram.com/simon_stalenhag When I tell you Simon Stålenhag’s The Labyrinth is a maze you’ll never escape… I don’t think I’m exaggerating. A sci-fi horror artbook where a mysterious phenomenon turns Earth into a world of ash and decay, the setup seems simple. Likewise, the characters — a trio of survivors journeying across the wastes — seem easy to relate to. Yet the deeper you venture, the more you realize The Labyrinth is a complex tangle of secrets, mysteries, and revelations so gripping that it never truly lets you go. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll attempt to decipher this masterpiece of dark worldbuilding. And like my videos on Stålenhag’s other series, you can purchase the artbook using the links in the description. Now, let’s enter the maze of The Labyrinth…0:00 Enter The Labyrinth1:00 The Dark Spheres3:14 The Sea of Ash4:51 Altered Spaces8:15 Creatures of the Ruins11:28 The Road Lies Dark13:43 Heart of the Maze16:50 Support the LabyrinthCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #TheLabyrinth #Worldbuilding
How SCP Infected the Internet Curious Archive 2023-04-21 | Secure. Contain. Protect. Gaze into the unending abyss that is the SCP Foundation, and discover how the site took over the internet.---Thumbnail Art Credit: Dmitrii Desiatov - artstation.com/artwork/34roJ - Other Artists Featured -Alex Andreev - alexandreev.comAmamidori - deviantart.com/amamidori Eduardo Vadlés-Hevia - https://valdevia.art/ Dante-CG - deviantart.com/dante-cg - Filmmakers Featured - ForlornFoundry - youtube.com/@ForlornFoundrySCP Realised - youtube.com/@SCPRealised/videos Klay Abele - youtube.com/watch?v=MEOZkf4imaMEvan Muir - youtube.com/@EvanRoyalty 0:00 SCP Explained0:59 The Foundation Rises4:26 The Infinite IKEA8:44 Fear and Absurdity10:37 Containment Breach13:22 Out of Control16:30 True Darkness18:33 Can’t Be ContainedI’d like to show you an abyss. Locked within its depths are bewildering and uncanny abominations. The keepers of this abyss believe they are in control… They are wrong. This abyss is... the universe of SCP, which began as a seemingly straightforward website where community-members create and classify abominations. Yet from the site, the franchise has grown so vast, influenced so many people, that trying to fathom its totality feels like gazing into an unending expanse.So, for this entry into the archive, I’ll explore not just the universe itself, but how SCP became one of the most gargantuan and uncontainable forces on the internet. Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Media Shown: SCP: Containment Breach, SCP:3008 The Infinite IKEA (ForlornFoundry), SCP-3000 The Unending Serpent (ForlornFoundry), SCP 096 Short Film, SCP Overlord, SCP Dollhouse, SCP: Fragmented Minds, SCP: Secret Files, SCP: Secret Laboratory, SCP: Confinement, SCP Infinite IKEA Game, The Cabin in the Woods, Control ♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witching Hour, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding #SCP
The Future of Human Evolution? Curious Archive 2023-04-07 | Humanity will change. Or be replaced. Or go extinct. An exploration of the many potential posthuman offspring of humankind, from the biological to the artificial. --- C. M. Kosemen YouTube: youtube.com/user/cmkosemenC. M. Kosemen Patreon: patreon.com/cmkosemenC. M. Kosemen Website: http://www.cmkosemen.com What do you imagine when I say the future of human evolution?A superbeing with powers beyond comprehension? A mutated oddity far removed from our idea of humanity? Or perhaps nothing but decaying remains left in the wake of our extinction?Scientists and sci-fi authors have long speculated on what our future selves will look like — and as technology advances, our species might evolve much faster than natural selection would typically allow. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll explore posthuman scenarios from the absurd to the frighteningly plausible — and meet the many possible successors to humankind…0:00 Future of Human Evolution0:43 Man After Graham4:23 The Atomic Mutant7:41 The Extinction Alternative10:23 A Planet of Apes13:38 Rise of the Superhuman16:18 Technological Ascension19:02 Who We Choose to BeCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Media Shown: Project Graham, All Tomorrows, Man After Man, Last and First Men, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Chernobyl, The Time Traveler, Fallout, World Without End, Beyond the Time Barrier, Day the World Ended, Peace on Earth, Metropolis, Cyberpunk 2077, Signalis, Altered Carbon, Akira, Scanners, The Sender, Firestarter, Lucy, Watchmen, Man of Steel, X-MenSources:Human Evolution Timeline, Brian Handwerk: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/essential-timeline-understanding-evolution-homo-sapiens-180976807♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding #SpeculativeBiology
How Many Legs Are Best? Curious Archive 2023-03-24 | This is an important question.---Featured Artists:Wayne Barlowe's Website: waynebarlowe.com Wayne Barlowe's Instagram: instagram.com/waynebarlowe_thedarknessAlex Ries Website: alexries.comAlex Ries Patreon: patreon.com/alexriesExobiotica Instagram: instagram.com/exobioticaExobiotica DeviantArt: deviantart.com/michaelbeaudryHave you ever wondered, ‘what is the best number of legs?’ I mean, probably not.But how many legs a species has is vital to a lifeform’s success, and it’s time someone figured out which number reigns supreme. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll explore every option for leg-count that nature makes available, excluding cases of genetic mutation or limb-loss. Whether you’re reincarnating soon or a worldbuilder looking to improve the realism of an alien lifeform, this is a question you need answered…0:00 The Best Number of Legs?0:36 One Leg1:58 Two Legs4:37 Three Legs5:45 Four Legs7:21 Five Legs8:07 No Legs9:28 Six Legs10:42 Seven Legs11:45 Eight Legs12:50 Nine & Ten Legs14:02 Beyond14:58 What’s The Answer?Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Media Shown: Arrival, Close Encounters of the Third Kind ♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Floating Cities, Majestic Hills, Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding #SpeculativeBiology
Why the Deep Sea Frightens Us Curious Archive 2023-03-10 | When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. An exploration of the leviathans that swim in the deep sea, and why the human mind fears the uncharted depths.---Thumbnail Art Credit: Matt Millard - artstation.com/artwork/Qo9JBMiller's art based on a concept by Denis Loebner - artstation.com/artwork/q9ND2SCP-3000 Short Film Credit: ForlornFoundry - youtube.com/@ForlornFoundry The Colossal Eel Credit: 3D Print Guy - youtube.com/@3DPrintGuy The term ‘Thalassophobia’ means ‘An intense fear of deep water.’ It is one of the most primal and understandable phobias — for the dark abyss has always been a birthplace of monsters. Lurking below the waves are not only bizarre species known to science — but a vast multitude of imagined leviathans. Something about the fathomless void floods the human mind with visions of nightmarish creatures, which have scared and fascinated us since we first gazed into the deep.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll dive into depths both real and imagined, and discover what terrors lurk within the heart of the sea...0:00 The Fathomless Deep0:50 Iron Lung3:53 Abyssus Theory5:41 Realm of Monsters7:44 Teeming Seas11:31 Megalodons and Mermaids14:04 Uncharted Waters16:58 The Unending Serpent18:55 One Last BreathCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Media Shown: Iron Lung, Subnautica, Subnautica: Below Zero, The Meg, Underwater, Mermaids: The Body Found, Abzû, Beyond Blue, In Other Waters, Water Womb World, The Abyss, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, It Came from Beneath the Sea, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, SCP-3000 The Unending Serpent (ForlornFoundry), SCP-3000: The Colossal Eel (3D Print Guy)Sources:Thalassophobia Definition by Marney A. White: medicalnewstoday.com/articles/thalassophobiaAbyssus Theory, Article by Thomas R Anderson, Tony Rice: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17097733History of the Bathysphere, Article by William Firebrace: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/spherical-descent-on-the-bathysphere-and-voyages-into-the-abyss/History of the so-called 'Bloop:' oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.htmlDeep Sea Gigantism, Article by James MacDonald: daily.jstor.org/why-deep-sea-creatures-get-weirdly-giant ♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witching Hour, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding
The Scariest Genre of Science Fiction Curious Archive 2023-02-24 | I have no mouth… and I must scream. An exploration of Evolutionary Horror — from the Qu, to the Xenomorphs, to The Last of Us. Welcome to the scariest hidden genre in Sci-Fi. ---Tomasz Woźniakowski YouTube: youtube.com/@wozniakowski1217Tomasz Woźniakowski Patreon: patreon.com/womasz Tomasz Woźniakowski Instagram: instagram.com/womaszwomaszC. M. Kosemen YouTube: youtube.com/user/cmkosemenC. M. Kosemen Patreon: patreon.com/cmkosemenC. M. Kosemen Website: http://www.cmkosemen.com If I were to ask you ‘what is the scariest type of science fiction?’ you probably wouldn’t say ‘Evolutionary Horror.’ …Mainly because it’s a name I came up with for this video, but also because it doesn’t sound particularly frightening. Evolution isn’t scary… or is it?Twisting through the history of sci-fi is a hidden subgenre that derives terror from the altered self — from the uncanny dread of a force beyond our control evolving the human into the inhuman. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll uncover the terrors of this category, and dive into the type of sci-fi that I find the most fear-provoking of all…0:00 Scariest Sci-Fi Genre0:49 I Have No Mouth…4:41 Altered States7:12 Xenomorphs and Necromorphs10:01 The Thing from Another World12:20 Annihilation and Cosmic Horror15:45 The Problem of Zombies17:27 Return to SlimeCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.Media Shown: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, All Tommorrows, Altered States, The Sixth Finger (Outer Limits), War Games, Terminator 2, Alien, Dead Space, The Thing, Annihilation, A Quiet Place, Evolution, Night of the Living Dead, The Walking Dead, The Last of Us♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Thumbnail by HotCyder#CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding
Rain World Downpour Reinvents an Ecosystem Curious Archive 2023-02-10 | Discover how Rain World: Downpour turns a complex virtual ecosystem on its head. New Slugcats, creatures, and environments await in this new expansion.---Rain World: Downpour is a game about reinventing an ecosystem. About how precise changes to an environment and the creatures within it can have an incredible effect on a simulated biosphere. In the expansion, there are five new Slugcats — The Gourmand, The Artificer, The Rivulet, The Spearmaster, and The Saint — to play as, all of which feature not just new, game-redefining abilities — but new regions suited for those abilities, and new creatures to test their limits. And like in the original base game, everything runs on a unique system of procedural animation and AI that makes this pixelated ecosystem feel truly alive.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll discover the hidden depths of Rain World: Downpour, and get some insight from the developers as to how the game came together. Now, let’s reshuffle the roles of this virtual food chain...0:00 Rain World Downpour’s Ecosystem 0:54 Making Something New5:14 A Hunter’s Fury9:18 Under the Waves12:05 The Darkest Path14:55 At the End of Time18:40 A Final SurpriseCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Rainworld #Worldbuilding
Using Video Games to Simulate Evolution Curious Archive 2023-01-27 | Discover the incredible (and hilarious) ways that video games can simulate evolution. From Conway’s ‘Game of Life’ to Evolution by Keiwan, we’ll look at how games and other simulations can reproduce natural selection.---- Games and Simulations Featured -Conway’s Game of Life:Game - golly.sourceforge.net/webapp/golly.htmlInfo - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life Life Engine:Game - thelifeengine.net Channel - youtube.com/@EmergentGarden The Bibites:Game - leocaussan.itch.io/the-bibites Channel - youtube.com/@TheBibitesDigitalLife Cute Mold:Game - erytau.itch.io/cute-mold Creator - itch.io/profile/erytau Clusters: Game - ventrella.com/ClustersCreator - ventrella.com Lenia:Channel - youtube.com/@bertchan9774 Info - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenia Evolution by Keiwan:Game - keiwan.itch.io/evolution Creator - keiwan.itch.io Evol Pedal:2D Game - evolgames.itch.io/evolpedal 3D Game - evolgames.itch.io/evolpedal-3dCreator - evolgames.itch.io Swimming Soft-Bodied Creatures:Video - youtube.com/watch?v=4ZqdvYrZ3ro Paper - researchgate.net/publication/301771428_Evolving_swimming_soft-bodied_creatures Evolving Soft-Bodied Animats:Video - youtube.com/watch?v=CXTZHHQ7ZiQ Paper - https://direct.mit.edu/isal/proceedings/alife2014/26/239/98735 Flexible Muscle-Based Locomotion for Bipedal Creatures:Video - youtube.com/watch?v=pgaEE27nsQw&t=2s Paper - goatstream.com/research/papers/SA2013 Accelerated Policy Learning with Parallel Differentiable Simulation:Video - short-horizon-actor-critic.github.ioPaper - openreview.net/forum?id=ZSKRQMvttcSpore:Game - store.steampowered.com/app/17390/SPOREInfo - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spore_(2008_video_game) Adapt:Game - store.steampowered.com/app/888780/Adapt Creator - itch.io/profile/paul-herve The Sapling:Game - store.steampowered.com/app/997380/The_Sapling Channel - youtube.com/channel/UCDRJbyCWc9cXEbdWWQf8krQ Thrive:Game - store.steampowered.com/app/1779200/Thrive Homepage - revolutionarygamesstudio.com OpenWorm:Game - openworm.org Channel - youtube.com/@OpenWormOrg Thumbnail by: twitter.com/HotCyderThis video is about evolution. Not the biological evolution you’re familiar with, where living organisms adapt to their environment. No, this is about virtual evolution. About discovering the extent to which video games, neural networks, and machine learning can shatter the natural order and let us experiment with the building blocks of life itself. …And the extent to which they can make us laugh. The ambitious dream of using computers to simulate life dates back to Conway’s Game of Life, and you might be amazed at just how far the technology has come with games like Spore, Thrive, and Adapt.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll take natural selection into our own hands, and see how far we can push this concept before things get out of control...0:00 Simulating Evolution 1:00 Dawn of Life3:59 Cellular Models6:09 Stepping onto Land8:45 Machine Learning11:12 The Dream of Spore13:25 Biosphere Simulation15:15 The Ultimate Game?17:35 Unlimited Power19:28 What Comes Next…Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 ♫ Classical Music:Requiem 1 Giuseppe Verdi - Dies iraeMozart - Requiem - Dies irae
The Breathtaking Horror of The Electric State Curious Archive 2023-01-16 | Not all nightmares are so easy to wake up from. An exploration of Simon Stålenhag’s brilliant worldbuilding artbook ‘The Electric State.’ ---Buy ‘The Electric State’: amazon.com/Electric-State-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1501181416/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Buy ‘Tales from the Loop’: amazon.com/Tales-Loop-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1624650392Buy ‘Things from the Flood’: amazon.com/Things-from-the-Flood/dp/1471194434/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Follow Simon Stålenhag: instagram.com/simon_stalenhag The Electric State is a beautiful nightmare. I don’t know how else to describe it. I could say it’s an artbook by the brilliant artist Simon Stålenhag that explores an alternate version of the United States in the late 90s. This is true. I could say it’s a story where a young woman and a small robot venture across a ruined landscape littered with the skeletons of terrifying machines. This is also true. I could say it’s a poignant warning of how runaway consumerism can have apocalyptic consequences. This, I believe, is true as well. Yet none of these descriptions tells the whole. So, for this entry into the archive, I’ll dive deep into this masterpiece of sci-fi worldbuilding. Now, let’s enter the world of The Electric State.0:00 Enter The Electric State1:10 A Girl and Her Robot3:40 The Decay of that Colossal Wreck5:28 Commercializing a Nightmare8:45 Monsters in the Mist12:13 The Dark Network14:43 Drone Sweet Drone16:33 Ends of the Earth18:53 Support The Electric StateCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #TheElectricState #Worldbuilding
The Most Complex Ecosystem in any Game Curious Archive 2022-12-22 | Discover the most complex virtual ecosystem I’ve ever seen in a video game. An exploration of the unexpectedly brilliant worldbuilding of the indie game Rain World. (Part 2: youtu.be/f8iJpFFmIN0)---If I were to tell you ‘Rain World has the most complex ecosystem of any game,’ you might go… ‘What?’ Because Rain World doesn’t seem particularly advanced — it’s a 2D pixel art game where you play as a weird slug, how complicated could its world really be?While there are other games with fancier graphics and denser lore, Rain World’s unique system of procedurally generated animation and complex AI come together to simulate the feeling of a living ecosystem better than (almost) any other game I’ve played. From the lizards, to the scavengers, to the daddy long legs, it’s an incredible feat of worldbuilding. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll uncover the fascinating intricacies of Rain World’s pixeled biosphere. Now, let’s become part of this virtual food chain…0:00 Welcome to Rain World0:54 Animation and AI2:04 The Outskirts3:56 Industrial Wastes5:11 Drainage System6:24 Garbage Wastes8:03 The Shoreline10:20 The Scavengers12:36 Shaded Citadel14:14 Five Pebbles16:06 The Wall18:16 Farm Arrays19:57 Void Sea21:58 Beyond the Light?Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty FlowLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Rainworld #Worldbuilding
Creatures of the SolKesh Bestiary Curious Archive 2022-12-09 | Imagine a version of Earth 80 million years in the future — where humanity has vanished, and extraordinary new creatures have evolved. Welcome to Terry Maranda’s incredible speculative biology project the Sol’Kesh Bestiary.---Sol’Kesh Patreon: patreon.com/SolkeshSol’Kesh Instagram: instagram.com/terrymaranda.artSol’Kesh 3D Models: cults3d.com/en/users/SolKesh/creationsSet eighty million years from now, the Sol’Kesh Bestiary is a speculative biology project similar to After Man or The Future is Wild by the brilliant artist and worldbuilder Terry Maranda. Through naturalist-style illustrations, it explores a world where humanity has long disappeared, and evolution has drastically transformed the animals we know today.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll explore this reborn Earth. And as always, you can support the artist on Patreon to see more of the project using the links in the description.Now, let’s travel to the far future, and discover the creatures of the Sol’Kesh Bestiary…0:00 Sol’Kesh Bestiary1:07 The Teeming Reefs4:40 The Mysterious Swamps7:21 The Untamed Forests10:03 The Forgotten Caves13:08 The Colossal Plains16:33 The Infinite Deep18:44 Support the ProjectCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Worldbuilding
The Biomechanical Nightmare of Scorn Curious Archive 2022-11-25 | Discover the secrets of a nightmarish realm of biomechanical terrors. An exploration of the dark, haunting worldbuilding in Ebb Software’s 2022 horror game Scorn.---Scorn depicts a biomechanical nightmare. Yet under the foreboding surface, the world of Scorn is a masterpiece of haunting and poignant worldbuilding, bringing to life a fascinating ecosystem of decay. While the game is ambiguous by design, in this video we’ll explain the story and explore the hidden themes.So, for this entry into the Archive, we’ll embark on an expedition across this disturbing realm, comparing environmental details with clues from the artbook to uncover the shocking secrets behind the terrors on screen.Now, let’s awaken to the nightmare of Scorn…0:00 The World of Scorn1:02 The Genesis Wall2:34 The Graveyard4:16 The Assembly 7:53 The Dark Garden9:29 The Heart12:36 The Crater14:20 The City of Polis18:44 The Meaning of the MadnessCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Scorn #Worldbuilding
The Incredible World of Birdbugs | Speculative Biology Curious Archive 2022-11-11 | Have you ever wanted to learn how an alien bird-bug plays the horn? An exploration of Ripley’s incredible speculative biology project ‘Birgworld.’ ---Artist’s Tumblr: iguanodont.tumblr.comArtist’s Twitter: twitter.com/iguanodentistThe Birg Project is a worldbuilding series that brings to life an expansive alien ecosystem, but also delves into the most minute cultural details of its central intelligent species. Created by the brilliant artist Ripley, The Birg Project doesn’t just explore the biology of its titular aliens, but also imagines how they put on clothes, how they play the horn, even how they sneeze.Also called ‘Birdbugs,’ these extraterrestrials superficially resemble a cross between Earth birds and Earth bugs — and have developed a level of intelligence similar to our own. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll explore the incredible world of the Birgs. Now, let’s explore this alien planet on both a macro and micro scale…0:00 The Birg Project1:13 Birg Biology3:33 Domesticated Species6:12 Wild Creatures10:24 Defiance of Nature13:40 Birg Culture17:38 Allure of Freedom20:36 Support the ArtistCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Worldbuilding
What If Cryptids Were Realistic Animals? Curious Archive 2022-10-28 | What might legendary creatures look like if they were more realistic? Discover the bizarre creatures of ‘Cryptozoologicon,’ featuring the legendary author Darren Naish. (Links Below)---Buy ‘Cryptozoologicon: amazon.com/Cryptozoologicon-I-John-Conway/dp/1291621539Darren Naish Website: tetzoo.comDarren Naish Twitter: twitter.com/TetZooC. M. Kosemen Patreon: patreon.com/cmkosemen C. M. Kosemen YouTube: youtube.com/user/cmkosemenJohn Conway Patreon: patreon.com/johnconway John Conway Twitter: twitter.com/thejohnconwayFor the past century, stories of cryptids — like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster — have continued to fascinate. And while these creatures likely don’t exist, that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to speculate on their biology. Enter Cryptozoologicon, a book that imagines evolutionary backstories for legendary creatures. Created by renowned paleontologist Darren Naish, alongside channel mainstays C.M. Koseman (author of All Tomorrows) and John Conway — the volume is so detailed that it’s worth exploring further.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll investigate the speculative biology of the world’s most famous cryptids. You can purchase the book and follow and support the creators using the links in the description below.Now, let’s explore the creatures of Cryptozoologicon…0:00 Creatures of Cryptozoologicon2:04 Bigfoot & Yeti3:36 Chupacabra4:41 Loch Ness Monster? 6:26 Bunyip7:44 Beast of Gevaudan9:18 Megalodon10:42 Ahool11:40 Kelpie12:56 Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu14:29 Goatman15:31 Lost Dinosaur16:29 De Loys’s Ape17:41 Long Necked Seal18:31 Tizheruk19:30 Hoop Snake21:03 Support the Creators Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Unseen Horrors, Majestic Hills, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding #SpeculativeBiology
The Haunting Beauty of Tales from the Loop Curious Archive 2022-10-14 | An exploration of Simon Stålenhag’s masterful worldbuilding artbooks ‘Tales from the Loop’ and ‘Things from the Flood.’ ---Buy ‘Tales from the Loop’: amazon.com/Tales-Loop-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1624650392Buy ‘Things from the Flood’: amazon.com/Things-from-the-Flood/dp/1471194434/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Buy ‘The Electric State’: amazon.com/Electric-State-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1501181416/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Buy ‘The Labyrinth’: amazon.com/Labyrinth-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1534320695/ref=monarch_sidesheet Follow Simon Stålenhag: twitter.com/simonstalenhag When I look at just one picture from Simon Stålenhag’s Tales from the Loop, I feel like I’ve watched an entire film. In a single, haunting image, a novel’s worth of narrative seems to play out just below the surface. If you’ve ever seen this art before, you’ve probably experienced this too — even if you didn’t know where it was from.Tales from the Loop and its sequel Things from the flood are worldbuilding projects set in an alternate version of Sweden in the 80s and 90s, in which a gigantic particle accelerator buried beneath the fields and suburbs begins to alter reality in unpredictable ways. Yet the story is so much more than a summary can convey. So, for this entry into the archive, I want to dive deep into the hidden lore of Tales from the Loop — and investigate why this project has struck a chord with myself and so many others.Now, let’s enter the world of Simon Stålenhag, and discover the mysteries of Tales from the Loop.0:00 Tales from the Loop1:44 Cracks in Space and Time5:51 Of Dinosaurs and Androids9:46 Things from the Flood13:34 Horrors of Hubris16:42 End of an Era18:37 Understanding the LoopCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio:Mysterious Green Fluid, Sanity Unravels, Haddonfield Horror, Alone in the Dark, Dusk, The Witch, The Vanishing, Tenebrae, The Guardian♫ Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding #TalesfromtheLoop
The Nightmares of Eduardo Valdés-Hevia Curious Archive 2022-10-07 | Discover a universe of horrors in this special Halloween episode. An exploration of Eduardo Valdés-Hevia’s many dark and brilliant worldbuilding projects. ---Support Valdés-Hevia: patreon.com/valdevia Follow Valdés-Hevia: twitter.com/Valdevia_ArtSee More Art: https://valdevia.art/ Follow Luke Baker: twitter.com/spacemacchiatoFollow David Romero: twitter.com/CinemamindDavid Have you ever seen a photo of a planet made entirely of living flesh? Or an insect-human hybrid that can control minds? Or a thousand-foot-long sea serpent that emerges in Iceland every year? These images might look like they come from some long-lost paranormal case file. But this is actually the work of the brilliant artist and worldbuilder Eduardo Valdés-Hevia, who has spent the last several years bringing to life a menagerie of nightmares.Brought to life through a combination of old photographs and new elements, Valdés-Hevia’s art merges history and the surreal, with images that feel like they come directly from classified historical documents. The artist creates stand-alone images as well as richly detailed series with dense, interconnected lore. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll investigate the monsters and madness of these dark case files. Now, prepare yourself for the terrors of Valdés-Hevia…0:00 Welcome to the Horror1:40 Megalamorpha - Part I5:19 The Façade7:19 Assorted Terrors10:03 Megalamorpha - Part II13:27 Xipe-Totec15:03 The Lycanthrope Project17:44 Megalamorpha - Part III19:49 Support the ArtistCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Unseen Horrors, Majestic Hills, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding #Halloween
A Guide to Dangerous Dragons Curious Archive 2022-09-16 | Do you know how to survive a dragon attack? A journey through the burned pages of the ‘Dragonslayer Codex,’ a worldbuilding project by Sawyer Lee Support on Patreon: https://t.co/MY2JpodzCqFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/sawyerleeart---Have you heard of a dragon whose tail releases a spray of explosive slime? Or a dragon that hunts with noxious fumes? Or one that vomits spires of super-heated glass? Across various myths and cultures, dragons have taken on many forms. But few are more fearsome than the terrors that lurk within the pages of the Dragonslayer Codex — a worldbuilding project from the brilliant imagination of artist Sawyer Lee. The volume is written as a survival guide to the world’s most dangerous dragons, explaining their abilities, behavior, and how to slay them if necessary. But be warned: many of these scaly tyrants will not go down without a fight. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll learn critical things about each species that can mean the difference between survival and searing flames. Now, let’s dive into the burned pages, and discover the secrets of the Dragonslayer Codex…0:00 Dragonslayer Codex1:18 Scarlet Lasher 3:07 Sicklemouth4:26 Wailing Bishop6:01 Tasseled Thundermaw7:38 Gaping Kilnneck 9:26 Black Blisterwhip10:52 Hellbasker12:26 Rattle Dread13:48 Emerald Bombardier14:58 Veilwright16:42 Hullbreaker18:19 Great Kinsbane19:37 Support the ProjectCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Danger Approaches, Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Firesong, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Dragons #Worldbuilding
The Biology of No Mans Sky Curious Archive 2022-09-02 | A nature documentary deep dive into the aliens of No Man’s Sky. What sort of ecosystems will we discover in a procedurally generated universe?---Curious Archive Social Media:Twitter: twitter.com/Curious_ArchiveInstagram: instagram.com/CuriousArchiveAcross the infinite cosmos of the video game ‘No Man’s Sky,’ there are a similarly infinite number of alien lifeforms. Through the use of procedural generation, the game contains more than 18 quintillion planets to discover — many of which teem with extraordinary creatures. While No Man’s Sky had a rocky reception at launch, the developers have done persistent work making this virtual universe worth exploring.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll embark on a classic documentary-style expedition, exploring the lives of extraterrestrials on scorching worlds, frozen wastelands, and many others. I’ll also speculate on how the biology of each lifeform might feasibly work. I admit that there are a few too many total planets for this Archivist to document, so this documentary will focus on only the most interesting ones I’ve discovered.Now, let’s set off into the unknown, and see what awaits us among the stars…0:00 Biology of No Man’s Sky1:10 Planet Rhea5:58 Planet Boreas9:16 Planet Nereus13:59 Planet Helios18:16 Planet Erebus21:18 Goodbye to Infinity...Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Unseen Horrors, Majestic Hills, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #NoMansSky
The Ruined World of Barren Curious Archive 2022-08-19 | Imagine a future where humanity must survive alongside mutated horrors. An exploration of Keegan Francis’s dark post-apocalyptic worldbuilding project ‘Barren.’ ---Support Barren on Patreon: patreon.com/kfrancisartArtist Social Media: https://linktr.ee/kfrancis.art‘Barren,’ a post-apocalyptic worldbuilding project by Keegan Francis, imagines an alternate history where civilization ended in nuclear conflict, and mutated animal life rapidly evolves to rule over the irradiated wastes left behind.A retro-future that calls to mind the worldbuilding of the Fallout series, the project reveals a world where human survivors must contend with biological horrors created by their own folly. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll travel across the wastes, creating a ‘survival guide’ of sorts to the creatures that roam this desolate world. Now, let’s cross into an alternate timeline, and witness the broken world of Barren…0:00 World of Barren1:47 Mutant Biology3:32 The Bulwark4:43 The Bonehen5:55 The Zadger7:12 The Nukula8:58 The Dillo-Pig10:09 The Goldwing11:13 The Rotfowl12:28 Biophage13:31 “Ankle Biters”14:22 The Vespore15:28 Not All is Lost…Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Unseen Horrors, Majestic Hills, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #Worldbuilding #Barren
The Biology of Subnautica | Full Documentary Curious Archive 2022-08-05 | Biology of Subnautica Full Movie. This is the full version of my 4-episode miniseries on Subnautica and Below Zero. A nature-documentary exploration of Planet 4546B.---Curious Archive Social Media:Twitter: twitter.com/Curious_ArchiveInstagram: instagram.com/CuriousArchiveThe vast oceans of the video game Subnautica and its sequel Below Zero teem with incredible life — some friendly, and some deadly. While the series is focused on survival, the lifeforms of Subnautica are amazing even when they’re trying to eat you: possessing fascinating biology, bizarre behavioral patterns, and hidden mysteries.I’ve explored the various creatures of the series before on my channel, and in this special compilation episode — you can get the full, documentary-style experience in one video. From the sunlit shallows to the deepest abyss, we’ll explore the biology behind these puzzling aliens, and discover the role they play in their larger ecosystems.So, let’s take the plunge together, and see what awaits us under the surface…0:00 Introduction to Biology of Subnautica1:00 1.1 Safe Shallows4:38 1.2 Kelp Forest8:07 1.3 Grassy Plateaus 11:05 1.4 Dunes14:01 1.5 Mushroom Forest and Bulbzone 17:10 1.6 Jellyshroom Caves18:53 1.7 Mountain Island20:54 1.8 Grand reef23:00 1.9 Lost River25:54 1.10 Engineered Fauna27:37 1.11 Lava Zone30:45 1.12 Sea Emperor Facility 32:29 2.1 Sector Zero35:33 2.2 Sparse Arctic38:05 2.3 Arctic Kelp Forest40:05 2.4 Arctic Storm41:39 2.5 Lilypad Islands45:08 2.6 Frozen Interior48:51 2.7 Mysterious Signal 49:56 2.8 Deep Twisty Bridges52:47 2.9 The Last Architect54:57 2.10 West Arctic56:59 2.11 Curious Hatchling 58:01 2.12 Thermal Spires1:01:03 2.13 Deep Thermal Zone1:03:48 2.14 Frozen Leviathan1:05:19 2.15 Crystal Caves1:08:53 2.17 Al-An Reborn1:10:24 2.18 Saying GoodbyeCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Firesong, Impact Lento, Majestic Hills, Thunderbird, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0#CuriousArchive #Subnautica #SpeculativeBiology
The Epic of Serina | Part 5 Curious Archive 2022-07-29 | Everything changes in the latest chapter of Serina — when parts become whole. Experience the story from the beginning here: youtu.be/pDtpEiMyGT4---Dylan Bajda/Sheather Website: sites.google.com/site/worldofserinaDylan Bajda/Sheather Deviantart: deviantart.com/sheather888 This video is a new chapter in my long-running series exploring the incredible speculative evolution saga of Serina, the world of birds. Serina was created by the talented artist and worldbuilder Dylan Bajda — and many extraordinary developments have occurred since we last explored this distant moon.The triumphs and tragedies, the joys and the sorrows of this era are perhaps greater than any that have come before. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll chronicle the rise and fall of fascinating species, and discover astonishing revelations as the world of Serina creeps ever closer to its end…0:00 Serina: A New Era1:07 Stewards of the Sea5:22 A Cold Wind9:29 Born Different11:55 The Third Essence 15:12 When All Falls Apart18:36 The Dark Before The Dawn21:25 The Visitor25:48 Always ForwardsCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music: InfiniteSergePavkinMusicMusic Link: youtu.be/LnkhzzcqVgs ♫ Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Serina
How Alien Should Aliens Look? Curious Archive 2022-07-22 | If we ever discover Alien life, what will it look like? Convergent evolution and physics can tell us a surprising amount about extraterrestrials… ---Carlo Balassu Website: balassu.comCarlo Balassu Artstation: artstation.com/carlobalassuTeeming Universe Patreon: patreon.com/christianclineTeeming Universe Book: amazon.com/dp/B09FCCCDRN/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=the+teeming+universe&qid=1630938058&sr=8-5Teeming Universe Instagram: instagram.com/christian_clineAlex Ries Twitter: twitter.com/alexriesartAlex Ries Patreon: patreon.com/alexriesA Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646643/the-zoologists-guide-to-the-galaxy-by-arik-kershenbaumIn the original series of Star Trek, the show tries to pass off what is clearly someone’s dog with a horn taped to its head as an ‘alien lifeform.’ It’s pretty hilarious to revisit — not just to see the actors make a heroic attempt to stay in-character while carrying this thing around — but also because this unicorn dog doesn’t seem distinct enough from life on earth to make a believable alien.But this raises an interesting question: if there is life elsewhere in the universe, just how ‘alien’ will aliens look? It’s a question many scientists and sci-fi authors have speculated on, and is a fascinating rabbit hole to go down.So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll explore relevant phenomena in evolution and physics to determine if extraterrestrials are more likely to look like Earth animals, or something far stranger...0:00 How ‘Alien’ Should Aliens Look?0:57 Convergent Evolution3:34 Evolve to Crab4:56 Alien Convergence8:43 Intelligent Aliens 10:52 The Question of Gravity14:01 Beyond Mortal Comprehension16:11 The Answer?Sources: A Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy - Arik Kershenbaum: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646643/the-zoologists-guide-to-the-galaxy-by-arik-kershenbaumCrab Convergence - Laurel Hammers: scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-animals-keep-evolving-into-crabsSearching for Extraterrestrial Life - Sarah Scoles: scientificamerican.com/article/the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life-as-we-dont-know-itExtreme Possibilities for Life - Michael D. Lemonick: nationalgeographic.com/astrobiologyCopyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Majestic Hills, Bittersweet, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0#CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #ConvergentEvolution
Voyage to Planet Aion | Speculative Biology Curious Archive 2022-07-08 | Discover an alien world of incredible wonders. A breakdown of the creatures and exploratory vessels found on Christian Grajewski’s 'Planet Aion.'---Explorer Book: http://www.christiangrajewski.com/#/explorerPurchase Book: designstudiopress.com/product/explorerArtist’s Instagram: instagram.com/christiangrajewskiArtist’s ArtStation: artstation.com/christian_grajewskiHumans have always been explorers. As a species, we are innately curious about what lies beyond our horizon. If the day ever comes when we embark across the cosmic oceans beyond our moon, what vessels will we use to discover new worlds?Few art projects capture the wonder and awe of voyaging to an unfamiliar planet better than the ‘Explorer’ series. Brought to life by incredible digital artist Christian Grajewski, the story is set in a distant future, where the remnants of humanity journey to a lush exoplanet called AionThe ongoing ‘Explorer’ project doesn’t just examine a vibrant alien ecosystem, but also documents the fascinating vehicles the early explorers use to chart the unfamiliar planet. So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll tag along with the first wave of explorers, and voyage across this mysterious world in a range of different machines. And as always, you can follow and support the artist using the links in the description. Now, let’s set off towards Planet Aion…0:00 A New World1:17 First Contact5:17 Teeming Forest8:49 Land of Giants12:09 Unknown Reaches14:43 The Last Frontier18:51 So Much More…Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary.I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners.♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Beauty Flow, Firesong, Majestic Hills, Floating CitiesLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #AlienBiology
