The Incredible World of the Birrin

The Incredible World of the Birrin | Part II

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Imagine the far future of an alien civilization. This is a breakdown of Alex Ries’s incredible worldbuilding art project: ‘The World of the Birrin.’ Part I: • The Incredible World o...
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This video is the second part of a two-part series exploring the incredible speculative alien world of the Birrin. The world of the Birrin was realized by Alex Ries - an exceptional designer and worldbuilder who worked on the video game Subnautica. In the last video, we broke down the biology and early history of the Birrin, a six-limbed sentient alien race at the center of this fictional world. But there’s still a lot to cover.
Which is why, in this entry into the archive, we’ll be chronicling the next several eons of Birrin history, following their incredible arc into the far future…
0:00 The Birrin: Part II
0:47 The Fall
1:23 Bluestick Farming
4:03 Birrin History: Post-Fall
6:32 Far Future
8:34 Outro
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@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

You knocked it out of the park, mate. Thank you so much!

@kitfire.9669 2 жыл бұрын

hi um if u are the foretold Alex ries, could u pls tell me when ur book comes out

@kitfire.9669 2 жыл бұрын

Legend says you will reply to this comment

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

@@kitfire.9669 For it is I. Me and my agent will be pitching the book manuscript early 2022, and see if we can get a publisher. I have storyboarded most of the book already.

@CuriousArchive 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The Birrin world is one of my absolute favorite pieces of speculative science fiction, so it was my pleasure

@kitfire.9669 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexries3650 less go the man repli- i mean. it was a pleasure speaking to you O god of the birrin universe

@Uranium-238 2 жыл бұрын

I just realized that the reason every animal looks too similar is because they all evolved from the same basic designs. What’s crazy is that the same thing has happened with our animals, we just don’t notice it. Almost every large land creature has four legs, two eyes, and a length based symmetric body. Crazy shit

@mortified776 2 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent realisation on your part! You have identified two fundamental things about just about (nearly) every animal you see that is not a fish or an invertebrate: they are all derived from a single basic template of having a head, spine and four limbs in a bilaterally symmetric arrangement (as opposed to the radial symmetry that something like a jellyfish has). This is the superclass _tetrapoda_ which (like all vertebrates) are part of the clade _bilateria_ .

@decuno1663 2 жыл бұрын

Most mammals look the same now that I realize lol, a dog has similar eyes, pupils, nose and mouth location than a human, there's not that many alien looking life in the planet except in the deep ocean

@Revelation6_7-8 2 жыл бұрын

This idea likely has something to say about humans desire to care for deadly animals.

@DarthBiomech 2 жыл бұрын

@@mortified776 Nah, fishes have almost the exact same template as land animals. We all share a common ancestor that first invented bones.

@mortified776 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarthBiomech We do indeed share a common ancestor with fish, but fish are not tetrapods, that's what we're talking about here.

@sub2helpGokuchargetheG-Dama 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so used to intelligent life being depicted as humanoid. This really makes me think differently. Respect to the creator

@KimiHayashi 2 жыл бұрын

That's because to be fully intelligent, you have to have free arms while still being to walk and fingers to grab tools with. Specially a thumb.

@myopinionbetter4287 2 жыл бұрын

@@KimiHayashi or anything analogous. Centaurism, facial manipulatory organs all fill the same role.

@KimiHayashi 2 жыл бұрын

@@myopinionbetter4287 yes 100% correct. Analogous convergence. Performs the same function evolved from a different way.

@JcoleMc 2 жыл бұрын

@@KimiHayashi They have hands you dunce

@miniverse2002 2 жыл бұрын

@@KimiHayashi We really don't know the conditions for intelligences, yet alone technological ones but we can guess. "Fingers" for manipulation and probably the physical conditions to generate heat (fire) for metallurgy and tool-making are a start.

@DarthBiomech 2 жыл бұрын

Okay everybody praises everything, but can we just take a second and admire how this birrin at 3:50 chugs the water from a bottle?

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

Hard working fella needs his hydration!

@noyes4656 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexries3650 Whens the book coming out?

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

@@noyes4656 Trying to get a publisher on board Jan/Feb 2022.

@noyes4656 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexries3650 How many pages long? Will you include the humans aswell? Do you plan sequels?

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

@@noyes4656 Will do 3 if I can. Should be about as long as Dinotopia.

@NicNac723 2 жыл бұрын

The meta-human painting is one of the most iconic of all of Ries’s work to me! I still remember when I first saw it on DeviantArt way back when I was just getting into high school! I’m glad to see he’s still building his amazing universe :)

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

Same! I myself remember those lovely times. Finding his originally alien works felt very weird, in a good way.

@SirBlackReeds 2 жыл бұрын

Oy, there's a name that hasn't age well.

@leonartu3756 2 жыл бұрын

The Meta Human is also a meme

@randallho3587 2 жыл бұрын

It was one of the best well drawn memes to ever exist

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

It became a meme by accident. I didnt see that coming!

@jjbeatle2006 2 жыл бұрын

plot twist: a stranded birrin on earth told the history of his planet to the author, that's why is so detailed...

@RumoredAtmos 2 жыл бұрын

That would be quite the twist

@felipecosta-kv2fx 2 жыл бұрын

@@101skully9 "we've been compromised!"

@Whendidweloseit. 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Exactly what I was thinking.

@agustinvenegas5238 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't that sort of the idea behind Tolkien's writing? I remember he claimed to only have translated the stories as written by bilbo and frodo

@XwX1001 2 жыл бұрын

That's some All Tomorrows-style shit, right there (in a good way).

@emiliopenayo4738 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that humans are like the birin's advanced aliens civilization it's very original and inspiring

@morgen3369 2 жыл бұрын

What is original about it exactly ? I get inspiring but there is tons of story in science fiction where humans are on par with advanced alien civilization. Maybe i've misunderstood what you're trying to say. The birrin world history and design is original though.

@jacamo727 2 жыл бұрын

@@morgen3369 original as in he hasn't seen the idea done before

@Robinxen 2 жыл бұрын

@@morgen3369 It's more common for scifi stories to have the "powerful ancient precursor race" being something enigmatic and distant from human comprehension. So the idea of that beyond comprehension alien race being humanity puts a weird spin on the tone it carries which is uncommon.

@joeyuzwa891 2 жыл бұрын

@@morgen3369 normally in science fiction we are outmatched by whatever alien species we encounter, whereas here Alex Ries has portrayed humanity as some eldritch power well above that of the Birrin

@morgen3369 2 жыл бұрын

@@Robinxen Oh yeah! Yeah you're right and so he is. It is uncommon and i did misunderstood. I was thinking of the image with the baby birin put with the human.

@robertgronewold3326 2 жыл бұрын

You know, what I like most about this art is that it depicts non-humanoid species wearing CLOTHES. So much art and fiction always just leaves alien lifeforms with unusual body types completely naked. This is quite refreshing.

@davidking7750 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I also like how their tools and technology makes sense and suit their bodies. It's not some techno-babble crap where everything is floating somehow. It's like if we were there and saw a vehicle though totally reimagined from a human concept, we'd still know what it's for and understand how it might work.

@magnarcreed3801 2 жыл бұрын

I dislike and like. I like they have it for things like harsh environments or cultural practices. But not say to day use. Who says other species would evolve to wear clothes? That’s weird.

@robertgronewold3326 2 жыл бұрын

@@magnarcreed3801 Well, seeing how clothing is an environmental adaptation, then yes, every single species would wear clothes. Our African ancestors wore nothing because the heat perfectly suited them. But when they went to colder climates and the harshness of the desert, they adapted accordingly.

@magnarcreed3801 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertgronewold3326 Exactly. But I doubt another species would wear clothes just because, like many humans do. Lots of people live in climates with comfortable temp and weather that would allow them to go naked. But we have laws prohibiting such a natural thing, which is inherently unnatural feeling. It makes no logical sense and mostly done out of religions made by humans. So aliens would need to have a similar religion or very specific reason to wear clothes in an otherwise comfortable environment.

@robertgronewold3326 2 жыл бұрын

@@magnarcreed3801 Don't make the old science fiction mistake of thinking that an alien planet would have only one biome.

@MarkArandjus 2 жыл бұрын

As a concept artist I can tell you that Ries' work is super legit even for our standards, this kind of imagination, detail and quality gets the highest respect.

@kayagorzan 2 жыл бұрын

yes indeed

@elizabethk8162 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a student concept artist and sameee!!! Alex has incredibly well fleshed out designs, he’s so so good!

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

Respect :)

@MarkArandjus 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexries3650 Haha, though you always reply to my comments on ArtStation, I didn't expect to hear from you here :D

@mikorabago 2 жыл бұрын

I have never such amazing world building in my entire life! It is just so awesome, really!

@Name5240 2 жыл бұрын

The Birrin have this familiarity I just can’t put my finger on, interesting how something so alien seems so human.

@kirbs0001 2 жыл бұрын

Even an alien intelligence would be constrained by the same physics as our own species. This means technological developments would mostly follow a similar path to our own, with solutions to problems like flight, rocketry, electric power, etc; arriving at pretty much identical technologies as our own. Aircraft need wings, spacecraft need rockets, power generators need turbines, etc.

@miniverse2002 2 жыл бұрын

@@kirbs0001 It's quite amazing how if you removed the Birrin, one could easily think the vehicles are sci-fi human vehicles. Function by form should lead to convergent developments. Tech doesn't take the shape of its creator. Helicopters don't look like humans.

@april5054 2 жыл бұрын

It makes me sad that Birrin don't exist, if they did I'd love to be friends with one.

@Sunygamer05 2 жыл бұрын

@@april5054 Just think about how there can easily be some civilization like the Birren out there. Maybe in the far future we'll get to interact with them.

@JcoleMc 2 жыл бұрын

@@april5054 Same wish they did exist

@LinkZeraus 2 жыл бұрын

Please more content like this. I love imaginary worlds with alien species like this one and a rich worldbuilding behind them

@arlenedistel1108 2 жыл бұрын

*Who said it was imaginary?*

@notacreatureoftheabyss 2 жыл бұрын

@@arlenedistel1108 Please more of content like this. *Imaginary* worlds with alien species like this "LinkZer"

@arlenedistel1108 2 жыл бұрын

@@notacreatureoftheabyss it was a *j o k e.* Of course it was imaginary

@kennethfung3618 2 жыл бұрын

This conversation is very high iq

@notacreatureoftheabyss 2 жыл бұрын

@@arlenedistel1108 and i responded your joke with *i r o n y*

@mortified776 2 жыл бұрын

The thing I've always loved about Alex Ries take on alien life is that he get something really important right that a lot of others don't: the Birrin have a truly alien anatomy and physiology reflecting a totally different origin, yet, at the same time they are totally within the rules of evolution and laws of physics. If life on Earth were to have some sort of hard reset that nerfed everything more complex than a protist, you could imagine something like their lineage evolving to refill those higher niches. Perhaps the Metahuman had come to see how the old home world was doing?

@waluigihentailover6926 2 жыл бұрын

Precisely! This alien concept is completely plausible in the environment that these organisms were to evolve in!

@pendragon0905 2 жыл бұрын

One thing that stands out to me is how while the birin have a totally alien look, their bodies aren't inefficient for daily living. They have perfectly functioning bodies that can allow them to live like ordinary creatures while developing advanced technology that perhaps even creatures like humans could operate, assuming that the controls aren't so far off from human controls. It's as if the only thing that truly separates the human species from the birin species is that birin have four legs while humans have two.

@waluigihentailover6926 2 жыл бұрын

@@pendragon0905 Yeah.

@prometheus9096 2 жыл бұрын

There are so many valid body plans for intelligent species (that can develop technology). As long as they have: 1. Sensory Organs to observe their environment. 2. Manipulative Organs to interact / manipulate their environment. 3. A way to communicate with each others. (Be it by sound, pheromones, visual etc.) 4. Of course intelligence they need^^ There are many body plans even on earth that, with minor tweaks, would allow for intelligent beings with the criteria above. Take a crab for example, just the basic form. Tweak it a little to fit the above criteria, and you have a nonhumanoid "Alien" that could create a civilization.

@waluigihentailover6926 2 жыл бұрын

@@prometheus9096 For real. If all “significant” animals had some degree of intelligence, then giraffes would be good power line workers, orcas the exotic dancers and eels the plumbers.

@TheAmubis 2 жыл бұрын

I love the concept Ries put on meta-human. In practically most if not all other sci-fi, humans are always depicted as primitive or at least at par with other extra-terrestrial. Yet, he managed to put a twist that far future humans themselves become cthulhu-like elder god being.

@Cryodrakon2 2 ай бұрын

I did something similar with my humans becoming gods worshipped by the rest of the sapient beings in the galaxy (s)

@ComradeCorvus 2 жыл бұрын

I am for sure buying the book when it comes out. As a worldbuilder myself, his work is a major inspiration for me.

@drialflame5047 2 жыл бұрын

I love to make my own worlds as well!

@hecatium4473 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@akromimubarok6626 2 жыл бұрын

Wait, what do you mean as worldbuilder? Did u just say that something like this is a thing? If yes that would be so awesome.

@ComradeCorvus 2 жыл бұрын

@@akromimubarok6626 Creating fictional worlds is a massive thing. Its what forms the backbone of any good sci-fi or fantasy book, film, or game. If you need a hobby, this is certainly a good option.

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad to hear that :)

@chosentonessournotes 2 жыл бұрын

5:45 I love that the one Birrin soldier is actually lighting up what looks to be a cigarette. This is a stark view of where humanity could be heading if we never quite learn how to pool our resources and start expanding our views to space instead of this extremely crowded planet. Phenomenal stuff!

@luciusrex8604 2 жыл бұрын

my man's gotta take a ciggy break

@riot2136 2 жыл бұрын

“We can do this the easy way, or the hard way, the choice is yours.....”. But yeah, I love some of the parallels you can find in Birrin history when comparing it to human history

@bruhtonbruhkkinson6848 2 жыл бұрын

Naw we'll be fine if we don't leave, would be better if we do though.

@ebonyobrien5895 2 жыл бұрын

Our planet isn’t remotely overcrowded - the problem is the unequal distribution of wealth and resources and the damage of capitalism, not people existing.

@bruhtonbruhkkinson6848 2 жыл бұрын

@@ebonyobrien5895 Literally every human system has caused immense ecological damage from feudalism to socialism and capitalism. It's humans and our inherent flaws, not any particular economic system causing the damage to us and the world's resources.

@ankylosaurussupremacy 2 жыл бұрын

Sapient aliens that aren't just copies of earth animals are always nice to see, Birrin knocks it out of the park in both plausibility and just coolness.

@Introvertedtroy 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@vermilcrimson5376 2 жыл бұрын

I WOULD LOVE A MOVIE OR SERIES ABOUT THESE ALIENS....

@notacreatureoftheabyss 2 жыл бұрын

I WOULD KILL FOR MOVIE OR SERIES ABOUT THESE ALIENS....

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

That's what Alex himself has said, too: "If only I can get the money."

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

@@Embassy_of_Jupiter According to his DeviantArt page, he loves film and animation. And he LOVES those things!

@ComradeCorvus 2 жыл бұрын

Having a "mockumentary" (documentary on a fictional subject) series on this would be really cool. There are a ton of talented cgi artists, sound designers, etc. that would probably be a great fit for making this sort of thing.

@RedianRed 2 жыл бұрын

@@notacreatureoftheabyss if it ever gets one, I hope it's not Hollywood, cause I bet they gonna ruin it,

@MrAlexbreak 2 жыл бұрын

6:02 Birrin smoking a doobie, we're not so different after all.

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

The artwork is called "Smoke Break" and it can be found on DeviantArt.

@sauviel6296 2 жыл бұрын

Do they make memes too??

@julienceaser4018 2 жыл бұрын

@@sauviel6296 we can only hope to comprehend how dank birrin memes must be.

@seawarshark6674 2 жыл бұрын

@@julienceaser4018 Maybe like this: Hatchlings in the middle of the night: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orqejdt_vL_Jf5c.html

@CameronKiesser 2 жыл бұрын

I would like a serialized series where they discover human artifacts and basically humans are in the place of the aliens like in X-Files and other such shows. Imagine the sense of mystery when they discover a human spacecraft buried in the sands on the desert. Maybe have it be reverse Stargate. They discover a way to travel the stars and it was invented by man.

@JcoleMc 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I love the idea of Humans being the X-files of another alien race

@axeljosefuenmayorbriceno2228 2 жыл бұрын

I think ylu might like humans are space orcs or HFY

@remusstop-motion2796 2 жыл бұрын

No. Humans take the role of the independence day invaders

@carso1500 Жыл бұрын

They discover long forgoten human relics and slowly start to uncover their history only to realize that the reason why they are abandoned is not because they went extinct, but because they no longer need them

@grindcoreninja6527 2 жыл бұрын

The final images of the humanoid figure reminded me of Evangelion.

@greenwolf1601 2 жыл бұрын

It reminded me of persona 5

@j-network1214 2 жыл бұрын

even makes sense given the end of the anime

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

I wont deny I am a fan :P

@afdhalulakbar5382 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexries3650 you're a fan of Evangelion? I'm surprised tbh

@doctabyte5370 2 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the memes it was used for

@youngarchaeotech189 2 жыл бұрын

Birrin: “uh…” Meta-Human: *“олень.”*

@comradekenobi6908 2 жыл бұрын

Birrin: “Who are you?” Rasputin the Meta Human: “I’m just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe.”

@melanoc3tusii205 2 жыл бұрын

lmfao

@anitsarkar101 2 жыл бұрын

Why does meta human man speaks russian

@youngarchaeotech189 2 жыл бұрын

@@anitsarkar101 he’s gotta speak something.

@bluenightfury4365 2 жыл бұрын

I really love these aliens man, they're so unique, something I wish we saw more of in Sci-fi instead of the very human-centric view of how aliens would look like in Star trek and Star wars and what not, why would creatures evolve to look like us when they would look like this? They look so fascinating.

@ExtremeMadnessX 2 жыл бұрын

In Star Wars they at least have many non humanoid aliens.

@bluenightfury4365 2 жыл бұрын

@@ExtremeMadnessX Well Im aware of it but sentient ones, I rarely see sentient ones that are non-human in shows or movies of the franchise. I'd pay to see the world of the birrin as a movie or show someday honestly, It'd be so neat to explore this world Ries has concocted up.

@ckl9390 2 жыл бұрын

In all fairness, there was (and to a degree still is) a limitation in the medium of those stories, in that the "aliens" still have to be played by human actors.

@bluenightfury4365 2 жыл бұрын

@@ckl9390 I'm aware but we have more modern technology now to make things CGI and what not in modern movies and games.

@ckl9390 2 жыл бұрын

@@bluenightfury4365 True, but any story trying to follow a literary lineage from those well known and expansive works is somewhat bound to the established aesthetic. Or, if there is change it cant be too much at once or one is effectively trying to appeal to an audience from scratch. Yes, it is possible to do a revolutionary story and/or setting but it is difficult and risky, so many iterate on previous works or at least don't try to reach too far beyond their expected parameters. There's also the matter that just because someone is a good storyteller doesn't mean they're as good of a worldbuilder, or vice versa.

@xolotal 2 жыл бұрын

The one day wait felt like a week with such high quality content

@KronosSion 2 жыл бұрын

8:07 SO *THAT'S* WHERE THAT LEGENDARY IMAGE COMES FROM! Finally. Can't tell you how many times people post that on 4chan X to be edgy.

@iceage3604 2 жыл бұрын

NEW CURIOUS ARCHIVES VID LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

@jacotaco 2 жыл бұрын

PART 2 UPLOADED THE DAY AFTER PART 1 YOOOOOO

@lucas_c_7839 2 жыл бұрын

It is intriguing to see Ries's interpretation of the evolution alien life. Throughout my entire childhood, (and up to this day) I have wondered what aliens look like, how their social interactions occur, and how they might evolve. I cannot wait to read the book!

@user-xu9wc1xu2l Жыл бұрын

For this there are scientific simulations, not the imagination of the artist (Even not being an astrobiologist)

@cantthinkofachannelname7081 2 жыл бұрын

they should make a documentary about this world narrated by david attenburough.

@gerrardjones28 2 жыл бұрын

Same with after man!

@jorgerangel2390 2 жыл бұрын

love it, the concept of humans as the super advance civilization is so captivating.

@RedianRed 2 жыл бұрын

yes! this is why it's original, Most of alien fictions the aliens are the super-advanced and humans, not us much. I like this!

@Manwendlil 2 жыл бұрын

if the human race can survive past 2050 and beyond...which is very doubtfull.

@decuno1663 2 жыл бұрын

@@Manwendlil That's why this work is so hopeful. Imagine a human species that survives for 1 million years and transforms itself into celestial beings

@Manwendlil 2 жыл бұрын

@@decuno1663 this will never happen. mankind might last maximal 100 or 300 years (if we are lucky, which is also very doubtfull) perhaps we see currently the beginning of the end for humankind?

@RedianRed 2 жыл бұрын

@@Manwendlil humans survived for thousands of years going past 2050 is not a problem

@obiomajronyekwere4469 2 жыл бұрын

This world is so wierd and cool and the same time. im just in awe all the time.

@ED-yy4te 2 жыл бұрын

Meta-human doing the slav squat is really intimidating

@clippedwings225 2 жыл бұрын

I fucking love Ries' attention to *everything*, but especially the aircraft the Birrin develop.

@hemidas 2 жыл бұрын

This would make an awesome Sci-Fi novel.

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what Alex is working on right now, called "Two Sky River" :P

@elizabethk8162 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been following Alex’s art for a while now and he’s such a huge inspiration!! Thank you for making this series!! ❤️

@ComradeCorvus 2 жыл бұрын

I have been as well, I actually found out about him via trying to find the source of that metahuman image, which was (and surprisingly still is) used as a meme base. As a worldbuilder myself, I draw a lot of inspiration from his work. I hope that more amazing worldbuilding projects get attention on this channel too!

@alexries3650 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Elizabeth!

@xiaolin6541 2 жыл бұрын

What makes all tomorrow's popularity is because when we were a kid we used to draw dinosaurs and monster we wish were real based on our imaginations. Even I would like to make a speculative future humans and animals even if it's made up it's still cool.

@hamz5791 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the birrin had their own version of twitter. The thought of a bunch of birrin being offended over something trivial is more amusing than it should be.

@BracketsAttackets 2 жыл бұрын

The more things change, they say, eh?

@kirbs0001 2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine any intelligent, social species would develop social media platforms akin to our own, and would face similar discourse.

@lazyyoutubename3468 2 жыл бұрын

I actually wish the author would go into more about their culture. What kind of religions do they have? Do they have movies, and video games? What sort of aliens do they imagine?

@JcoleMc 2 жыл бұрын

@@lazyyoutubename3468 Yes they have a religion , no social media though they only recently got back into space so the only satellites are Government owned and used for piloting drones and mapping geography

@kyvilfongkot6372 2 жыл бұрын

If sebody talk shit too mr.rogers i would be offended

@CodenameMood 2 жыл бұрын

Please, do keep at it with topics like these, they are so badass and interesting!

@animatorshub7448 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I liked the All tomorrows video as well it is a very interesting genre of Science fiction

@CodenameMood 2 жыл бұрын

@@animatorshub7448 It's super interesting stuff. Scratches my itch of space fascination.

@Chickenlegs145 2 жыл бұрын

I want a documentary style show based on this. Or one where we follow a group of birin as they try to survive. It could be so cool.

@koriw1701 2 жыл бұрын

I found this by accident and I'm SO glad I did! My mind feeds on these SciFi/Fact world-building potentials like a cow to grass! I am definitely going to this artist's website immediately following this comment! Thanks for such a well-presented case study!

@boaz2578 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually very realistic. Very few modern civilizations have a linear path to modern prosperity. Regression has been a fundamental cornerstone of humanity’s history.

@heterotardigrada 2 жыл бұрын

Alex Ries' Birrin civilization is *seriously* *impressive* and incredibly inspiring. I aspire to produce something that contains even a fraction of the thoughtfulness he put into his projects! Anyway, I really enjoyed this video - it was really interesting, comprehensive, and (most importantly,) concise.

@MonkeSeeMonkeLaugh 2 жыл бұрын

Eagerly waiting for the book. He put a lot of thought into this world. Everything is intriguing , not like overly humanized or outright bizarre alien stories you see everywhere. Everything in this world is strange yet familiar at the same time. The world feels natural and not at all forceful like the ones in mainstream media. Gives a similar feeling of a documentary instead of fiction, like Wayne Barlowe's Expedition(should check out, great book).

@modelermark172 2 жыл бұрын

To me, the most amazing thing about Mr. Ries' hyperdetailed World-Building is that the Birrin were not developed to be 'part' of a story - such as the various intelligent species created to be part of most Science Fiction franchises; these tend to be developed as a general 'outline' and continuously 'retconned' as the bigger story progresses. (Just compare the "Star Trek" Original Series' Klingons to the current iteration.) Instead, the Birrin and their home world and history ARE the story. That said, I'm sure there are a LOT of stories to be told about this intriguing people and their civilization. And I'm looking forward to hearing them! Good Job, Mr. Ries!!! And thank you!

@DarthBiomech 2 жыл бұрын

Birrin's history get retconned as well, it is pointed out in this very video even.

@AnOddHermit 2 жыл бұрын

Y'know what'd be really cool? An open-world, Survival Sandbox based directly off of Alex Rie's 'The World of the Birrin' where players play as a Birrin in perhaps an 'After the Fall' situation, or perhaps during the future when Birrin begin to explore other planets, and you crash land there in an almost 'subnautica' style fashion.

@diplosbae 2 жыл бұрын

one thing I've always wondered about alien societies is whether or not they have visually distinguishable differences between individuals, much like humans

@skullkid964 2 жыл бұрын

So much talent out there and we are stuck with hack writers and creators from Hollywood. HIRE THIS GUY AND LET HIM WORK

@revimfadli4666 2 жыл бұрын

But maybe spending time for the hacks was what enabled them to get the contracts in the first place

@chandrasekarannatarajan3542 Жыл бұрын

I like this it has that feeling of humanity and positivity Especially this image 7:32

@blueshit199 2 жыл бұрын

the fact that the author spend so much time detailing and exploring the Birrin species to familiarize us with them, only to then drop future humanity in there for comparison/contrast, it's such a briliant idea and execution

@raphlvlogs271 2 жыл бұрын

the Metahuman at the end looked too imposing.

@lamalien2276 2 жыл бұрын

Well I think it was designed to match the Birrin's own aesthetic, rather than our own. It's like humanity's way of saying "Hi, we are here" in a way that the Birrin would fully appreciate.

@MinkyTwats 2 жыл бұрын

Metahuman: "Hi we are here to help you! but in return can you pls share your resource with us or we'll destroy you 🦾👽" Birrin : "Bogos binted? 👽" Metahuman : "ok WE going to destroy you now."

@PondScummer 2 жыл бұрын

I remember reading that it was intentional, don't trust the humans

@comradekenobi6908 2 жыл бұрын

_Menacing_

@juangal7569 2 жыл бұрын

This truly is refreshing, since we always imagine aliens more humanoid we're infatuated with it

@Kingumaru 2 жыл бұрын

This is what i call 'good' content. We definitely need more of this stuff ;) Also this is a good template for a new sci-fi movie. Similar like avatar.

@hakimdiwan5101 2 жыл бұрын

I had watched almost all videos of this chnnel and it's quality is amazing whoever you are please don't stop.

@xiphactinusaudax1045 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen the image at 8:35 so often so many times and I never could've guessed this is where it came from

@commandergree6510 2 жыл бұрын

Ok there’s gonna have to be animated or put into a game series in some sorta way in the future because this is just so beautiful and fantastic to go unnoticed

@volcryndarkstar3283 2 жыл бұрын

5:45 There's something so strangely grounding about seeing an alien pause to light up a smoke.

@g4fly4ever8 2 жыл бұрын

This is some of the most impressively unique and detailed world building i've ever seen. I NEED TO GET THE BOOK

@andreiscutaru4647 2 жыл бұрын

8:13 this image gives me final space vibes

@multiverse4962 2 жыл бұрын

Birrin 1 : I can't wait to meet the humans. (Final boss theme plays) Birrin 2 : why do I hear the final boss theme?. Birrin 1 and 2: 😶😶 7:57

@ShadowcatAlfa 2 жыл бұрын

what I've always wanted to know in these kinds of alien worlds, is how would animals from earth fare there, like if we dropped a few cats there, would they wreak havoc on their ecosystem or would they not be able to compete, and what if we dropped sharks into their oceans ?

@enotsnavdier6867 Жыл бұрын

They might not have the capacity to survive in their atmosphere. And even if they did, Earth animals probably wouldn't even have the ability to consume alien animals.

@Robustacap 2 жыл бұрын

The Meta-Human brings to mind the bible accurate angels, all wings and eyes (except Ophaim which is like a flying wheel with eyes...). Great mythos connections, or hints at least! Amazing accuracy and thought in design!

@ckl9390 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the Meta-Humans aren't human descendants but their own species under the "angels were really aliens" angle. Though that distinctive human like shoulder is difficult to work around. So they're gallivanting about the universe taking field notes.

@Sony_08 2 жыл бұрын

I love how the sails on the hydrofoil ship at 6:15 are the same shape as a Birrin's wings, A nice detail.

@Triliton 2 жыл бұрын

These 2 episodes are mind blowing! Our neighbours out there could really look something like this, and have history and tech like this too. Im sure they will look far stranger then us, not even bi-pedal and have wonderfull biology and a wonderfull planet.

@ankhay2000 2 жыл бұрын

My theory for the final image is just that the Birrin are just little- like 5- 10 cm, and the giants are a couple of feet long- it would explain all their megafauna. Those are just humans in stylish future space suits, and that's why the image of the birrin and human children together is non-canon, it should look more like a toddler playing with a hamster.

@bamboozled8955 2 жыл бұрын

Birrins are 2m tall or so I read from the artists comments. The metahuman is giant

@yoriichitsugikuni6970 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought till I noticed the clouds. Like what planet would have clouds at like 1 foot? That's just ridiculous.

@totalb0yc0ttofallofthepiss9 2 жыл бұрын

Stupid theory. The Birin are the size of buffaloes. The 'meta' human is huge. You can make that out by looking at the clouds.

@abdulmoid267 2 жыл бұрын

It was mentioned in the first part that birrins are the size of deer

@melanoc3tusii205 2 жыл бұрын

@@thecrappycoder How tf does being on a different arbitrary rock in this universe change anything regarding physics?

@rylanblaior6757 2 жыл бұрын

i LOVE everything about this. i was always bothered by so called aliens when they were just green humans or humans with fly heads. to see something like this is refreshing.

@adriansanjuan5041 2 жыл бұрын

Watched part 1 2 days ago and thinking it might take a while for part 2 to come out since the channel does not have a lot of vids yet but here we are! THANK YOUU!!!

@pingusdingus2687 2 жыл бұрын

So some alien future art is what the meme comes from? I LOVE IT

@redfox4561 2 жыл бұрын

These guys and their planet is so cool id love to see them in a game or movie or something

@JamesSuvi 2 жыл бұрын

This guy just went from 26K to 50K Respect

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

In what time frame?

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

As I'm writing this, the number of people following Alex on Twitter has risen by 800 since Part I.

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

He just passed 18K.

@tytoalbasoren9457 2 жыл бұрын

Tbh I really like how Alex made these advanced aliens as non humanoids. Like movies/games nowadays when it comes to aliens, good or bad, they're always depicted as tiny or gigantic looking humanoids to the point where it's just meh. So yeah props to Alex for this one!

@donaldfrankcheadlejr.1244 2 жыл бұрын

Love this universe, reminds me a lot of subnautica, thanks for these videos :)))

@spydere3392 2 жыл бұрын

The artist did work on Subnautica's creatures, so maybe that's why.

@JcoleMc 2 жыл бұрын

They share the same Universe I believe , The birrin's exist millions of years after the events of subnuatica

@AnyMotoUSA 2 жыл бұрын

This is incredible. I love the work, heading down the rabbit hole tonight

@tiredboy7262 2 жыл бұрын

man, there's times where you just think of something complex, and you think more, and then you just get what you thought of. this video and the previous one made me go through that and i cant say im complaining, Alex Ries is a chad among chads not gonna lie

@cangenc132 2 жыл бұрын

this beautiful universe: exists hollywood people: nah we're going to remake spider man 3 times. Discovered this channel yesterday and I'm super happy I did. Amazing I hope we'll see more videos like this!

@nande6471 2 жыл бұрын

8:02 this is where that meme came from 😂😂

@seano4977 2 жыл бұрын

Watched part one and was impressed, watched part two and was hooked and subscribed. You have brilliant content which really intrigues me. I'm going to work my way through all your videos. Great stuff. 👍😁

@adawnicusautocon 2 жыл бұрын

This Meta-Human is actually intimidating tbh

@kayskreed 2 жыл бұрын

This is the same art and story I bookmarked from DeviantArt years ago. It was the best thing I ever had to opportunity to stumble upon. I very much appreciated this video and summary on the subject, it's still so fascinating to me.

@fluxster1022 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Can't wait for his book. I would love to get some speculations on these "Meta-humans"

@AifDaimon 2 жыл бұрын

What about a world comprised of dragons filling various niches, from oceanic to grassland & even intelligent civilizations, akin to those found on Earth?? Edit: Also, a world dominated by humanoid beings with mutant powers (read: X-men) living in harmony with their environment despite having developed a technologically advanced civilization?

@ckl9390 2 жыл бұрын

Ho to Train Your Dragon covers the first half.

@thebrewwastaken8174 2 жыл бұрын

The amount of detail and effort put into this book is truly incredible! Great job Alex!

@sayanthrejinair6744 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched the first video by chance. Now seconds later, PART 2

@blackkatdraws 2 жыл бұрын

The way this fiction is written like a real alternate history is really awesome

@mikorabago 2 жыл бұрын

This level and depth of world building is just so awesome and amazing! I am enthralled by the possibilities that this word building could bring itself, really!

@SaruKauri 2 жыл бұрын

I am so thankful that you made this video! Otherwise I would have missed out on the whole thing and just scrolled through some pictures somewhere. This is great!

@ottovonbismarck7646 2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who finds the Birrin absolutely adorable?

@ChrissieBear 2 жыл бұрын

8:19 IMO he IS humanity, all of us, as digital organisms inside a massive mainframe.

@DarthBiomech 2 жыл бұрын

...And birrin exist because we allow it, and they will end if we demand it.

@binglemccringle705 2 жыл бұрын

its so crazy that the guy that helped on subnautica is doing something like this, im giddy as goddamn can be side thought, this went from subnautica to rainworld real fast. the red grass, bioengineered sorta organisms (not really in their case but the bluesticks themselves and the name "raftweed" brings some image across they were made/bred to specifically act as a raft for this system, for instance)

@binglemccringle705 2 жыл бұрын

oh wait subnautica is also all about things being bioengineered shit piss, gremlin brain strikes again

@binglemccringle705 2 жыл бұрын

man i wanna explore this world so bad

@carla-bi4ye 2 жыл бұрын

Wake up babe Curious Archives posted

@bagelthief8159 2 жыл бұрын

A book of the series would be the best thing ever

@Astro_Aladfar 2 жыл бұрын

He's working on the first one of the series, named "Two Sky River".

@michaelwave863 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Thanks for delivering the second part so quickly! But what about their culture in depth? What about their social standards, art or religion? And I hope you'll let us all know when the promised book comes out! I'd love to watch your overall review!