Voyage to Planet Aion | Speculative Biology

[@freakishuproar1168]

I really like how all the vehicles have their name emblazoned upon them, in an stylized manner. Naming them after Earth species, given that they were designed to traverse alien planets, has a nice thematic logic to it :D

[@d.cortens8734]

What a seriously cool project. The art is by far the most photorealistic I've seen in speculative biology, and I cant imagine the hours that went into this. Curious Archive plays such a key role in showcasing projects like this to the right audience. I really wanna see this project through.

[@Naz1Killer]

​​@@mindlesschemical1489 our fauna "wouldn't make sense" to some aliens

[@SpaceManRD]

@@mindlesschemical1489 I wouldn't throw stones.

[@vipeyv2280]

@@mindlesschemical1489 walking manifestation of the dunning kruger effect

[@changsangma1915]

@@mindlesschemical1489 ......so proving the perfect user ya got.....mindless. Lol

[@managementman9231]

Probably ue5

[@laurelsilberman5705]

I can’t get over how phenomenal this art looks. Particularly the textures on the skin of these exotic life forms.

[@Oliver_but_digital]

There’s a wonderful atmosphere to every one of the images. Yet another great addition to the archive!

[@GeheimesT]

And one day your project may to make a fine addition too this collection.

[@Denneth_D.]

Oh goodie christ it’s the Isla maker!

[@alexhilton9634]

Please do a vid on the Eternal Cylinder, it's a game with some of the strangest fictional aliens I have ever seen!

[@elbottio]

it had some weird ass aliens, great idea!!!

[@italianrabbit98]

Omg please!!!

[@14Paprika14]

Knew I couldn't be the only one who wanted to see this

[@drakemorris1079]

Definitely would be an interesting video

[@Trevorus1]

YES

[@chrism2809]

This makes me really want a live-action series based on this project.

[@sandrakiefler4649]

IKR😉⁉️

[@CossackGene]

Artist website says he's working on a screenplay!

[@plmokm33]

Look up "Voyage to Darwin IV" on KZbin, it's a very similar thing to this.

[@EXSF-1]

Me too

[@Wild48]

Once I heard the vehicle's name at 5:24 I couldn't stop thinking of how silly something like "WE HAVE TO LEAVE, GET IN THE MONKEY!" sounds

[@nightninji5849]

Fuck, these bandits stole our ant.

[@woadblue]

"The volcano is erupting, we gotta get out of here! Stop monkeying around!" "On the contrary, more monkeying! More monkeying! DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF MONKEYING"

[@christiangrajewski7518]

Awesome, I never thought about that :)

[@kevincrady2831]

[Ahnold voice:] "GET TO THE MONKEH!"

[@libtardiacitizen]

Gives new meaning to "Reject modernity, embrace monke".

[@SeraSmiles]

You can really feel the barlowe influence in this project, such wonderful designs

[@robwalsh9843]

I see Barlowe influence in a lot of these speculative evolution projects. I guess he's like Ralph McQuarry in that there's a timeless influence from his work.

[@christiangrajewski7518]

Thank you very much! And yes Barlowe and McQarry are a huge source of inspiration to me :)

[@pacotaco1246]

@@christiangrajewski7518 wow! Subscribed!

[@leonicle4473]

I love how these creatures have some convergent evolution, but aren’t just 1:1 with earth animals. Now that’s how you do aliens!

[@brainmind4070]

And yet some of their morphologies make no sense. The land-based cheetah-like creature is stocky and has no eyes in an environment where other creatures clearly get use from eyes. If this is meant to show off the artist's design and rendering skills, it does a good job of that. As a scientific endeavor, it's definitely lacking.

[@marcossabucedo7977]

@@brainmind4070 something that stood out for me was the existence of a creature with bright coloured skin when the majority of species on the planet don’t have eyes

[@changsangma1915]

@@brainmind4070 ......fictions aren't necessarily scientific endeavours. Rather an imaginative thrill ride to compensate the limit of our extent of curiosity beyond our daily mundanes. That goes for every Star Trek/ Star Wars or any marvel movies. Such debates best left to scientific committees on actual thesis. This is just argument fodder you seek.

[@brainmind4070]

@@changsangma1915 I would just like to see a legitimate scientific thought experiment with cool renderings. To each their own.

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

@@brainmind4070 that’s how I felt too. It looked cool but it didn’t seem to be based on any kind of consistent logic. The vehicles were the most believable thing about it.

[@Kcaedenn]

Wait, how do the “warning colors” work if most of the creatures on this planet use sonar to see?

[@MsOkayAwesome]

Hahaha good catch

[@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248]

maybe it’s similar to Darwin-IV, where they see the heat from the skin which happens to be coloured?

[@Felix-tz6hn]

Plot hole!!

[@kluevo]

From the artwork, it appears that the formanus caputs (the creatures with a skull hole), odellion (ape-analogues), anguis collums (rhino analogues), and citus mortems (apex predator) all appear to have eyes or eye analogues, so maybe CA wasn't completely correct in saying most creatures didn't have eyes.

[@Corviidei]

He said _many_ lack eyes, not most. It’s like saying “many animals on earth can fly.”

[@rickcharlespersonal]

It's rare to find an artist that excels at both creature and vehicular design like this.

[@ramabhijith9994]

The photorealism in this is truly incredible...It's like watching a real documentary shot on a real planet filed with real life forms.

[@fionagibson7529]

As an art project, this is phenomenal. As a biologically probable and realistic ecosystem? It’s…not the worst. Definitely not the best, but not terrible.

[@brainmind4070]

I agree. A little too much design for design's sake rather than letting science guide the design process every step of the way.

[@laurensahanna5826]

@@brainmind4070 plus a lot of these animals don't look like the random organic process of evolution over time but instead seems like they've been artificially crafted to suit their environment.

[@catpoke9557]

@@laurensahanna5826 And yet some still manage to fail to be viable in their niche. Somehow.

[@gvd72]

@@laurensahanna5826what makes you say that?

[@nvfury13]

Take random creatures and environments of Earth and view them as a Speculative Evolution project, they would seem far less realistic or thought out than anything here. The platypus or most deep ocean life for instance, or the micro primates and reptiles.

[@DakotaraptorDraws]

This project was absolutely incredible and the realism is top notch. Off Topic: Like imagine if Curious Archive did a Spec Evo video on ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’. Him over analyzing weird, cartoony food creatures would be oddly entertaining (In my opinion lol).

[@ohiologist9256]

I forgot about that movie lol

[@sgoldendragon3603]

That sounds absolutely ridiculous, but amazingly hilarious.

[@dandy6576]

Damn who could have known I've been missing out on so much from this genre

[@echnezaliuh668]

One of the things I really love about your videos are the close captions. It's really helpful for people like me who cannot comprehend some words when spoken. For that, I say my thanks.

[@gertgeist]

I would love to see a video on Pikmin creatures. That series was what I think first introduced me to the idea of speculative evolution. In pikmin 2 Olimar even catalogs the creatures he finds and writes about what roles they play in the environment.

[@juliereno4873]

Seconded! The Pikmin games were my first exposure to speculative biology, too. I loved how Olimar's journal entries talked about the relationships between different species and their roles in the food chain, etc, but Louie only cared about how to cook them.

[@Pr0fess0rT]

the mind expands. a sense of wonder grows. suddenly there is hope amid the gloom. That's what these videos bring.... thanks.

[@sandrakiefler4649]

Well put my dude, tho I feel a slight tinge of deja vu🤨? No? Maybe not🤔idk😅

[@williamaldredge8038]

I love this. With most speculative biology project, they usually either have every species look implausibly unrelated from one another, or have every species look like recolorations of the same body plan. But this hits the exact sweet spot, and definitely showcases some of the most plausible speculative animals I've ever seen!

[@louisosmany9556]

lovely creatures, I especially love the organic looking skin on the creatures, not to mention those vehicles look crazy

[@lindarios7953]

This looks like such a amazing project, very interesting so far

[@christosgiannopoulos828]

The lifeforms of that planet range from animated geometric shapes to xenomorph looking creatures to designs so trippy they remind me of Disney's "Mars and beyond". How can I not like a planet that has all of those

[@hollycamacho5642]

Now this is some actually good content no overly bright thumbnails and no annoying commentary just calming commentary and is actually interesting

[@WerrinLotsuvhats]

the creatures sure look unique. I'm no biologist, but the predator's anatomy I just can't make sense of, most just don't have clear ways they would even move their jaws. I think a lot could be added just from having at least one of each creature with their mouth open in each painting

[@cat-ji9dh]

He does not want to spoil the entire thing he still wants you to support the artist

[@rhysprydderch9920]

It would be interesting if you did a video on Project:Tepui, a speculative lost world book by Andy Frazer, the same person who did Dragons of Wales. Either way I do certainly enjoy your videos.

[@mr.boomguy]

When the artist makes these amazing stories and drawings, I often wonder what animal that where their common ancestors, like how we evolved from a 4 limed bony vertebra fish.

[@sandrakiefler4649]

Oh man😳…..what an amazing world/universe that has been created here! Just, absolutely breathtaking! Especially when adding in these awesome and creative vehicles into the already fleshed out creatures and such….it’s nuts! I love every bit of what you have showcased here and knowing there’s more to dig into plus the idea that it’s still being expanded upon, freaking awesome my dude😅‼️

[@Kaiser_von_Europa]

your probably the best narrator voice I heard, hope you make more videos like this once a month

[@pinetorch7876]

This reminds of a refined/ modern version of expedition, gives the feeling that people actually been here.

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

Omg! This art is amazing! Holy moly!

[@TiltedHandle]

A new vid is always a treat

[@pedrotalons1422]

Can we talk about how good those renders are??

[@Caidezes]

This has the best art I've ever seen in a speculative biology project. Wow.

[@vinnywithay9909]

I know that these videos are really supposed to be educational and all about how the laws of nature are universal, but I feel like spec evo has the ability to go further than just making deer-dog-monkey-elephant aliens over and over again

[@Cherriheart]

Stumbled onto the concept of speculative fiction from a video about the story, All Tomorrows and here we are! So many creative ideas and concepts.

[@justtoms3773]

These alien desighns are so nice Animalistic and something we can recognise yet so different too

[@mackinblack]

Your videos covering Speculative Biology art projects are my absolute favorite! More please!

[@troycoley765]

This is a certified Speculative ET life classic.

[@brixitbiscuits8632]

you have a comforting voice

[@maximilianwalker5961]

I’m in love with the models for this! The only question I have is if creatures on this world tend to lack eyes, what is the point of bright colors to warn predictors? It just doesn’t seem to make sense to me of creatures rely more on other sensory organs rather than eyesight. I know you yourself didn’t make the project, I’m just sort of spewing out my thoughts.

[@Hoogalindo]

There are still species with eyes.

[@brainmind4070]

Yeah the cheetah-like creatures not having eyes doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

[@changsangma1915]

@@brainmind4070 ......what's with your cheetah arguments, cant you just accept what you f* saw is just fictitious fantasy fodder?! You really such a stuck up individual?

[@teathesilkwing7616]

He said many creatures lack eyes, not all. Still, eyes are useful so it’s weird many don’t have em

[@roketonkun]

Looks amazing, I'd like to know more about the planet and why they evolved like that. Some shapes seems random

[@nathanielwinston8084]

I’m geeking out man this is frigging awesome

[@dragonluvver975]

I find it more believable that a time traveling human uploaded these pictures, the art is incredible

[@alexpaleale]

This channel has been an inspiration like no other channel I’ve ever encountered before. Just wow. Thank you 🙏 for your hard work and creativity

[@redfox4561]

I love speculative alien life like this i find it so fascinating and makes me think about what alien life might really be like...wish I could live to see it.

[@catpoke9557]

You might. There is a surprisingly decent chance that life exists somewhere else in our solar system. There's a few planets (including moons) that may have life, though in some it's almost certainly microscopic if it exists at all.

[@crazedloon1333]

One of the coolest projects seen yet!

[@elli_senfsaat]

Lol I was just philosophing about evolution, thinking about CA... and voila, a new video :D

[@fabriziobiancucci7702]

14:55 A rocky planet cannot have two spherical moons. Its gravity won't be enough to mantain them in their orbit. The two moons will destabilize themselves and they will crash each other or wors they collide with their main planet

[@toubi4316]

It’s fiction.

[@nartsadiku8249]

I remember seeing some art of this on google so naturally i got super excited when i saw this and good job man very great video

[@zilvoxidgod]

I've got to say, as cool as all these creatures are (very) it would be nice to see more projects like this that strived for a more comprehensive ecosystem. It's the monster hunter problem, every living thing is megafauna on a mind bending scale with little thought toward how the ecosystem supports something that large. I get it in games, you can't fight a cricket sized animal, but in books and art there's no reason not to have fun with such things.

[@brainmind4070]

I was thinking the same thing. Why does everything have to be so gigantic? Also, some features of the animals don't really make too much sense outside of the "wouldn't it be cool if..." way of looking at things.

[@gonzalochocanoart]

I agree on your point seems like they kinda just gloss over that. And While I’m not gonna assume I know what alien life forms may look like, all of these creatures seem oddly geometric instead of more organic shape of fauna we see on earth, hard to take seriously. Still pretty cool looking tho I will admit.

[@thesharkormoriantm274]

Spec bio projects should really also talk about the flora.

[@jasperfox6821]

This makes me genuinely excited for what's actually out there, all those planets, and alien species left uncharted.

[@noah5664]

6:07 If you look to the right at the front profile you can definitely tell which human organ the artist took inspiration from…

[@maruku4445]

Finally! Somebody else noticed!

[@jemmapellemma8185]

So yeah, I'm glad I don't have to bring it up first! But it's blatant. There are _significant_ examples of it in this video - some of the most obvious... 10:04 face is a groin - the spaces on the side where the legs are missing is where the animal's convenient "skull hole" ends up -_- 12:38 chest and forelimbs are obvious human "bag" and back of legs - like a nude yoga instructor showing his most relaxed down dog. 14:24 Those fingers are... aubergines? Yeah, definitely aubergines. Girthy. Video chapter is called Unknown _Reaches!_ LOL. 8:10 I think the best way to say this is: _Girl, That's a Bootyhole._ There's too much of it in this project to give them the benefit of the doubt. It's very HR Giger - but... not. There are a disproportionate amount of creatures with features that look like exposed posteriors. Everything's _slick_ and _ripped_ and _hairless_ and _dripping._ It's a bit much. Yes: bodies in nature are composed of common shapes, but this seems over the top. Some things seem deliberately tongue-in-cheek encoded, like the names of the vehicles seem like cleverly disguised suggestive references. It reminds me of some spec bio they used to run in Heavy Metal Magazine. I feel like there might be esoteric elements that go over my head. It's kinda funny, but I can't take it seriously, and I'm not sure how I feel about it trying to carve an equally legit place in the space of Spec Bio on this channel.

[@meli-melo9759]

How can he make realistic art. The best art ever.

[@AphidKirby]

This one captures the vibe of Wayne Barlowe's Expedition the best out of any Spec Bio projects i've seen! Super super cool to witness!

[@GreatAukEntertainment]

truly a masterpiece in world building and scifi

[@kirschakos]

Absolutely amazing! :)

[@Seth-Halo]

Massive Darwin IV vibes. It's wonderful. Thank you.

[@Stop_This_Madness]

I was thinking the exact same thing, its not often that we see speculative lifeforms use sonar as a substitute for ocular vision, aswell as the fact that many of them have very leathery sort of texture to their skin similar to that of darwin IV’s creatures.

[@christiangrajewski7518]

This was as you guessed a huge inspiration for me :)

[@Stop_This_Madness]

@@christiangrajewski7518 your work is nothing short of marvellous.

[@christiangrajewski7518]

@@Stop_This_Madness Thank you very much :)!

[@seano4977]

Another amazing and fascinating video. After watching I had to check that the images hadn't been taken from a film. They all have that aspect that they are real active creatures and you are seeing a still from a moving picture. Top marks to the creator of these and a huge thanks to you for making this video and once again highlighting the fascinating world of speculative evolution.

[@Tripoderoo]

your videos are wesome and they always are so comprehensive i cant wait to watch

[@potatoman9011]

great job

[@NOOB-ps8km]

I want one of those Cricket-Copters Imagine just jumping into the air and then just flying

[@louisosmany9556]

Wow…people underestimate how hard it is to make something look truly alien…

[@brainmind4070]

One critique I have of this project is that they're trying too hard to make it look alien. Yeah, things would have evolved differently on an alien planet, but there would be a lot of convergent evolution as well.

[@louisosmany9556]

@@brainmind4070 This is a very good point I think a good example of this is how early mammals looked - similar to the creatures today but with noticeable differences

[@brainmind4070]

@@louisosmany9556 Well, in the case of early mammals and modern mammals, one has derived from the other, so this may not be the best example. I think a better example would be sharks and dolphins. There are noticeable differences in their morphologies, but there are also a lot of similarities because they fill similar roles in similar environments.

[@catpoke9557]

@@brainmind4070 Yes. The lack of eyes and the very geometric, un-streamlined shape of the animals is a bit much. There's just no reason for animals living these lifestyles to lack eyes on such a bright planet, especially when much of their prey has eyes. And there's no reason to have a body that is so difficult to push against the wind when this geometric box shape won't help with your balance, or your defense, or... anything. The only explanation I can think of for why so many animals would be so boxy is that their common ancestor was, but I really can't imagine that the first animal would be boxy either. That's a shape that takes a sturdy body to maintain... which is also another reason I think their shape is weird. And I can imagine that a speedy predator would quickly evolve out of such a body plan anyways... Their bodies would certainly be very different from what we'd expect, but certain things are going to resemble Earth if the animal is on an Earth-like planet.

[@acemarvel1564]

I’ve actually been curious, is there a speculative alien project about religion and pantheons?

[@blazingtrs6348]

that's like the next level of spec evo, spec culture

[@TiltedHandle]

I think there has been

[@acemarvel1564]

@@TiltedHandle imagine what gods the aliens worship every galactic sunday?

[@TiltedHandle]

@@acemarvel1564 they probably worship a piece of dirt just bc it can grow plants ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN

[@acemarvel1564]

@@TiltedHandle touché

[@sonorasgirl]

I love your vids. The art on this one is SUPER cool!!

[@Witcheridoo]

always love this series/channel your delivery is unmatched

[@benmcreynolds8581]

There could be such a good exoplanet movie based off of this work. Holly cow. This is SO much better than "avatar"

[@henryvaughan7283]

This looks so dang realistic I can’t.

[@ashtonisvibin561]

i have been watching your videos for probably a year and a half (cant remember for sure) and I have to say being a fan of such a sadly nieche group sucks but your channel really does everything right. I love your content and ima keep watching lol (also I have watched and rewatched all your vids, like... a lot)

[@rickloftus9330]

I love, love, love your channel and learning about artists who combine science and imagination. Thank you!

[@ethanlackey8048]

Ya know I didn’t appreciate the creatures at first, but after my second watch they’ve grown on me.

[@Tiberon098]

Ok, this is impressive; I love speculative fiction and this is so cool.

[@un_weon_cualquiera.]

they look like an architects dream and i love it

[@carinakaarli4784]

Love these speculative biology videos, space is so large who is to say what realy is possible on other planets

[@lalaulala8948]

I wished there would be more of these but for plants, it'll be very cool since there isn't much of that

[@giovanninarvaez1407]

My day is better knowing somewhere out there of space there at least there a alien chicken 👽🐔

[@carolusrex6465]

8:54 Well, they tend to do that

[@falseshepherd126]

I really like how the vehicles were named after earth animals

[@loroleibusser5993]

The art for this project is crazy! I genuinely wonder if its 2d or 3d, either way this artist is amazing!

[@xCNapo]

Its 3d.

[@christiangrajewski7518]

It’s all done in 3D :)

[@pacotaco1246]

It's all real, he went there

[@Nero_Karel]

Really enjoying the attention dedicated to the vehicles this time around - the Hornets instantly caught my eye for seemingly having taken some inspiration from the Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger

[@popparocks8546]

This is the earliest I've been for one of your videos cool

[@rodee1671]

Can't get enough of this!

[@jeefberky9101]

Easily some of my favorite alien designs

[@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1]

Do we have any specs on this Aion? Like what is the radius, density, atmospheric pressure, atmospheric composition, surface gravity, continental configuration, the physics behind the biology of the indigenous creatures (biophysics?), etc.?

[@sandrakiefler4649]

IKR🤨!? I need all the info 😅

[@brainmind4070]

Good question, wondering the same thing, but it does appear to be more of an art project than a serious speculative biology project.

[@kirashadowmoon]

I love that you say meters and foots

[@opornogeros]

I love the alien designs they're so cool

[@artispatterson5427]

Prepping us for disclosure I love it THANK YOU

[@futuristica1710]

The artwork is amazing! Also, the machines in this video are also cool!

[@kayskreed]

Fascinating entry! The photo realistic artwork is phenomenal as well.

[@darthannie4eva81]

These images ARE INSANE!!!🥰 great job!!

[@WaterCanoe]

This is really interesting! Great video as always :))

[@jensenthegreen6780]

Probably the most photorealistic art yet on this channel, Probably my favourite design wise, I dont know i just like the technology concept arts that hit closer to current-modern day quite minimalistic and stuff, I feel like the animals are also designed like those vehicles aswell which i dont mind but at the same time cant quite explain :v

[@wastucar8127]

Absolutely inctedible

[@rickardspaghetti]

I long for the day when Biblaridion's "Alien Biospheres" will be featured on this channel.

[@pacotaco1246]

Maybe when the project is finished?

[@ronniebattle6756]

this is wonderful, the imagination of the creator I admire

[@faharichesimet4344]

Outstanding, this is another cool curious archive video.

[@NegiWhite]

I don't find this world very imaginative. Every creature is "animal from earth but alien". Not saying everything has to be completely new, that's impossible, but you can clearly see a sort of visual design language between these creatures that shouldn't really happen in nature. Most of them are gray, angular, and have weird holes.

[@brainmind4070]

Yeah, I agree. Some things seem kind of silly, too.

[@syrathdouglas1244]

Edge of the universe? Reminds me of a dream I had where I flew to the edge of the universe and encountered a porous blue planet with creatures that looked like the thumbnail crossed with the aliens from Home.

[@quantom1827]

Wonderful video and such a talented artist.

[@JSZ69420]

This is amazing