How Would Alien Organisms Traverse a Tidally Locked Exoplanet? I The Isla Project: Episode 5
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In this episode of the Isla project, we examine how species traverse Isla, and how large-scale migrations may affect the various environments and interspecific relationships of the planet.
All art was made by, and belongs to me unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Huge thanks to the awesome artists who contributed pieces for this episode:
Christian Cline:
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Michal ‘Mičkin’ Janovský:
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Alexander Carbo:
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Sava Kochnov:
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Thanks for watching :)
A couple of little footnotes:
I once again want to thank all of the amazing artists who made contributions for this episode, and encourage you to check out their other works (links in description)!
Dang it's a relief to finally get done with this! This one took me close to ten months to complete (life is crazy, art is hard), but I'm super proud of the final production, and the creative growth I’ve experienced throughout making it. This being said, I'm not looking to work on another ten month project anytime soon, so expect the next handful of episodes to be shorter and more focused. In the meantime I'm also going to be taking a break from Isla stuff, and working on other career development projects. I'm planning to pursue a Master’s in digital art/scientific illustration, so I need to put some time into skills which will help me achieve that goal. Episode six will still be worked on, but it'll be on the backburner for a bit. It'll be out within ten months though :p
Thanks for the support
I'm glad to hear that you're pursuing your ambitions. Keep up, buddy.
Oh yeah, did you thought about using AI art for illustrations?
Using AI would defeat the purpose of this project
@@Oliver_but_digital I think they mean solely for some of the art, but i more than understand not wanting to use AI. It’s mildly ironic to use a program that roughly reuses information to create something new for a speculative world that’s entirely different. Anyway, good luck with your Master’s degree.
Take the time you need and good luck!
The art in this is UNBELIEVABLE. Great job to you and your team!
Mechanical Engineer here. I'm naturally drawn to the exploration of how alien organisms might ambulate differently than life on earth does, using mechanisms and concepts shared in both biology in engineering. I was most fixated on the oesteopods and their locomotion system. When examining the nodal sheath and the associated muscle system, I asked myself a few questions: How are the cone segments prevented from rotating around that central axis? How can there be an organic pump located inside the body to literally support the weight of an entire organism in those tiny fluid-filled sacs? How does the bone structure provide any structure at all if after all, the weight is resting on the fluid filled sacs?
You sir, have made a truly sublime project. You thought of everything; the details are incredible. You engineered all of the answers to my questions right into the design itself.
Firstly, vertical control of the appendage being achieved with the hydraulic system is very cool concept in its own right. But then to achieve the 2nd and 3rd axes of motion, the muscular system surrounding the nodal sheath has exactly three main points of contact to expand and contract from. This matches exactly with the minimum number of points required to define a plane (a 2D space) as 3, keeping with the theme of Isla's life being extremely efficient. Thus the locomotion of all three dimensions in 3D space is accomplished. The whole setup is reminiscent of a Delta style 3D Printer.
Secondly, I was wondering how tiny sacs could support the weight of an entire land-based creasure. The contact area of each off the sacs onto the bone cone below it would be very small, and because Pressure = Force / Area, for the limb's pump supplying some pressure, the force applied by each sac would be very large. Add the forces from all of the sacs surrounding the top of each cone below it, and add all the cones all the way down the limb, and you have a very large net force being able to support the weight of the creature operating it, PER LEG. With many legs sharing the load of the creature at once, you have designed a way for tiny hydraulic sacs to effectively share and support the vertical force of a creature's weight. The radial load on the bone cone structures is also well dissipated with a large surface area: the SIDES of each oblong ellipsoid fluid sac act as a sort of conical thrust bearing, and employ the same shared load among many small contact areas principle.
Thirdly and finally, I was wondering how the cones didn't rotate around each other, and I'll admit there was still a nagging feeling in me that needed more proof that this leg could support itself. Wow did you deliver. The very deliberate inclusion of a visual on those "keyways" or "Grooves" on the interior surface of each bone cone (at around 4:53), for each of those spines at the top of the adjoining bone cones to fit into. They provide constraint to prevent rotational motion, provide a vertical limit of motion due to the grooves ending before the bottom of the cone itself (the spines will catch the bottom of the groove before those two cones could separate), and the limited angular tilting of the cone stack by way of physical interference of the cone stack providing a safety against leg collapse, in the same way that a tall stack of solo cups can tilt and bend because of the slight space separating each one, but the force of one's edge rubbing against the other prevents the whole stack from collapsing.
Wow, wow, wow.
I am floored. Please keep making content with this level of intentionality. It is certainly admired in the highest way.
Fantastic analysis - It’s really reassuring to see you pick up on these details. I also really like how you’ve looked at this through an engineering lens. My backgrounds is very much in the other corners of the sciences, so it’s good to see that so far things are holding up in that area!
Nice observations, its interesting to hear from engineers in situations like this and read their inputs into a topic such as this. Though about the three muscle attachments on each cone may make sense from mechanical engineer point of view for efficiency, which is good, evolution doesn't work on the best systems that make something work, it works on the principle of finding a working system better than what it has had before, and gained through (somewhat) random mutations. Thus if it came up with 4 attachments, rather than 3 and could make it work, its not unlikely that they would use that system that the more efficient one, if it was the system that evolved first.
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Despite the long waits, I love the consistently high quality and length of every video. There’s only been 5 episodes and I’m in love with this world!
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I only discovered the Isla a few weeks ago but it might be my favourite speculative evolution project keep up the amazing work
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I love this planet wide migration idea. So them doing this 24/7 instead of seasonal- I'm guessing that circumvents the question of "can the creatures (now or in the future) tell time on this planet?" that I was gonna ask
That's a fantastic question which I am still working on! Obviously since there's no day/night cycle life can't judge the passage of time the same way we do, and on top of that there aren't exactly seasonal conditions to prompt certain behaviors. This being said it is reasonable to propose that creatures would still have some kind of internal chemical clock. I'm playing around with the idea of this being based around factors unique to Isla, like fluctuating solar activity.
@@Oliver_but_digitalSpeaking of the lack of day/night cycle, do fauna on Isla sleep? Or do they all rest parts of their brain while remaining active, like some species do on Earth? After all, there's no reason to fully shut down and sleep when there's no longer a regular period of time during which you can't be productive (i.e. night) so you might as well be productive constantly and remain alert to predators.
While I still need to research and iron out the details, this is largely accurate. I'm glad you came to a similar logical conclusion. At some point I'll make an episode on neurology and discuss this.
Nothing like a healthy amount of world building to start off your Saturday. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity and imagination with us, it’s very inspiring. I think Isla and Alien Biospheres are some of my favorite projects to watch. Love seeing real biological pressures and limitations put on imaginary creatures
Thank you!
Discovered this channel about 3 days ago. Realised that your last vid was half a year old. And was holding out hope. And yes.... yes I'm happy... what a beautiful project.
Welcome aboard!
This is fucking weird, totally unexpected, obscure as all hell, and incredibly niche
Subscribed.
This is ridiculously, dare I say laughably awesome. Criminally underrated stuff. Like, stunning digital paintings, unique and fascinating creatures, the massive love for detail. It's just perfect. I hope this gets picked up by some big platform, instead of the usual bullshit like this disappointing "Alien Worlds" series by Netflix.
I cannot put into words how incredibly imspiring this project is. Great job oliver!!
Thanks so much Paul!
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The king does have return yes
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Isla is the pinnacle of speculative exobiology (and imo spec evo in general). There really is no project as in depth and as realistic as this! Is there anywhere i can read more about Isla’s life and phylogenetics?
The limb anatomy described in this episode is also awesome! It’s a very unique design that makes perfect sense functionally!
As of right now this series is where the info is. Maybe at some point in the future I’ll make a book/website but that isn’t really in the cards right now
@@dylaneverett4586*Waits for Cerberus posts on DA*
I love this project as well. But why do you say this is more in depth/realistic than Bibliaridon's work?
Hi Bro!!! i found your Isla Project super intersting,but i want to know diferents especulative-ficcional worlds,can u recomend me any another channels or sites to find them??? thank y very much,I just love your nomad world,have sense and thats super cool@@Oliver_but_digital
What a treat to find this channel, ty algorythim
so happy to see another entry in this, the amount of research, artwork, and effort that goes into these episodes is always astounding. I am always shocked this is not more popular, to be perfectly honest.
Really fantastic stuff. No doubt in my mind that this series will pop off just like Artifexian’s did
FINALLY....
a Video about the megafuana of the planet.
found this channel last night and binged all of it. this is incredible work! in the words of palpatine, “we will watch your career with great interest.”
The artwork is simply beautiful. 👌
Finally an Isla Project update! And the video was amazing and well made, I must say.
Wow, this is amazing! I love how different and genuinely “alien” these creatures are, but it’s still based on many of the same biological principles we know. It makes me so excited to think about what could potentially be out there and just how cool life really is. This is what speculative evolution is all about. Can’t wait to go watch more of these videos.
I am so glad to see this project happen. Some fo the best speculative biology content I've found.
Yay your videos are blowing up!
Bless the algorithm; this is one of the best videos and one of the most fascinating speculative biology scenarios I've ever seen
You guys earned yourselves a new sub :)
Another amazing episode so glad this project is still going strong! And I love the new filmic footage style. My only criticism would be that the clicking is a little too loud for me personally so I find it a little distracting but still great!
REJOICE!!! the isla project has returnedddd
I cannot even begin to imagine the effort that went into this. Amazing work!
I watched a lot of alien biospheres and other projects inspired by that and this is my first time finding The Isla Project, gotta say its looking great for the first episode ive seen of this
You are criminally underrated!!! I'm begging the RUclips algorithm gods to boost this channel! I do have a question, what is the general descriptor word for things relating to Isla? Example: would life here be referred to as Islish life? Islac? Islan? I havent seen all the way through the series yet so idk if its been mentioned.
Thank you for all your work!!!!
I haven't decided on that yet, so it's tbd. Thanks for the question!
when we needed him most, he returned...
It is absolutely criminal that you’re not getting hundreds of millions of views on your videos. I have watched and rewatched and watched again each of your videos because this is the MOST fascinating spec evo channel on YT by magnitudes. People say that they “can’t wait” for their next vacation or pay raise, but what I can’t wait for most is the next episode of the isla project.
That means so much
This just popped into my feed while browsing and i immediately binged all your videos!!! Love your stuff
The quality of this project is incredible
holy shit this is so detailed and realistic how does anyone start a project as complex as this
I'm no biologist,or a biology student but I love to watch your content everytime you release something new,your videos are just stunning.
thanks for the upload
What an amazing find, i have gone and watched all of your videos. This is quite literally my jam! I just can't get the multi-generational circumnavigation out of my head it seems so evocative.
Please never delete this. I need to invest into a new worldbuilding project.
just when the world needed him most... HE CAME BACK BABY LETS GOOOOOOOOOO
I loved this episode so much sometimes i think that u where actually born on Isla because how can u even imagine such amazing things cant wait for next episode !!
May the algorithm gods make your channel go viral. This is some seriously good content that has gone under appreciated for way too long
just randomly got recommended this video, and I watched it for an embarrassingly long time before I realized that this is about fictional alien wildlife. I was watching this thinking “how have I never heard of any of these animals”
Yes a new episode! I’ve been fallowing you from the start! Keep it up! Your work is truly amazing! ❤
beautiful art and high-effort project, just discovered it with this video and im enjoying it very much. great job!
This is really cool! I'm working on a speculative biology project sited on a moon of an interstellar brown dwarf planet; it's tidally locked as well and environmentally similar (in a very broad sense) to Isla and its primary--so this will provide some excellent inspiration!
YESSSS I MISSED THIS SERIES
Glad you are gaining more subs and views, I love this project, wish thee were more frequent updates but I understand something this good takes time
Wow did you illustrate all this art by hand??? I cant even imagine how long that took
Yep digitally! Ten months to be precise :)
I love it when we try to determine the possiblilities that you don't spend as much time thinking about - the stuff where life could be operating much differently
Very good quality videos from a very underrated creator.
we are so back
My guy and contributing artists, keep up the good work! The quality is chefs kiss.
just amazing, you deserve a LOT more followers
This series is legendary! Please don’t stop making it! I love it!
This is a really beautiful and unique spec evo project, one of my favorites
Your content is of consistently high quality, The Isla Project is top-notch.
I'll have watch the first four to see how you addressed this issue, but a relatively stationary metal core won't generate much of a magnetic field. That's a problem for fauna sensing magnetic field lines, but also a much bigger issue when it comes to deflecting ionizing radiation from the star and also retaining an atmosphere against the star's radiation pressure. Is Isla orbiting a very dim star at a very close proximity, such that it is actually rotating fairly quickly to keep facing the star?
I like the idea of fauna-induced "seasons" with nutrients migrating with them. Over time, a species that always migrates west should cause flora and fungal species to slowly drift that way, too, as the westerly border of each biome should be able to reach just a little further and make use of the nutrients and higher-order recycling of those nutrients until the new border lasts for an entire cycle. But presumably the eastern edge of the biome would also lose nutrients, as hungry herds that just crossed nutrient-scarce regions won't be depositing much until they've traveled a bit into the biome.
Yeah cool you back!
This is such good quality content. Utterly awesome imagination that utilizes known info to hypothesize about alternative life forms on different planets throughout the cosmos
This is one of the best speculative biology series I've seen on youtube
This is so stupidly cool i love it! ❤
For a moment it felt like we actually found a new Terran planet and were discussing it's ecosystem!
NEW ISLA PROJECT VIDEO LESSS GOOO!!!!
I genuinely love this project. It needs so much more love
Dude thank you I’ve been waiting so long for this
It was definitely worth the wait! Pog video! Hope you cover the ecology and biosphere of the biotic tunnels created by the plants, it is really unique and interesting!
You are a homesteader, looking for a new planet to call home. You settle down on a nice planet with water, and plants, as well as signs of life in the past 35 years, but theres none to be seen. You build a settlement and thrive for 15 years and out of nowhere the MFn megapedes come marching through again.
*OUR LORD AND SAVIOR BIONAUTIC HAS RETURNED*
I think I stumbled across your channel because I was watching content about "Islay Whisky" a specific Region of whisky-making in Scotland, but I just binged all your videos and I am loving it! A few questions that pop into my mind:
Can / does intelligent life exist on Isla?
What would Humans encounter were they to visit Isla?
I would really like to see more information about the structure of the planet and its orbit, poles, mapping, geography.
You are doing an astounding job at this so far and I can fully see this becoming a huge channel on RUclips.
Great series! Appreciate the art.
Never stop please. I want to know everything about Isla.
I know that you said earlier that there wouldn't be much at the extreme poles however I find it hard to believe that there wouldn't be ANY small touch creatures that manage to make a small niche for themselves in those areas. I hope we get to see some of those areas explored in a future episode as I find the tidally locked aspect the most fascinating part of your project. Can't wait for the next part!
have you ever considered putting together an artbook? i would love to have all of these illustrations and diagram in one place to look at and show others
the narrators voice reminds me very, very much of hamilton morris! Love his stuff as well as yours after discovering this series.
29:45 omg that is ingenious, I would have never thought of that.
It's bizzare how cute this is.
I'd like a big ol' buggo as a pet, please.
This is incredible in every sense of the word, excellent work! That one green fella having eyes where their gonads are is devious on evolution's part tho lmao.
Wow! Love that I found the Isla Project. Can’t wait to see what surprises this world brings us. 🤔👍🙏
This is such a great video. I just learn of project Isla and I already know that it is a well fleshed series of an explanation of a alien planet with different flora and fauna.
This is the coolest shit. I dream alien worlds and creatures all the time, and this is just breathing new life into those dreams. Keep up the incredible work. 👏
Good on you for using real art
Just got this recommended, I love the ideas.
Wow what a beautiful and complex work! Thank you!
Definitely recommending this channel to my buddy who teaches biology
I would love to listen to
the music by itself, so I can subsume myself completely into the otherworldly ambience. 😊
this was incredible to watch. well done
You: talking of the locomotion of legs
In my head: faintly the voice of Kylie sings 'come on baby, do the locomotion'
This is such a cool concept. Instant sub
I absolutely LOVE these videos, keep up the wonderful work!
This is an incredibly detailed project, I'm super impressed. I'm working on a speculative evolution project on my own but I have struggled to meet artists and writers who would like to help. How did you meet the artists in this video?
There are Specbio communities wherever people share art, and much of the connections I've made have been through RUclips, and Instagram especially. While I'm not an active member of them, I know there are also communities on twitter, discord, and reddit.
@@Oliver_but_digital Thank you! I'll look into the artists you shared and similar ones! It's so difficult to build a following on here but congratulations that you managed to do it!
It's shame how small your channel is, and how few watch these videos. This is my first but I'll be watching more of this series due not only to my inherent interest in evolution, but also because of the knowledge I obtained within the video that can, in most cases, be correlated to Earth's evolution. Given the scale of the universe, it gives me hope to the point of belief that other plants in our universe will have life that's evolved according to it's environment and planets cosmic properties & conditions. Disheartening to think that we likely will never see them
This and Alien Biospheres are my two favorite spec evo projects.
While AH had a "Earth-like" feel to it, this seems just sooo alien, but still plausible and realistic. I love this.
It has been a year since I first discovered this world, and it is still as incredible as allrways
Here's a question I can't remember if you've ever answered: while the direct heating of the sun would make air expand and blow wind away from the ocular region, that air obviously has to cycle back, since the atmosphere is a closed system. So does the cold air cycling back into the ocular region affect life in any way?
Great question! Air absolutely does circle back - this occurs at the terrestrial surface to some degree (which is why the wind isn't always moving north 100% of the time), however the majority of this happens in the upper atmosphere. This is consequential because it helps to lower temperatures in the ocular region, making them more suitable for life. If that cooler air didn't circle back, northern regions would be far less inhabitable, and we'd see life more strictly confined to the terminator zone.
Atmospheric science is REALLY complicated however, and its way outside my general area of expertise. I'm going to be doing more research in the future to get a better understanding of this stuff, but this is definitely one of the more underdeveloped areas of the project. Thanks for the question!
@@Oliver_but_digital Thanks for the reply! I love this project by the way, the artstyle and aesthetics - in addition to the biomechanics - is absolutely stunning. Big fan.
GOOD STUFF MY GUY
Very nice.
This is an amazing project and so inspiring. You truly doing gods work lol
This is amazingly well done and I don't know how I haven't seen the channel before. However the background music is a bit loud
I don't see nothing so much exelend and great channel whan explained alien animals and phlants,only on your channel and one other channel thank you for your great video channel and good night hy from Croatia from Ivan and his sister Maria ❤❤❤❤
This is fantastic
I've been starving for videos like these
I'm curious about the "hydraulic" power of these creatures' limbs. Pushing this much fluid must take a considerable amount of force, not to mention storage space for excess fluid when not in motion (and thus not extending the limbs). I speculate that these creatures possibly have a secondary "heart," so to speak, used exclusively for this advanced motion. Perhaps they also have a sort of bladder for this hydraulic fluid to propel their motion.
It then raises another question, though: how would creatures in deserted climates move, if sourcing enough fluid for movement is prohibitively difficult?
Greatly enjoying the series. Very interesting!