Youtube daily report Jun 10 2017

I was watching this 2011 Game Informer tour of the Bethesda Game Studios, and when they

got to what they called the "concept art pit," I saw THIS book right here.

Clearly, they must have used this for reference when creating the game.

So, due to the nature of this show...

I HAD TO OWN IT.

It's now VERY clear to me how much of viking and nordic culture they took influence from.

Some things they just straight took form this book.

But, there's a lot more in here that I would have loved to have seen in the game.

It's obvious even at a quick glance that Skyrim is based off of the Nordic countries, and

the culture is based off of Viking culture.

You have the Nords which are just...

Nordic people.

The scenery, the primitive technology.

And if it wasn't obvious to you before, I'm sorry.

But is it obvious now?

The artists at Bethesda actually did a pretty good job of taking inspiration from real world

history and making something new out of it.

They made they're own culture, INSPIRED by the Vikings.

However, they DID straight up steal some aspects, while leaving others in favor of something

a little more... bland.

For example, the weapons are very reminiscent of traditional viking weaponry.

The Iron and Steel weapons are more along the lines of something an actual Viking would

use.

What's weird are the intricate markings on some of the weapons themselves.

This is something I've criticized Skyrim for in the past.

In this case real life is so much more interesting than the video game.

It just becomes, uninspired.

Granted, this game came out in 2011, so the resolution of the textures were fairly limited.

Little details like this didn't matter too much.

The remastered HD textures make the designs stand out more, but it doesn't make them any

more intricate.

If you want that, you're going to have to take a look at the MOD market, where the community

does some fantastic work.

You can find weapon skins with much more nordic inspired patterns pretty easily.

This particular axe was decorated using silver wires, and thought to have been too pretty

to have been used in battle.

But this shouldn't stop anybody from using it as inspiration for a video game thats about

dragons.

The Vikings loved these flow-y patterns with stylized human and animal faces thrown in.

You'll see these themes sprinkled about their designs.

Skyrim DOES have a lot of things with animal or human heads as part of the design, but

again, they're usually lacking those signature Nordic patterns.

Another staple of the time period were these colorful, rounded shields.

I've also criticized Skryim before for not being very colorful.

This could have been an easy way to alleviate that.

I'm not so sure this exact pattern would fit into the world of Skyrim.

I mean, when I see it, I think more Medieval than anything, but adding some colors to the

shields could have been a great way to brighten up the game.

Viking clothing again doesn't really fit the theme of Skyrim.

It kind of looks a little ridiculous if it's not stylized more.

Skyrim is more of a...

Norse fairy tail.

It's the stuff the Vikings dreamed about, as seen in these old illustrations.

So, everything should be exaggerated and cool looking.

I did, however, find this guy right here.

The red color and the yellow pattern on the trim reminded me very much of the Jarl Clothing

concepts.

If this book has taught me anything, it's that the Vikings were VERY into their intricate

knotwork, and those details are something I'd LOVE to see in the next Elder Scrolls,

when they have much more graphical fidelity to play with.

Give me details, damn it.

Really, the technology is the most Norse thing about the game.

So, the weapons and items should be the most similar to real life.

Looking through this book I found this long chest that should look very familiar.

In this case the Norse used nails as a decoration, hence the hundreds of nails that serve no

practical purpose.

This particular chest is a real thing that was found in the Oseberg Ship discovered in

Norway inside of a burial mound, along with the skeletal remains of two women, and a whole

bunch of other artifacts.

These are some of the most well preserved Viking artifacts to have ever been discovered,

and you can go visit them if you're ever in the west side of Oslo and feel like making

a trip to the Viking Ship Museum.

Another random item lifted straight from this book are the beds of Skyrim.

It's the exact same bed.

The difference being that they made the headboard carvings stand out a lot more, but it still

has the same animal head eating it's... ugh... eating itself.

This is a strange example, because in this case they actually JAZZED UP the real world

design.

That's kind of the way it should be.

Basically, what I learned from this experience is that there really aren't many artifacts

left over from the Vikings.

What IS left over is VERY unique.

An amalgamation of cultures.

What Skyrim DID take from the history books works so well, why not go the extra mile and

take some more design elements?

What little patterns we got are just kinda, random shapes.

For Honor does a great job of making the Vikings LOOK like they came straight out of a Norse

fairy tale.

It's not historically accurate AT ALL.

But, that's not the point.

The point is for it to look rad as hell.

There's some evidence that Vikings maybe had tattoos, so the concept artists at Ubisoft

ran with that idea and tatted them up.

They clearly draw inspiration from the colorful shields and make it their own by creating

a whole new set of patterns.

They use what looks more like a Celtic Knot pattern than a Norse one.

You can tell because the patterns all more symmetrical and have the same lineweight throughout,

but hey at least they're trying.

Vikings loved jewelry, particularly brooches.

There are some brooches in For Honor, but the real world designs are a little more intricate

still.

And why leather arm bands?

Why not silver like this guy?

Is that too girly?

Regardless of all this knit-picky nonsense, these designs end up being extraordinary.

Lots of little details make them interesting.

Sure we're taking 2 games that came out generations apart, so details are more technically feasible.

But certain things you can't blame on the graphics, like the colors.

Even thought this looks lame, it IS possible that with the RIGHT Norse influence, and taking

the RIGHT liberties, we can come up with something really interesting.

Hey I guess the game isn't too bad either.

You know what else does a pretty good job?

Elder Scrolls Online.

They splash the color in pretty good for the Nord class... in these promotional images.

In the game, not so much.

I wouldn't be surprised if For Honor drew a little bit of inspiration from this and

built off of it.

The patterns in the armor of ESO are more prominent.

They seem to cut a little deeper so they stand out more.

There's more contrast.

That gives us a pretty good idea of what this world is capable of given the right hardware,

but the patterns are still blocky and less intricate.

I guess there's no such thing as Nordic or Celtic knotwork in this world?

But for the most part, this is a significant improvement.

The saying is "life imitates art", but really, it's the other way around.

It's what gives us a connection to this world.

Seeing familiar things draws us in.

Showing us new creations, something out of this world is what keeps us interested.

Skyrim took a lot from this world to draw us in, but they had a lot more interesting

stuff they could have chosen from.

What they used they dulled down, took a lot of the details out, and with it a lot of the

Norse design philosophy.

That would have been really interesting to see.

But what do you guys think?

What Norse design or technology would you like to have seen represented better in Skyrim?

Or do you think they did a perfect job as is?

Leave it in the comments below and if you like this video show us by clicking that like

button.

You know, sometimes when I'm drawing or capturing game footage for something like this, I'm

also listening to an audiobook.

Audible content includes an unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news,

comedy, and more from the leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine

and newspaper publishers, and business information providers.

If you're at all interested in what we talked about today, I'd recommend The Vikings Lecture

by The Great Courses and Narrated by Professor Kenneth W. Harl.

It's 18 HOURS LONG.

So any information you ever wanted to know about Vikings would be in there.

And it's FREE with a 30 day trial if you use our url audible.com/shoddy to get yourself

started.

If 18 hours is too daunting for you, there's also Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman.

It reads like a Thor movie, but it's a piece of Viking history.

Again just go to audible.com/shoddy for a free audiobook of your choice with a 30 day

trial membership.

The link to that will be in the description below.

If you like The Storyteller series on ShoddyCast, well there's some big things coming your way.

To stay up to date with news on that, make sure you're subscribed to our Patreon.

Just the $1 level will get you access to the Storyteller developer diaries, and just $3

will let you see these videos early.

All of these video early.

Anyway, thanks for watching guys.

And I'll see you in another video.

Have a good week!

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Three Way: You Were My First Love - Robert Paterson - Duration: 3:37.

(Spoken): You'll see that midway through this piece, my character gets and upgrade.

And the new operating system, which is not at all what was intended, um...

And in the place of this sort of very pleasing, puppy-like simple guy,

He gets kind of like, a dude.

Kind of mean, and doesn't clean up, and wants to play video games all day.

(Audience Laughs)

And, there's a bit of a... domestic strife ensues...

and the big reveal is that I've found someone else.

(Audience Laughs)

And yet, just before I go off to leave her for this other person...

I say goodbye.

And that's what you're about to hear.

(Piano Introduction)

You were my first love,

The one I will never forget.

Your passion, your laugh,

I will never forget.

You taught me how to love,

How to be the perfect man,

But we were not meant to be.

You I will never forget.

Remember my kiss,

Forget the pain,

goodbye.

(Piano)

(Audience Clapping)

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SUMMER LOVE MIX 2017 | BEST SUMMER REMIXES OF 2017 | KYGO, ED SHEERAN, THE CHAINSMOKERS

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In-game Models VS Real World Inspiration - SKYRIM - The ART! - Duration: 9:31.

I was watching this 2011 Game Informer tour of the Bethesda Game Studios, and when they

got to what they called the "concept art pit," I saw THIS book right here.

Clearly, they must have used this for reference when creating the game.

So, due to the nature of this show...

I HAD TO OWN IT.

It's now VERY clear to me how much of viking and nordic culture they took influence from.

Some things they just straight took form this book.

But, there's a lot more in here that I would have loved to have seen in the game.

It's obvious even at a quick glance that Skyrim is based off of the Nordic countries, and

the culture is based off of Viking culture.

You have the Nords which are just...

Nordic people.

The scenery, the primitive technology.

And if it wasn't obvious to you before, I'm sorry.

But is it obvious now?

The artists at Bethesda actually did a pretty good job of taking inspiration from real world

history and making something new out of it.

They made they're own culture, INSPIRED by the Vikings.

However, they DID straight up steal some aspects, while leaving others in favor of something

a little more... bland.

For example, the weapons are very reminiscent of traditional viking weaponry.

The Iron and Steel weapons are more along the lines of something an actual Viking would

use.

What's weird are the intricate markings on some of the weapons themselves.

This is something I've criticized Skyrim for in the past.

In this case real life is so much more interesting than the video game.

It just becomes, uninspired.

Granted, this game came out in 2011, so the resolution of the textures were fairly limited.

Little details like this didn't matter too much.

The remastered HD textures make the designs stand out more, but it doesn't make them any

more intricate.

If you want that, you're going to have to take a look at the MOD market, where the community

does some fantastic work.

You can find weapon skins with much more nordic inspired patterns pretty easily.

This particular axe was decorated using silver wires, and thought to have been too pretty

to have been used in battle.

But this shouldn't stop anybody from using it as inspiration for a video game thats about

dragons.

The Vikings loved these flow-y patterns with stylized human and animal faces thrown in.

You'll see these themes sprinkled about their designs.

Skyrim DOES have a lot of things with animal or human heads as part of the design, but

again, they're usually lacking those signature Nordic patterns.

Another staple of the time period were these colorful, rounded shields.

I've also criticized Skryim before for not being very colorful.

This could have been an easy way to alleviate that.

I'm not so sure this exact pattern would fit into the world of Skyrim.

I mean, when I see it, I think more Medieval than anything, but adding some colors to the

shields could have been a great way to brighten up the game.

Viking clothing again doesn't really fit the theme of Skyrim.

It kind of looks a little ridiculous if it's not stylized more.

Skyrim is more of a...

Norse fairy tail.

It's the stuff the Vikings dreamed about, as seen in these old illustrations.

So, everything should be exaggerated and cool looking.

I did, however, find this guy right here.

The red color and the yellow pattern on the trim reminded me very much of the Jarl Clothing

concepts.

If this book has taught me anything, it's that the Vikings were VERY into their intricate

knotwork, and those details are something I'd LOVE to see in the next Elder Scrolls,

when they have much more graphical fidelity to play with.

Give me details, damn it.

Really, the technology is the most Norse thing about the game.

So, the weapons and items should be the most similar to real life.

Looking through this book I found this long chest that should look very familiar.

In this case the Norse used nails as a decoration, hence the hundreds of nails that serve no

practical purpose.

This particular chest is a real thing that was found in the Oseberg Ship discovered in

Norway inside of a burial mound, along with the skeletal remains of two women, and a whole

bunch of other artifacts.

These are some of the most well preserved Viking artifacts to have ever been discovered,

and you can go visit them if you're ever in the west side of Oslo and feel like making

a trip to the Viking Ship Museum.

Another random item lifted straight from this book are the beds of Skyrim.

It's the exact same bed.

The difference being that they made the headboard carvings stand out a lot more, but it still

has the same animal head eating it's... ugh... eating itself.

This is a strange example, because in this case they actually JAZZED UP the real world

design.

That's kind of the way it should be.

Basically, what I learned from this experience is that there really aren't many artifacts

left over from the Vikings.

What IS left over is VERY unique.

An amalgamation of cultures.

What Skyrim DID take from the history books works so well, why not go the extra mile and

take some more design elements?

What little patterns we got are just kinda, random shapes.

For Honor does a great job of making the Vikings LOOK like they came straight out of a Norse

fairy tale.

It's not historically accurate AT ALL.

But, that's not the point.

The point is for it to look rad as hell.

There's some evidence that Vikings maybe had tattoos, so the concept artists at Ubisoft

ran with that idea and tatted them up.

They clearly draw inspiration from the colorful shields and make it their own by creating

a whole new set of patterns.

They use what looks more like a Celtic Knot pattern than a Norse one.

You can tell because the patterns all more symmetrical and have the same lineweight throughout,

but hey at least they're trying.

Vikings loved jewelry, particularly brooches.

There are some brooches in For Honor, but the real world designs are a little more intricate

still.

And why leather arm bands?

Why not silver like this guy?

Is that too girly?

Regardless of all this knit-picky nonsense, these designs end up being extraordinary.

Lots of little details make them interesting.

Sure we're taking 2 games that came out generations apart, so details are more technically feasible.

But certain things you can't blame on the graphics, like the colors.

Even thought this looks lame, it IS possible that with the RIGHT Norse influence, and taking

the RIGHT liberties, we can come up with something really interesting.

Hey I guess the game isn't too bad either.

You know what else does a pretty good job?

Elder Scrolls Online.

They splash the color in pretty good for the Nord class... in these promotional images.

In the game, not so much.

I wouldn't be surprised if For Honor drew a little bit of inspiration from this and

built off of it.

The patterns in the armor of ESO are more prominent.

They seem to cut a little deeper so they stand out more.

There's more contrast.

That gives us a pretty good idea of what this world is capable of given the right hardware,

but the patterns are still blocky and less intricate.

I guess there's no such thing as Nordic or Celtic knotwork in this world?

But for the most part, this is a significant improvement.

The saying is "life imitates art", but really, it's the other way around.

It's what gives us a connection to this world.

Seeing familiar things draws us in.

Showing us new creations, something out of this world is what keeps us interested.

Skyrim took a lot from this world to draw us in, but they had a lot more interesting

stuff they could have chosen from.

What they used they dulled down, took a lot of the details out, and with it a lot of the

Norse design philosophy.

That would have been really interesting to see.

But what do you guys think?

What Norse design or technology would you like to have seen represented better in Skyrim?

Or do you think they did a perfect job as is?

Leave it in the comments below and if you like this video show us by clicking that like

button.

You know, sometimes when I'm drawing or capturing game footage for something like this, I'm

also listening to an audiobook.

Audible content includes an unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news,

comedy, and more from the leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine

and newspaper publishers, and business information providers.

If you're at all interested in what we talked about today, I'd recommend The Vikings Lecture

by The Great Courses and Narrated by Professor Kenneth W. Harl.

It's 18 HOURS LONG.

So any information you ever wanted to know about Vikings would be in there.

And it's FREE with a 30 day trial if you use our url audible.com/shoddy to get yourself

started.

If 18 hours is too daunting for you, there's also Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman.

It reads like a Thor movie, but it's a piece of Viking history.

Again just go to audible.com/shoddy for a free audiobook of your choice with a 30 day

trial membership.

The link to that will be in the description below.

If you like The Storyteller series on ShoddyCast, well there's some big things coming your way.

To stay up to date with news on that, make sure you're subscribed to our Patreon.

Just the $1 level will get you access to the Storyteller developer diaries, and just $3

will let you see these videos early.

All of these video early.

Anyway, thanks for watching guys.

And I'll see you in another video.

Have a good week!

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[ANNONCE] J'ENREGISTRE UN ALBUM ! (ENG Subtitles available!) - Duration: 11:45.

Hey everyone ! It's Vayle !

And today I announce you something some poeple waited for a very long time

The time has come !

I officialy started the recording of my very first album !

But before anything else, here is a small video of my trip to Japan !

(to skip this part RDV at 6:40)

Beautiful isn't it ?

So, as I was saying, at this moment I'm recording my album

And the title will be...

Because...

Why not ?

It will be a real album, not a EP

It will be around 10 tracks and about 50/60 minutes

Or more if I'm well inspired or not, we'll see

However it will be a modest album, no CD replication or actual cover boxes

Perhaps I'll print a few but it will be for my friends and family

But everything will be on internet

And if it's possible I'de like to almost spend nothing

About the release, there is nothing concrete right now

I'm really at the begining of the process

So please understand it's difficult to estimate a release date

The only thing I can tell you, that's I'de like the album to be release in the autumn

But I can't be more specific than that sorry

Stay tuned!

I also can affirm you there will be guests

Like my big brother Mr.Cirkus who will play a guitar solo

And if he is okay, Dreamy who will sing in a song

For now there is only these two

But maybe there will be other poeple

It's still the begining of the process as I said

I'll also re-record two of my past compositions

I really wanted to redo these musics 'cause I really enjoyed those compositions

But the sound was horrible back at these days and they deserved better

Then, just to precise, the album will be completly free !

I'll upload the complete album on my youtube channel

But for those of you who want to financially help me

I will obviously upload my album on Bandcamp for like 10,00$

Don't be afraid of the price, it's only for the persons who wanna give money

The album will be completely free on youtube don't worry

However

There will be a slow down on my channel

That's because I don't wanna force myself

Right now I only want to work on my album, and nothing else

So there won't be covers videos for a while I'm sorry

But who knows, perhaps I will do it anyway !

By the way !

If you are a watercolor artist or you know someone very talented

Please contact me !

I'm looking for someone to make my album cover

The approach would be watercolor texture or, watercolor landscape

But WATERCOLOR ! very important !

I'll put some exemples here

So if you know someone please contact me on Twitter or Facebook

But ! Please understand that I won't be able to pay you

Like I said, I'll try to spend nearly nothing on my album

However I would be glad to promote you and your work !

And your name will be on the album cover and in every descriptions !

But I won't be able to give you money, sorry !

So ! I think I've said enough

If you have questions, please right it in the comments section below

And before I say goodbye

I wanted to present you one of my favouriste artist

It's what you're listening since the beginning of this video

That's also thanks to him that I decided to composing my own album

It's HIM !

Sorry, I don't know how to pronounce it :s

He's Serbian, he makes music on internet he is extremely talented

He's a guitar virtuoso, a mixing virtuoso

He composes music absolutely beautiful

He really is one of my favourite artist ever with Devin Townsend !

He has a impressive creativity

For exemple, he managed to record his chair squeak

For one of his song, and it goes perfectly well together !

Anyway, this dude is a killer ! He's a God !

Go listen his work it worth it !

Plus, his guitar is beautiful !

So, that's it !

And I'll keep you in touch about my album, bye !

here is the links to keep informed

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Daddy Yankee, Maluma, CNCO, Nicky Jam, J Balvin, Chino Y Nacho - Estrenos 2017 Reggaeton - Duration: 1:01:21.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, like, comment and share the mix if you enjoy it!

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Waterfall of Capat in Cantal - Auvergne France - Duration: 4:21.

Hello and welcome on Waterfalls of France

Today I am in Auvergne in Cantal

in the small village of Malbo

And I am going to see the waterfall of Capat

Waterfall of France presents

Waterfall of capat

I have never seen this waterfall

so i am quite impatient to discover it

It is supposed to be magnificent

let's continue

I went down this meadow

It took me only only 2 minutes

and here I am

Wow

I did not expect that beauty

Welcome at the Waterfall of Capat

This waterfall is quite classical for the region

it's composed of 3 different parts

at the top, there is hard part

which was made from a lava flow

above, you have some gravels

which it weaken by the erosion

which looks brown

finally, on the bottom, you have some tuffs

which are yellow and red. There are quite beautiful

on the side of the river, you can find different types of crystals

And then I tell my self crystals

gemstones

diamonds, rubys, sapphires, emeralds

I am going to look for some !

I think I found something

Don't visit waterfalls to take pictures,

you can find some diamonds and rubys thanks to the volcanos

you discovered the waterfall of Capat in Auvergne France

If you like this video

please leave a thumb up and a comment

and subscribe.

anyway

Time to say bye bye and see you with another waterfall

Waterfalls of France