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I might have discovered a new obsession… Space Elevators, Dyson Spheres, Hanging Cities, there are so many larger than life megastructures in games and other media that have captivated me recently. But among all of that wonder… There is something haunting and dreadful about them. A truth hidden in their concept that chills me to my bones. Let’s talk about it.

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Toward the Heavens (0:00)
Boot.dev could be your future! (3:28)
The Lost Beauty of Building (5:05)
Attempts at Realism (9:12)
A Place to Call Home (15:41)
The Cost (25:00)
Acceptance and Hope (32:24)
You've been a lovely audience, xoxo (35:11)

▶Games Shown

Stellar Blade (2024)
Mass Effect (2007)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2018)
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019)
Dead Space 2 (2011)
Satisfactory (2019)
Destiny 2 (2017)
Dyson Sphere Program (2021)
Knights of the Old Republic II (2004)
Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
NieR:Automata (2017)
Final Fantasy XIV (always lmao)
Citizen Sleeper (2022)
BioShock Infinite (2013)
Sonic Colors (2010)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Halo 3: ODST (2009)


▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown

Niel Blevins’ Megastructures Encyclopedia: [ Ссылка ]

Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Alien: Isolation (2014)
Deliver us the Moon (2018)
Interstellar (2014)
Foundation (2021)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015)
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
Gunbuster (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
RocketMan (1997)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
Don't Look Up (2021)
Up (2009)
Blame! (2003)
A Ghost Story (2017)


▶Media/Clips/Considerations:

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▶Music Sources (in Order):

Stellar Blade OST - Flooded Commercial Sector
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye OST - A Dream of Home
YU-NO (PC-98) OST - 1-20 - Activation (Crisis)
Dyson Sphere Program OST - Phlogistic
Stellaris OST - Infinite Being
Stellaris OST - In Search of Life
eightiesheadachetape - what we did in the desert
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Mewmore - Kalos Power Plant (Pokémon X & Y Remix)
13 Sentinels : Aegis Rim OST - Just Because
There Came an Echo OST - Sass Effect
Track: Dark Cyber Tech (No Copyright Music) by MokkaMusic / Spectrum
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13 Sentinels Aegis Rim OST - Ennui Vibes
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OST - MoozE S.A.D.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 OST - A Faint Hope
Stellar Blade OST - Passenger Lift
Stellaris OST - Dark Minds
Sid Acharya - Falling Through The Hourglass (Slowed + Reverb)
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Tenno - Overgrown
Dyson Sphere Program OST - Realm
Super Mario Galaxy OST - Family



▶Research Sources

The Kármán Line: Where space begins
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Space Debris 101
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Interview: Knights of Sidonia Mangaka Tsutomu Nihei
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Lessons from the Japanese Miracle: Building the Foundations for a New Growth Paradigm
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The Japanese Economic Miracle
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Tokyo Tower of Babel: World’s Tallest Building Ever Planned
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Clouds Architecture Office
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ONE OF A KIND: THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY THROUGH THE EYES OF PHOTOGRAPHER GREG GIRARD
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