12:44 "And the game was over and the player woke up from the dream. And the player began a new dream. And the player dreamed again, dreamed better. And the player was the universe. And the player was love. You are the player. Wake up." Has always been my favorite part of this poem. Thank you for sharing Julien's story and this poem. You have played well.
This reading of Julian's work is beautiful, I love the distinct voices you created. The images being AI-Generated has a certain feel to it that really adds to the reading. You did good work Rivet -Asket the Merry Parasite
This is beautiful. Your reading of the poem perfectly captured the emotions I felt while reading it. I love the voices you did for the celestial beings. The first one sounding older and wiser, and the second one sounding younger, and more sensitive. The reading and images really brought Julian's work to life. Thank you. :]
Of course, thank you for watching! If you're a bioshock fan I also did an audiobook of the "rapture" novel with different voices for all the characters. That was good practice for this!
I learned how to read really fast because of the Minecraft end poem, it's odd but being able to read it fully (It was always way too fast for me) made me be able to have a common interest with my brothers. It's just so pleasant. I've also written essays about "And the universe said i love you because you are love" so I really like the end poem
The images definitely made this a lot more interesting, but they on their own wouldn't have carried me to watch the whole thing if not for your stellar voice work. My favorite part past all the subtle truths laced throughout the poem is the line at 2:24, your acting sold the second voice as more sensitive and desperate. There is more to understand in this poem than most people will ever know.
I remember being around 9 years old and reading this for the first time. It had me hooked all the way, and changed the way I played for a long time. I stood staring at the trees of my world for minutes on end, and sometimes still remember that and do it, just because.
i rlly enjoyed ur reading, u got me immersed pretty quickly and its actually the first time i read/ heard the full poem, im flabbergasted by Julian Gough´s work, damn.. ty again
Hey there. First off, I love the appreciation for this beautiful poem. It has many wonderful things to say, and your voice does it justice. However, the use of AI images seems counterintuitive to the point of both the poem and your previous video about julienne (the author). In the video about julienne that you posted, you talked about the importance of art and how art is an expression of the soul. AI images are the antitheses of what art is. They are the opposite of personable. They are disingenuous because they lack original human thought and being, the thought and being that makes art so amazing. Art is an instant of water dripping from a tree after a downpour, an emotion, and a time. It is everything human. Art is the summary of humanity. Because of this AI art is not art. The AI doesn't work with the poem because it cant understand the poem (especially one like this that tackles humanity place in the universe). So the use of AI images really erks me. More than that it ruins this reading. I really appreciated the video telling the artists story, the importance of that and his message about art cannot be stressed enough. It was amazing to hear about someone (Julienne) who is humble and loving enough to share his poem to the world for free solely because of his want to share his self to the world. As well, hearing you talk about your thoughts on art was great, which is why your use of AI is so puzzling to me. Sorry for the long comment, but I had a lot to say lol. Best wishes to all.
@@RobbianMemzexe Hey, thanks for watching and commenting and furthermore than you for doing it so respectfully considering that we disagree. Not attempting to sway you here but let me lay down some counterpoints I have on the subject of ai art. I'll start by saying that I do think that AI art has its problems, and I think that we've already seen it used very irresponsibly both by companies that train algorithms on independent artists work and by large corporations that are trying to protect their bottom dollar by saving money and firing real artists. That's super problematic. But I also think that as an artist myself who has touched as many creative fields as I can (illustration, sculpture, woodworking, video editing, fabrication, ect.) I think a lot of other artists have the wrong idea about AI and I think it's current public perception as "soulless" and disingenuous" actually does as much to hurt human artists as it does to help them. When I was at art school I butted heads with a lot of my teachers because one of the things they had us do was display our art in a gallery with white walls. The gallery setting is meant to be sterile and clean to maximize focus on the individual work and the artist that made it. My issue with this, is that art is NEVER ever made in a vacuum. Every single human artist has made what they make as a result of experience and taste. All art is an individuals life experience, everything they're seen, heard, touched, smelled, ect. And here in the modern world most of what is consumed is already other people's art. Creativity is detrivitive, art is community, it is a shared idea that humanity develops over time. That's why it changes, that's why it has eras, Renaissance, romanticism, impressionism, ect. Art is a point of view and points of view are sharpened by many, not by one. The reason I used AI art here in this video is because I think one of the most fascinating things about it, is that it represents a sort of aggregate of human ideas. Ai has the ability to take hundreds of years of creativity and visually summarize it in fascinating ways. The end poem is meant to touch and affect anyone who reads it emotionally and I think it does. So while I as an individual could have drawn my interpretation of each line of the poem. That would be my individual point of view, not an "average" interpretation based on countless examples of how human beings express and represent ideas. Ai doesn't exist without us, it doesn't exist without the human soul and human perceptions of beauty. It doesn't create in a vacuum and it cannot produce a result without input from a human being. I do completely acknowledge that many ai algorithms have been trained using art that was not voluntarily contributed by individual artist and copyright holders. That's definitely one misuse of this technology that I disagree with, at the time of making this video I was less aware of that particular failure that these paid AI companies have made. That is stealing and I think all AIs should be trained on art that is lawfully purchased, donated or in the public domain. Finally I'd like to elaborate on what I said about how the perception around AI might actually be hurting artists. And this is just my opinion, but I think that a lot of creative people are so dismissive of ai that they fail to see it as an extremely practical tool for making unique and original artwork faster, better and cheaper. Ai is powerful if you have no formal training or creative inclinations at all, but if you DO have those skills. If you have the eye of a talented illustrator. If you know exactly what you're trying to produce and you know how to sketch it, frame it and compose the concept. You can use AI to dramatically improve your workflow and make work that was previously only possible with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. For instance, Joel haver has used AI driven rotoscoping to make hilarious comedy sketch videos here on UA-cam. Without the AI driven tool he uses to do that he never would've been able to rotoscope himself in an effective time frame for UA-cam uploads. He draws his own backgrounds and edits his videos. He writes his jokes. But that one facet of his creative visions could only be unblocked by AI. When an algorithm produces an image from a simple prompt or when someone has chat gpt write a movie script for them. The outcome feels soulless because it's generic and low effort. In the same way that poor photography or filmmaking feels generic and low effort. If all the good, ethical artists refuse to use AI. Then only the bad, unethical artists will. And we will continue to see these tools used to make trash instead of learning how they can make our art better. When movies got sound, the old guard of directors gawked and fought kicking and screaming to protect the "purity" of their work. The acted like a movie with dialogue lacked a soul. When photography was developed, portrait artist said the same of photos. Suddenly all the work they did to convey an idea could be done much faster, much easier. And they were scared because it was new and it made them feel like their skills weren't as useful. But the best portrait artists made the best photographers and the best directors still made the best movies with or without sound. It's our responsibility as artists to embrace new technology to make the best art we can. Ai sucks right now because the only people who want to use it commercially are big corporations trying to save money by having a layman use it instead of using a human professional. But a human professional with AI will produce a better result than AI by itself every single time. That will protect jobs and show the value of creative and educated people. Ai won't go away, we can't put the genie back in the bottle. So we have to play a role in showing how it can and should be used. Instead of sticking our heads in the sand and wishing it wasn't real. And last but not least Julian put his poem in the public domain because he wants it to be used for anything and everything for profit or otherwise. Including risky and perhaps controversial experiments with AI images and how an algorithm trained on human experience interfaces with words that are deeply existential and profound. I think there's a kind of beauty in a machine that's trying to wrap itself around someone so human. But maybe that's just me.
@@RivetingMaterial Hey there! Thanks for taking the time out of your day to respond to my comment with such thought and effort. I really appreciate your insight. Though you have not completely changed my mind, with the context that you provided, I can appreciate the use. I thought that your comment about AI being a big hodge podge of human thought was great, and never something I would have considered my self. That being said, AI will continue to develop and get better no matter what I think, and as a tool, will provide many helpful things to the artist. The fear that I, and many others, have is that of it being used to replace the artists, thereby replacing arts very important originality and authenticity. With the context given, I can see how its use in this case was much more tasteful than I first thought. Once again, thanks for writing back, and best wishes to you.
12:44 "And the game was over and the player woke up from the dream. And the player began a new dream. And the player dreamed again, dreamed better. And the player was the universe. And the player was love. You are the player. Wake up."
Has always been my favorite part of this poem. Thank you for sharing Julien's story and this poem. You have played well.
Thanks very much for watching. Time to wake up.
@@RivetingMaterialI’ve tried pinching myself, it’s not working
This reading of Julian's work is beautiful, I love the distinct voices you created. The images being AI-Generated has a certain feel to it that really adds to the reading. You did good work Rivet
-Asket the Merry Parasite
Thanks Asket
@@RivetingMaterial no problem
This is beautiful. Your reading of the poem perfectly captured the emotions I felt while reading it. I love the voices you did for the celestial beings. The first one sounding older and wiser, and the second one sounding younger, and more sensitive. The reading and images really brought Julian's work to life. Thank you. :]
Of course, thank you for watching! If you're a bioshock fan I also did an audiobook of the "rapture" novel with different voices for all the characters. That was good practice for this!
I learned how to read really fast because of the Minecraft end poem, it's odd but being able to read it fully (It was always way too fast for me) made me be able to have a common interest with my brothers. It's just so pleasant.
I've also written essays about "And the universe said i love you because you are love" so I really like the end poem
I bet those essays are really interesting Card, thanks for continuing your marathon!
@@RivetingMaterial can't stop, won't stop
this has brought me to tears that would not stop. beautiful
The images definitely made this a lot more interesting, but they on their own wouldn't have carried me to watch the whole thing if not for your stellar voice work. My favorite part past all the subtle truths laced throughout the poem is the line at 2:24, your acting sold the second voice as more sensitive and desperate. There is more to understand in this poem than most people will ever know.
Thanks moo, I tried to make the voices distinct and "saturated" if that makes sense
@@RivetingMaterial You succeeded.
Wow MooGoblin you put my thoughts of this video into words. Good day to you!
The days were short; there was much to do; and death was a temporary inconvenience.
(my favorite part)
I remember being around 9 years old and reading this for the first time. It had me hooked all the way, and changed the way I played for a long time. I stood staring at the trees of my world for minutes on end, and sometimes still remember that and do it, just because.
This is magnificent!
Thank you!
i rlly enjoyed ur reading, u got me immersed pretty quickly and its actually the first time i read/ heard the full poem, im flabbergasted by Julian Gough´s work, damn.. ty again
Thank you for watching, I'm glad my reading was enjoyable and not super cringe
Hey there. First off, I love the appreciation for this beautiful poem. It has many wonderful things to say, and your voice does it justice. However, the use of AI images seems counterintuitive to the point of both the poem and your previous video about julienne (the author). In the video about julienne that you posted, you talked about the importance of art and how art is an expression of the soul. AI images are the antitheses of what art is. They are the opposite of personable. They are disingenuous because they lack original human thought and being, the thought and being that makes art so amazing. Art is an instant of water dripping from a tree after a downpour, an emotion, and a time. It is everything human. Art is the summary of humanity. Because of this AI art is not art. The AI doesn't work with the poem because it cant understand the poem (especially one like this that tackles humanity place in the universe). So the use of AI images really erks me. More than that it ruins this reading. I really appreciated the video telling the artists story, the importance of that and his message about art cannot be stressed enough. It was amazing to hear about someone (Julienne) who is humble and loving enough to share his poem to the world for free solely because of his want to share his self to the world. As well, hearing you talk about your thoughts on art was great, which is why your use of AI is so puzzling to me. Sorry for the long comment, but I had a lot to say lol. Best wishes to all.
@@RobbianMemzexe Hey, thanks for watching and commenting and furthermore than you for doing it so respectfully considering that we disagree.
Not attempting to sway you here but let me lay down some counterpoints I have on the subject of ai art.
I'll start by saying that I do think that AI art has its problems, and I think that we've already seen it used very irresponsibly both by companies that train algorithms on independent artists work and by large corporations that are trying to protect their bottom dollar by saving money and firing real artists. That's super problematic.
But I also think that as an artist myself who has touched as many creative fields as I can (illustration, sculpture, woodworking, video editing, fabrication, ect.) I think a lot of other artists have the wrong idea about AI and I think it's current public perception as "soulless" and disingenuous" actually does as much to hurt human artists as it does to help them.
When I was at art school I butted heads with a lot of my teachers because one of the things they had us do was display our art in a gallery with white walls. The gallery setting is meant to be sterile and clean to maximize focus on the individual work and the artist that made it. My issue with this, is that art is NEVER ever made in a vacuum. Every single human artist has made what they make as a result of experience and taste. All art is an individuals life experience, everything they're seen, heard, touched, smelled, ect. And here in the modern world most of what is consumed is already other people's art. Creativity is detrivitive, art is community, it is a shared idea that humanity develops over time. That's why it changes, that's why it has eras, Renaissance, romanticism, impressionism, ect. Art is a point of view and points of view are sharpened by many, not by one.
The reason I used AI art here in this video is because I think one of the most fascinating things about it, is that it represents a sort of aggregate of human ideas. Ai has the ability to take hundreds of years of creativity and visually summarize it in fascinating ways. The end poem is meant to touch and affect anyone who reads it emotionally and I think it does. So while I as an individual could have drawn my interpretation of each line of the poem. That would be my individual point of view, not an "average" interpretation based on countless examples of how human beings express and represent ideas. Ai doesn't exist without us, it doesn't exist without the human soul and human perceptions of beauty. It doesn't create in a vacuum and it cannot produce a result without input from a human being.
I do completely acknowledge that many ai algorithms have been trained using art that was not voluntarily contributed by individual artist and copyright holders. That's definitely one misuse of this technology that I disagree with, at the time of making this video I was less aware of that particular failure that these paid AI companies have made. That is stealing and I think all AIs should be trained on art that is lawfully purchased, donated or in the public domain.
Finally I'd like to elaborate on what I said about how the perception around AI might actually be hurting artists. And this is just my opinion, but I think that a lot of creative people are so dismissive of ai that they fail to see it as an extremely practical tool for making unique and original artwork faster, better and cheaper. Ai is powerful if you have no formal training or creative inclinations at all, but if you DO have those skills. If you have the eye of a talented illustrator. If you know exactly what you're trying to produce and you know how to sketch it, frame it and compose the concept. You can use AI to dramatically improve your workflow and make work that was previously only possible with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. For instance, Joel haver has used AI driven rotoscoping to make hilarious comedy sketch videos here on UA-cam. Without the AI driven tool he uses to do that he never would've been able to rotoscope himself in an effective time frame for UA-cam uploads. He draws his own backgrounds and edits his videos. He writes his jokes. But that one facet of his creative visions could only be unblocked by AI.
When an algorithm produces an image from a simple prompt or when someone has chat gpt write a movie script for them. The outcome feels soulless because it's generic and low effort. In the same way that poor photography or filmmaking feels generic and low effort. If all the good, ethical artists refuse to use AI. Then only the bad, unethical artists will. And we will continue to see these tools used to make trash instead of learning how they can make our art better.
When movies got sound, the old guard of directors gawked and fought kicking and screaming to protect the "purity" of their work. The acted like a movie with dialogue lacked a soul. When photography was developed, portrait artist said the same of photos. Suddenly all the work they did to convey an idea could be done much faster, much easier. And they were scared because it was new and it made them feel like their skills weren't as useful. But the best portrait artists made the best photographers and the best directors still made the best movies with or without sound. It's our responsibility as artists to embrace new technology to make the best art we can.
Ai sucks right now because the only people who want to use it commercially are big corporations trying to save money by having a layman use it instead of using a human professional. But a human professional with AI will produce a better result than AI by itself every single time. That will protect jobs and show the value of creative and educated people.
Ai won't go away, we can't put the genie back in the bottle. So we have to play a role in showing how it can and should be used. Instead of sticking our heads in the sand and wishing it wasn't real.
And last but not least Julian put his poem in the public domain because he wants it to be used for anything and everything for profit or otherwise. Including risky and perhaps controversial experiments with AI images and how an algorithm trained on human experience interfaces with words that are deeply existential and profound. I think there's a kind of beauty in a machine that's trying to wrap itself around someone so human. But maybe that's just me.
@@RivetingMaterial Hey there! Thanks for taking the time out of your day to respond to my comment with such thought and effort. I really appreciate your insight. Though you have not completely changed my mind, with the context that you provided, I can appreciate the use. I thought that your comment about AI being a big hodge podge of human thought was great, and never something I would have considered my self. That being said, AI will continue to develop and get better no matter what I think, and as a tool, will provide many helpful things to the artist. The fear that I, and many others, have is that of it being used to replace the artists, thereby replacing arts very important originality and authenticity. With the context given, I can see how its use in this case was much more tasteful than I first thought. Once again, thanks for writing back, and best wishes to you.
yyyyyyyup the ending still makes me cry. THank you for this beautiful reading.
This is deep
Really good job
8:33 undertale save point
beautuful
Thank you!
Thank you for this.
Nice!
Wow.
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