@@loganfromearth I like the Ross’ game dungeon approach you took to this water scenario way more than if you were to go totally in depth like game theory does.
Hey there! I'm the creator of Liminal Gallery and I absolutely loved this video. Kinda sad that you only saw Liminal Gallery 1 as it's the first map I've ever made so it's a bit generic and dated. You still made it really interesting with your commentary though so that's great! If you want to see something more up to date in quality, check out my 2 other maps: Liminal Gallery 2 and Melonade especially. I'd love to hear your comments on those. Great video overall, I really hope your channel grows big!
“This is a high quality video about a niche interest with passionate people; I bet the creators are probably in the comments sharing extra information.” Yep. Man I love stuff like this so much.
19:16 i think this is an in joke about a youtuber called 'the librarian' who does gmod explorations. the large amounts of watermelon and weird metal shape appeared in a map they covered in the past and then that map maker started putting them in other maps to screw with the librarian
"i think about the finite games i can play in my life" >spends that time spawning milk jugs in a pool so you can calculate the water volume in a place you'll never be trapped in
Please make this a series. I like the unique approach of you actually imagining a scenario for the maps and not just 'check this out guys it's liminal'.
In my personal opinion, modern liminal spaces are defined by them appearing to be man-made but has illogical architecture, as if it's made by something that knows what a human is, but doesn't understand human architecture, or architecture at all.
@@barrelman6073Isn't brutalist more of incredibly barebones? It's still functional. Liminal spaces instead don't understand function, they more or less understand aesthetics but not why of it all.
I think a good way to think of it is like, if an alien didn’t understand the difference between natural structures and man made structures, but still tried to create a false representation of the world. So most of the false man made structures would look right, kind of, if a bit off, but you’d occasionally get utter nonsense where the architecture makes no sense because if architecture was naturally occurring that would just happen sometimes.
I LOVED this. the quiet narration with some great deadpan humour. i really loved the section where you figured out the logistics of living within a liminal space. great stuff.
I got engrossed in this video, looking at the timestamp and seeing 10:00 and basically blinking and I'm at the end, asking myself "that can't be the end already?". Enjoy it alot. Definitely make more, I love the blend your commentary has with the right amount of jokes, theoretical, points and light-heartedness without getting too distracted on the omega psychological side of things. (regarding liminal spaces, that is)
12:15 funny how he says it has Stanley Parable vibes just as the next room we see is directly based from the Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe update edition
And excellent, _excellent_ video, my man! I sure would like to see more of this kinda stuff. And the gent at 22:50 is Ernesto Guevara, more commonly known as Che. :D Exploring someone else's dreams is a great thing when done right, IMO. I don't usually dream, but one strangely consistent thing I encounter is trying to find or bring back home a carton of Pall Mall Amber cigarettes. The fact I quit smoking cigarettes about 8 years ago doesn't seem to register with my brain. :D
@@loganfromearth they are closely related figures so it's completely understandable to get them mixed up! do not be embarass! very good video you make. +1 from me
Back when you uploaded the Enclave video, you wrote something like (iirc!): "...I am strongly inspired by Ross's game dungeon...". You really captured the spirit and made it your own thing. Awesome! (...I'm a bit jealous)
Thank you, yeah, he's a big inspiration of mine still. And there's no need to be jealous, there's nothing stopping you from making content of your own!
I,d like to note that Ross as an artist had Manny protects he never Expected in freemans mind to take off. It just did, side protects just take off baced on the collective chonchusness... Just an unrelated note.
Honestly I've seen a few videos similar to this one's topic, but I feel yours has *the* most "guiding me on a journey as a friend I just met" vibe from anything I've experienced in recent-ish times. I thoroughly enjoyed my time, thank ya for your work, I look forward to more
18:58 okay i really enjoyed that bit about starting a watermelon farm. 🥰 reminded me of project zomboid, sims 3 and/or minecraft farming. its always relaxing hearing people talk about living in the backrooms. the silence would be deafeningly madening, but like humans in every MMO RPG every. we'll do the insufferable jack of all trades thing and survive there. that part about measuring the water? a stroke of genius and the mention of boiling it? inspired.
So if I remember correctly, the whole thing about not being able to read in your dreams is actually moreso that the text changes every time you look away, which is something I've noticed in my dreams.
great video, haha i had a hexbug. good times i remember playing this map that was just so unbelievably unnerving, every house seemed so lived in, every texture was great. it was so lonely feeling yet made you feel uneasy, i need to find it again
My oldest memories were me with my grandparents one when i was a toddler, i also went to elementary school then suddenly im skipped forward to with my grandparents house picking eggs but i am excited to pick eggs because i have been there for a while
im having a really bad time with coughing, i always had some problems with my chest but this is crazy, i quite literally cough several times like twice a minute. This video really helped me out to distract for a lil bit. Thank you, this is the sort of content i was looking for. You earned a sub man, and you desereve way more
The 'inspirational' booth in the photobooth area of gm_hangout is a picture of the New York Cityscape, it's used for the shot of city 17 in Half Life 2 when ascending the Citadel near the end of the game.
here's some of my take that ive had over the years on how to define a liminal space: the "transition" can also be literal and physical instead of just through time. hallways, doorways, spaces where you wait, etc. these are often pretty universally agreed on to be liminal to some degree. spaces that give off the vibe that you are not intended to stay here for very long, that you're not supposed to live here, that you arent supposed to be thinking of this space as a place for humans to do normal human activities in like cooking or sleeping or spending time enjoying life in. or spaces that do the opposite, that look like someone 100% should be living here and doing those things but for whatever reason there is nobody here and that the space gives off some kind of vibe that it would be wrong in some way to do so. its hard to describe that last bit, though. another way ive looked at it is that a liminal space is a place where it appears like there _should_ be humans and/or that it was _made_ for humans, but there are none there. or, made for or should have something tangentially related to humans. this covers much more abstract spaces like infinite pool rooms or staircases or something along those lines. spaces that dont have very obvious human accommodations and have things that are clearly meant for some specific purposes but that without further context of people being there feel like it doesnt make sense... not sure if that really makes sense itself, i hope it does lol
To add to what you said about unreadable text in dreams, not gonna lie, I made up some fake brands in one of mine. It was about me on a road trip, visiting a gas station to grab food (was reminiscing about going to Yellowstone, and since I love camping, it was great to finally go) I remember the layout was really cramped, like they had a few more shelves extra that they wanted to squeeze in to fit extra stock. I don't dream much recently, but I'll honestly try to write down whatever ones I get and whatever I do remember because I really think making my own dream map would be sick
Loved the video man. The bit with you finding out how livable the map would be was probably my favorite part. Definitely would wanna see more of that. Your other stuff seems right up my alley too, so I'll be there for whatever comes next. Also thanks for not including any jumpscares
It's so bizarre that you perfectly described a reoccurring dream of mine with the school thing. It's almost always not knowing what class I'm supposed to take and that I'm somehow failing and just *know* I'm failing despite having no memories of the entire school year.
THANK YOU! I said the same thing to myself. This is my first video from Logan, and I immediately connected the way his mind flows from topic to seemingly disconnected topic as the same way Ross presents a lot of game dungeons. The 'survival situation' bit of the liminal gallery reminding me in particular of how Ross tried to understand Trackmania and landed on it being a post-apocalyptic AI driven future with unmanned cars racing each other for eternity.
As a overthinker and gmod enthusiast myself, I must say that this type of video is something I wanted to watch for a long time. I could sit here and watch your videos for the rest of my life thinking about your thoughts on any topic. I personally appreciate for your existence and please keep on making good content!
I'd love to see more content like this from you. You provide a unique perspective with your personality, and your voice is both personable yet mellow. This was a joy to watch and listen to!
This is so incredibly relaxing. Your voice is so uniform to garrys mod videos, if that makes any sense, but there's a familiarity in the content here that makes me feel good. Thank you for this.
I always had this sort of calming feeling for very simple GMod maps that are made using base assets, like house with garden, rp_coastalcity, gm_fiction, gm_stillspace, apartment 138, and br_utalism. Extremely simple assets/geometry give the map this nice smooth look to it, especially if the lighting is just right.
Never seen your channel before but got recommended this video out of the blue. Similar vibe to Redlyne's "Exploring Dead Games" series, so that's probably why. Loved the video! Your narration was excellent and the music choices certainly worked! More, please! 😂
Games like gmod have so much cool custom content, would be fun to see more videos like this, maybe with other genres or types of maps that have a certain feeling or vibe to them. Nice one lad
I love these kinds of videos. People walking around and exploring stuff that's gone unnoticed, or things that've gotten forgotten over time... Plus there's the element of camp fire stories of days gone by, the sneak glimpses of things that nobody can experience anymore through the stuff you're getting nostalgic about. Seeing people appreciate art is wholesome.
This is exactly the kind of style these videos need. It sort of reminds me of the Nexpo videos on Petscop. Slow and explanatory with an air of smooth and eerie nostalgia. It's hard to explain the feeling but it's amazing and beautiful.
I was really hoping to find a video like this one day, and I finally found it. Just pure vibes and getting lost in all kinds of maps. The atmosphere, the peace, the quiet, and the eeriness of the Source engine is just unmatched.
This is fantastic. I don't know how to describe it, but you really give me a Ross from Accursed Farms vibe. Something about the rambling anecdotes and pool math is incredibly fitting with these old Gmod maps. Would love to see more!
Protip: taking melatonin makes your dreams *wild* on top of helping you go to bed at more reasonable times. Also, writing them down after you wake up helps you remember them going forward - something about transferring them from short term to long term memory in your brain. Good stuff.
Yeah, I kept a dream journal for a short time, but eventually I discovered that writing right after waking up sucks, so I quit doing it. Maybe I should get back to it.
I love this! Videos with this style are so nice and just going through these somewhat familiar maps and talking about what you would do there is a favorite pastime of mine. Also, I'm not Own Doing but something that has helped me dream more, and remember my dreams more, is just writing them down as soon as I wake up. I think your brain tries to get rid of the memories as quickly as possible but if you write them down they can stick a lot longer.
Bro what? I just stumbled across you from a random recommendation and am in love with your narration style in this video. Its so weirdly engaging and relaxing. Thank you, wish you the best and heres to hoping you get more recognition.
Just came from your latest vid, your gmod videos have a nice vibe to them. You have a knack for calming narration, and spice it up well with the occassional quip. Has the feel of hanging out with a chill friend.
I really like this style of content. The comentary of how one could survive in an gmod map, to talking about the values gmod represents in the creation of art. This was just great to sit back and relax to (especially with how calming your voice is). Keep up the work, you have a new subscriber!
Yes! Finally someone who understand the feeling i felt alot when i was younger but now have a hard time feeling. That close to nostalgia feeling you were talking about. The old windows background with the grassy hill. I remember looking at it sometimes and thinking "Where are we? Why is the grass so green and the sky so blue? What is out there?". I felt as though i have been there a million times but don't know when and where it was. I remember looking out the window on the way to my grandparents country home and thinking the same thing "what is out there?". The only thing making me feel that today is the vast deep ocean. The feeling is addictive and sensative.
I love The Librarian, which is probably why these were recommended to me. The issue is his videos are so long and in depth that it feels almost like it's too much of a good thing. These are comprehensive and easy to digest and is just as good.
Great stuff. You deserve more than 1.5 thousand subscribers. You're very personal and you keep me feeling like i'm sat in the room with you while you describe what you're playing in the game. You hold a parasocial relationship well. And as you said, you do your due dilligance. I asked " is this guy really going to measure if this little pool has a lifetime supply of water in it?" And seeing the gallon jugs being placed across every measurable angle of it just solidified "yep. He plays games the way i WANT to play games" I don't think a video sells the idea of making your own liminal space the way this one does. You really highlight the personal nature of the creator in each map and you do a much better job than other "creepy youtube guys". No offence to them but their format doesn't hit the vibe as hard as yours does even if they vibe so well with it. "The librarian" comes to mind. It's almost all live voiceover and unedited so it drags on with minuites of silence without any context which just sends me into the realisation that i want to download and play the map without the youtuber. Unlike that, you make it a joy to welcome your inclusion between me and the map. Make more of these, i haven't seen any of your other content but you're aware enough of the appeal to independantly made videos in general that anything you make will have enough consideration to be worth watching. And feel free to do this stuff live i just might not watch it.
You dream every night, you just don't remember the dreams. One way I found that helped me to remember my dreams is right after waking up you need to either describe the dream to someone (or just yourself) or write down the dream somewhere
This was an amazing video. The answer to your question at the end of the vid is: YES! Make more of these videos my friend. I love your writing and narration. Very soothing.
I can't speak for everyone, but the algorithm dropped me in here and I gotta say, I would absolutely watch an entire series exploring and deconstructing these sorts of maps. It's always cool to take a look into someone's thoughts or feelings by looking at what they create. The little segment of survival in such an open, yet secluded place, makes for a wonderful thought experiment, and can help function as a mindfulness exercise; getting the brain to focus on things it usually takes for granted. Overall, wonderful video with wonderful vibes. I look forward to seeing what you do from here!
I explored the liminal gallery 1 map in vr and when I went to the really dark room that had deep water I literally closed the door to that room, laid on the floor and had a little bit of a breakdown. Love the map. (and the video)
I absolutely loved this video! This is the kind of thing I've been waiting a long time to see, and it was rejuvenating to watch. Strange and surreal maps like these simply enamor me, and I love to explore them myself as well. Liminal Gallery was a map I absolutely adored when I explored it myself long ago, and you managed to make it interesting to revisit despite the map being the same as ever. The thought experiment you had with living in the map is exactly the kind of thing I find myself thinking about in hypothetical scenarios all the time, and you segued it perfectly into the bit at the end of the segment. It's a wonderful thing to see someone share a similar passion for this sort of surreal user-made content and Gmod maps in particular, and your commentary remained both entertaining and thought-provoking throughout. It's also nice to see someone else appreciate the medium as a genuine art. As for my last thoughts, I just wanted to mention that the map you showcased that you'd made when you were 12 was fascinating to me, and I loved seeing the somewhat crude construction of it with its blocky walls and open ceiling. It almost reminds me in a way of the beauty certain older games have where their limitations become mesmerizing parts of their artstyle much later on, though I suppose Gmod is getting to the point where it could probably claim that title itself. Great video! Thanks for making it, and I'll absolutely watch more if you do choose to make them.
Just wanted to let you know that I loved the water math segment, the thought experiment of living there was a great addition, it’s exactly the kind of thing I’d think about playing a map like this.
Frankly, I'm all about odd videos like this. There's always just some maps that maintain this aura of a secreted away space that feels reminiscent of old dead games and servers that you just don't know if anyone's actually seen it in years or not. There's also an equally secretive audience who are all for seeking that vibe. Sometimes, it's not even the intentionally odd maps that nail this vibe. I remember this one underground town filled with neon lights, and tight spaces everywhere. By all means, it was a normal map, but you had to take a slow tram to get to the main part of the town, which was basically the only open part of it.
I always loved spending time just exploring these odd maps as a kid. Time seems to stop and stretch like an ocean rather than a depleting resource when exploring these vast, empty spaces. Even non-liminal maps in Garry's Mod always piqued my curiosity. I remember spending hours upon hours posing ragdolls, placing props, and crafting stories of my own using nothing but these empty spaces. I really liked that analogy you made about paintings and visual media compared to now, where we can now step inside of, and modify the painting, whereas our ancestors had to make do with admiring the visuals. I can think of so many maps I explored in my own time, going out of bounds on HL2 and CS:S maps I would play, gm_bigcity, any of the maps Fishke made, any variation of RP_(insert), but I remember rp_bangclaw was my favorite since by the time I was around, there were maybe only two or three servers still using it, it seemed more mysterious that the map was falling out of favor. Keep making these kinds of exploration-philosophocomedy esque videos, or don't if you don't want to. Great video man
The algorithm brought me, I was instantly hooked to your style of narration, then I checked your channel and discovered that this is your first video essay, and I was surprised, make more of these please
More of these videos, pretty please!! 😁 I really loved the insights you made, as they were intriguing, legitimately thought provoking, and fun! I especially loved the "could I live in this map?" bit! 😊 Your way of Gmod map exploration has a different style/feel compared to most others (even The Librarian) that I've seen and it's great! 10/10
I really adore this sort of video, it feels really nice to go through, it feels like going 9n a little adventure with a friend! This is also the first video i see of you, in my recommendations, and i instantly liked wlthe whole experience!
I'd love to see more of these. As a kid I played a lot of gmod. There was a point though when we had our internet shut off for a year or so (lived in the country so it wasn't all that necessary) and I had downloaded a buuuuunch of mods prior so I'd have something to play with. Rolling through empty Gmod maps sorta became a hang out spot for me. Also learned a lot of Gmod ins and outs during that time too.
After seeing that section where you calculated if you could survive on that map I would really love to see a series where you just calculate the survivability of random Gmod maps.
Discrete Time Signal Processing is actually how we turn random noisy and chaotic data into something that is easier to understand by having computers record a data each instant (called sampling) and check that data for frequencies or statistics. An example of where you would use this is if you want to clean up somebody's voices by turning a time domain signal into a frequency domain signal and making sure all the annoying background noises are cut, and then have the signal reconstructed, making it sound cleaner. That's as best as I can explain it to somebody without overcomplicating it.
The real meat of this video was the "useless" information you took the time to research. Everything is useless until it comes in handy. I appreciate your effort. This is my introduction to your channel. I'm subbing for more like this, but like the way you opened up this video - feel free to do whatever the hell you want. This was a great video.
Absolutely love seeing both the exploration of these weird maps/places but I gotta say the more personal spin you give to it, to imagine if you could survive in these places and try to empathize with the person the dreamscape belongs to hit too close to home for this is the kind of things Id get derailed thinking about when I explore these places. Please I'd love to see more videos in these styles of you have any interest in making more cause the charm it had is very rare to find! And if im allowed to suggest any map for a potential future video or simply for you to explore on your own, Grandfather Galley was a very bizarre find that really left an impression
I think GMod's so filled at liminal spaces on the workshop is because it's mostly HL2 assets. Nearly half of the game's chapters take place in City 17 which is by definition a liminal space. The combine's slowly decreasing the population and the city's falling to ruin or outright being destroyed, there's an eeriness to a city being so scarce of people even before the rebellion.
I adore this I really hope you make more videos like it, very enjoyable watch especially the liminal gallery section and seeing if its livable or not. Never thought about that before but now I wanna try it on all my maps
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I have been dying for a video like this. Figuring out how many gallons of water? Thats the bit that really takes it to the next level though.
Honestly someone might wanna check my math on that, it was like 2am when I did that part
@@loganfromearth I like the Ross’ game dungeon approach you took to this water scenario way more than if you were to go totally in depth like game theory does.
kind of like an early game theory, i liked it a lot
You would like the Liberian he makes similar videos with good commentary (minus the math)
It’s the counting gallons of water that’ll get me to subscribe even if it’s off by a metric sh** ton. Lol
Hey there! I'm the creator of Liminal Gallery and I absolutely loved this video. Kinda sad that you only saw Liminal Gallery 1 as it's the first map I've ever made so it's a bit generic and dated. You still made it really interesting with your commentary though so that's great! If you want to see something more up to date in quality, check out my 2 other maps: Liminal Gallery 2 and Melonade especially. I'd love to hear your comments on those. Great video overall, I really hope your channel grows big!
Trust me, your other maps are already on my radar, you talented mf. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Those maps are so good, when i redownloaded gmod i spent a bunch of time exploring them
@@loganfromearthlol passive agressive
@@Lord_common_sense i dont think that means what you think it means
“This is a high quality video about a niche interest with passionate people; I bet the creators are probably in the comments sharing extra information.” Yep. Man I love stuff like this so much.
19:16 i think this is an in joke about a youtuber called 'the librarian' who does gmod explorations. the large amounts of watermelon and weird metal shape appeared in a map they covered in the past and then that map maker started putting them in other maps to screw with the librarian
also earlier in the map there is a candle and their profile picture on a table
"i think about the finite games i can play in my life"
>spends that time spawning milk jugs in a pool so you can calculate the water volume in a place you'll never be trapped in
Here for a good time not a long time
Please make this a series. I like the unique approach of you actually imagining a scenario for the maps and not just 'check this out guys it's liminal'.
thissss
In my personal opinion, modern liminal spaces are defined by them appearing to be man-made but has illogical architecture, as if it's made by something that knows what a human is, but doesn't understand human architecture, or architecture at all.
so something like brutalist architecture? im imagining something like the hotel panorama in slovakia
Like when you put a bug in a box and give it a leaf to make it feel "at home"
@@barrelman6073Isn't brutalist more of incredibly barebones? It's still functional.
Liminal spaces instead don't understand function, they more or less understand aesthetics but not why of it all.
I thought it was just an emptiness thing. there’s a good amount of bizarre or surreal architecture, but just as often it’s an empty mall.
I think a good way to think of it is like, if an alien didn’t understand the difference between natural structures and man made structures, but still tried to create a false representation of the world. So most of the false man made structures would look right, kind of, if a bit off, but you’d occasionally get utter nonsense where the architecture makes no sense because if architecture was naturally occurring that would just happen sometimes.
I LOVED this. the quiet narration with some great deadpan humour. i really loved the section where you figured out the logistics of living within a liminal space. great stuff.
same here!
if you want a similar vibe check out the librarian his gmod exploration videos are great
Seeing Vintage Story in the intro was the last thing I expected. Nice.
I got engrossed in this video, looking at the timestamp and seeing 10:00 and basically blinking and I'm at the end, asking myself "that can't be the end already?". Enjoy it alot.
Definitely make more, I love the blend your commentary has with the right amount of jokes, theoretical, points and light-heartedness without getting too distracted on the omega psychological side of things. (regarding liminal spaces, that is)
That might be my favorite type of videos. A random dude exploring bizarre places and pondering on the oddities he finds
Same
12:15 funny how he says it has Stanley Parable vibes just as the next room we see is directly based from the Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe update edition
@@mandridhugh9555 damn, didn't even notice lmao
And excellent, _excellent_ video, my man! I sure would like to see more of this kinda stuff.
And the gent at 22:50 is Ernesto Guevara, more commonly known as Che. :D
Exploring someone else's dreams is a great thing when done right, IMO. I don't usually dream, but one strangely consistent thing I encounter is trying to find or bring back home a carton of Pall Mall Amber cigarettes. The fact I quit smoking cigarettes about 8 years ago doesn't seem to register with my brain. :D
God that's embarrassing, this whole time I thought that was Fidel Castro. Thank you for watching :)
@@loganfromearth they are closely related figures so it's completely understandable to get them mixed up! do not be embarass! very good video you make. +1 from me
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Comandante!
Your voice is so calming and matched with the gmod maps make this peak content
Back when you uploaded the Enclave video, you wrote something like (iirc!): "...I am strongly inspired by Ross's game dungeon...". You really captured the spirit and made it your own thing. Awesome!
(...I'm a bit jealous)
Thank you, yeah, he's a big inspiration of mine still. And there's no need to be jealous, there's nothing stopping you from making content of your own!
I,d like to note that Ross as an artist had Manny protects he never Expected in freemans mind to take off. It just did, side protects just take off baced on the collective chonchusness...
Just an unrelated note.
This series has reignited a long dormant love for gmod. God damn dude. Keep it up. These are all beautiful maps.
i enjoyed this video its perfect how your voice and the random things you say with the strange maps just made this video perfect
Honestly I've seen a few videos similar to this one's topic, but I feel yours has *the* most "guiding me on a journey as a friend I just met" vibe from anything I've experienced in recent-ish times. I thoroughly enjoyed my time, thank ya for your work, I look forward to more
18:58 okay i really enjoyed that bit about starting a watermelon farm. 🥰
reminded me of project zomboid, sims 3 and/or minecraft farming.
its always relaxing hearing people talk about living in the backrooms. the silence would be deafeningly madening, but like humans in every MMO RPG every. we'll do the insufferable jack of all trades thing and survive there.
that part about measuring the water? a stroke of genius and the mention of boiling it? inspired.
Please man, make more of these. This video has such a calm relaxing vibe.
More is on the way don't you worry. And thanks :)
That was a great watch! Waiting for season 2 in 5 years
This feels like a few bite-sized librarian videos and im all for it.
So if I remember correctly, the whole thing about not being able to read in your dreams is actually moreso that the text changes every time you look away, which is something I've noticed in my dreams.
great video, haha i had a hexbug. good times
i remember playing this map that was just so unbelievably unnerving, every house seemed so lived in, every texture was great. it was so lonely feeling yet made you feel uneasy, i need to find it again
My oldest memories were me with my grandparents one when i was a toddler, i also went to elementary school then suddenly im skipped forward to with my grandparents house picking eggs but i am excited to pick eggs because i have been there for a while
I'm so glad you started this series because otherwise I wouldn't have found your channel! Suffice to say I love your map exploration videos
im having a really bad time with coughing, i always had some problems with my chest but this is crazy, i quite literally cough several times like twice a minute. This video really helped me out to distract for a lil bit. Thank you, this is the sort of content i was looking for. You earned a sub man, and you desereve way more
went to the paper wasp video immediately out of morbid curiosity and I was instantly mortified by the sound
The 'inspirational' booth in the photobooth area of gm_hangout is a picture of the New York Cityscape, it's used for the shot of city 17 in Half Life 2 when ascending the Citadel near the end of the game.
Awesome video, bro. I love how it communicates a perfect mix of comfy and creepy.
here's some of my take that ive had over the years on how to define a liminal space:
the "transition" can also be literal and physical instead of just through time. hallways, doorways, spaces where you wait, etc. these are often pretty universally agreed on to be liminal to some degree. spaces that give off the vibe that you are not intended to stay here for very long, that you're not supposed to live here, that you arent supposed to be thinking of this space as a place for humans to do normal human activities in like cooking or sleeping or spending time enjoying life in. or spaces that do the opposite, that look like someone 100% should be living here and doing those things but for whatever reason there is nobody here and that the space gives off some kind of vibe that it would be wrong in some way to do so. its hard to describe that last bit, though.
another way ive looked at it is that a liminal space is a place where it appears like there _should_ be humans and/or that it was _made_ for humans, but there are none there. or, made for or should have something tangentially related to humans. this covers much more abstract spaces like infinite pool rooms or staircases or something along those lines. spaces that dont have very obvious human accommodations and have things that are clearly meant for some specific purposes but that without further context of people being there feel like it doesnt make sense... not sure if that really makes sense itself, i hope it does lol
To add to what you said about unreadable text in dreams, not gonna lie, I made up some fake brands in one of mine. It was about me on a road trip, visiting a gas station to grab food (was reminiscing about going to Yellowstone, and since I love camping, it was great to finally go)
I remember the layout was really cramped, like they had a few more shelves extra that they wanted to squeeze in to fit extra stock. I don't dream much recently, but I'll honestly try to write down whatever ones I get and whatever I do remember because I really think making my own dream map would be sick
Loved the video man. The bit with you finding out how livable the map would be was probably my favorite part. Definitely would wanna see more of that. Your other stuff seems right up my alley too, so I'll be there for whatever comes next.
Also thanks for not including any jumpscares
It's so bizarre that you perfectly described a reoccurring dream of mine with the school thing. It's almost always not knowing what class I'm supposed to take and that I'm somehow failing and just *know* I'm failing despite having no memories of the entire school year.
The narration feels written by Ross Scott.
That's a plus for me.
THANK YOU! I said the same thing to myself. This is my first video from Logan, and I immediately connected the way his mind flows from topic to seemingly disconnected topic as the same way Ross presents a lot of game dungeons.
The 'survival situation' bit of the liminal gallery reminding me in particular of how Ross tried to understand Trackmania and landed on it being a post-apocalyptic AI driven future with unmanned cars racing each other for eternity.
this shits gas man. hope you make more videos like this.
This video was so good man
I really appreciate the structure; analysis of the maps with your train of thought sprinkled in here and there. Very cool
As a overthinker and gmod enthusiast myself, I must say that this type of video is something I wanted to watch for a long time.
I could sit here and watch your videos for the rest of my life thinking about your thoughts on any topic.
I personally appreciate for your existence and please keep on making good content!
I'd love to see more content like this from you. You provide a unique perspective with your personality, and your voice is both personable yet mellow. This was a joy to watch and listen to!
I really enjoyed this video. It is relaxing for once to watch a mature and descriptive video like this, it makes me feel like you respect my time
This is so incredibly relaxing. Your voice is so uniform to garrys mod videos, if that makes any sense, but there's a familiarity in the content here that makes me feel good. Thank you for this.
I always had this sort of calming feeling for very simple GMod maps that are made using base assets, like house with garden, rp_coastalcity, gm_fiction, gm_stillspace, apartment 138, and br_utalism. Extremely simple assets/geometry give the map this nice smooth look to it, especially if the lighting is just right.
Never seen your channel before but got recommended this video out of the blue. Similar vibe to Redlyne's "Exploring Dead Games" series, so that's probably why. Loved the video! Your narration was excellent and the music choices certainly worked! More, please! 😂
Thanks! Yeah, I've seen some of Redlyne's stuff, he seems cool. More on the way!
Games like gmod have so much cool custom content, would be fun to see more videos like this, maybe with other genres or types of maps that have a certain feeling or vibe to them. Nice one lad
i love this vid sm
the narration/commentary gives off a similarly cozy vibe to old lets plays
26:06 i remember the commercials for thos
This video was just what i needed, i was melting from mental exhaustion and this just popped up, you literally saved my night.
I love these kinds of videos. People walking around and exploring stuff that's gone unnoticed, or things that've gotten forgotten over time... Plus there's the element of camp fire stories of days gone by, the sneak glimpses of things that nobody can experience anymore through the stuff you're getting nostalgic about. Seeing people appreciate art is wholesome.
This is exactly the kind of style these videos need. It sort of reminds me of the Nexpo videos on Petscop. Slow and explanatory with an air of smooth and eerie nostalgia. It's hard to explain the feeling but it's amazing and beautiful.
I was really hoping to find a video like this one day, and I finally found it. Just pure vibes and getting lost in all kinds of maps.
The atmosphere, the peace, the quiet, and the eeriness of the Source engine is just unmatched.
This is fantastic. I don't know how to describe it, but you really give me a Ross from Accursed Farms vibe. Something about the rambling anecdotes and pool math is incredibly fitting with these old Gmod maps. Would love to see more!
Wow, this video is GOOD. Absolutely love the commentary, good job homie!
Protip: taking melatonin makes your dreams *wild* on top of helping you go to bed at more reasonable times. Also, writing them down after you wake up helps you remember them going forward - something about transferring them from short term to long term memory in your brain. Good stuff.
Yeah, I kept a dream journal for a short time, but eventually I discovered that writing right after waking up sucks, so I quit doing it. Maybe I should get back to it.
this video rocks man, i really enjoy the calmer tone, your dry humor at times, and how genuine you're trying to be. keep it up
I love this! Videos with this style are so nice and just going through these somewhat familiar maps and talking about what you would do there is a favorite pastime of mine.
Also, I'm not Own Doing but something that has helped me dream more, and remember my dreams more, is just writing them down as soon as I wake up. I think your brain tries to get rid of the memories as quickly as possible but if you write them down they can stick a lot longer.
Bro what?
I just stumbled across you from a random recommendation and am in love with your narration style in this video. Its so weirdly engaging and relaxing. Thank you, wish you the best and heres to hoping you get more recognition.
Just came from your latest vid, your gmod videos have a nice vibe to them. You have a knack for calming narration, and spice it up well with the occassional quip. Has the feel of hanging out with a chill friend.
I really like this style of video talking about random things while still remaining on topic + the overall chill vibe Please do make more
I really like this style of content. The comentary of how one could survive in an gmod map, to talking about the values gmod represents in the creation of art. This was just great to sit back and relax to (especially with how calming your voice is).
Keep up the work, you have a new subscriber!
at 0:37 I was gobsmacked because I’ve never seen a map this good on the gmod workshop and I’ve always wondered how people find them
Yes! Finally someone who understand the feeling i felt alot when i was younger but now have a hard time feeling. That close to nostalgia feeling you were talking about. The old windows background with the grassy hill. I remember looking at it sometimes and thinking "Where are we? Why is the grass so green and the sky so blue? What is out there?". I felt as though i have been there a million times but don't know when and where it was. I remember looking out the window on the way to my grandparents country home and thinking the same thing "what is out there?". The only thing making me feel that today is the vast deep ocean. The feeling is addictive and sensative.
thank you for making this video! it was really relaxing and interesting to watch
would love to watch more gmod content from you
I love The Librarian, which is probably why these were recommended to me. The issue is his videos are so long and in depth that it feels almost like it's too much of a good thing. These are comprehensive and easy to digest and is just as good.
Great stuff. You deserve more than 1.5 thousand subscribers.
You're very personal and you keep me feeling like i'm sat in the room with you while you describe what you're playing in the game.
You hold a parasocial relationship well.
And as you said, you do your due dilligance. I asked " is this guy really going to measure if this little pool has a lifetime supply of water in it?" And seeing the gallon jugs being placed across every measurable angle of it just solidified "yep. He plays games the way i WANT to play games"
I don't think a video sells the idea of making your own liminal space the way this one does. You really highlight the personal nature of the creator in each map and you do a much better job than other "creepy youtube guys".
No offence to them but their format doesn't hit the vibe as hard as yours does even if they vibe so well with it. "The librarian" comes to mind. It's almost all live voiceover and unedited so it drags on with minuites of silence without any context which just sends me into the realisation that i want to download and play the map without the youtuber.
Unlike that, you make it a joy to welcome your inclusion between me and the map.
Make more of these, i haven't seen any of your other content but you're aware enough of the appeal to independantly made videos in general that anything you make will have enough consideration to be worth watching.
And feel free to do this stuff live i just might not watch it.
“There will be no jump scares.” I do not believe you.
I really liked how you pondered how to live in the Liminal Gallery. Great video!
What made this video so enjoyable for me was not only the interesting topic, but your commentary and insights. Thank you
You dream every night, you just don't remember the dreams. One way I found that helped me to remember my dreams is right after waking up you need to either describe the dream to someone (or just yourself) or write down the dream somewhere
I will be extremely grateful if you continue this series.
Just found your channel thru this vid. Such a cozy vid, super interesting too keep going man this stuff is great
This was an amazing video. The answer to your question at the end of the vid is: YES! Make more of these videos my friend. I love your writing and narration. Very soothing.
I can't speak for everyone, but the algorithm dropped me in here and I gotta say, I would absolutely watch an entire series exploring and deconstructing these sorts of maps. It's always cool to take a look into someone's thoughts or feelings by looking at what they create.
The little segment of survival in such an open, yet secluded place, makes for a wonderful thought experiment, and can help function as a mindfulness exercise; getting the brain to focus on things it usually takes for granted. Overall, wonderful video with wonderful vibes. I look forward to seeing what you do from here!
I explored the liminal gallery 1 map in vr and when I went to the really dark room that had deep water I literally closed the door to that room, laid on the floor and had a little bit of a breakdown. Love the map. (and the video)
3:30 lmao this is that old yearbook photo background meme. There was a popular image some guy took with his cat in front of that background.
I absolutely loved this video! This is the kind of thing I've been waiting a long time to see, and it was rejuvenating to watch. Strange and surreal maps like these simply enamor me, and I love to explore them myself as well.
Liminal Gallery was a map I absolutely adored when I explored it myself long ago, and you managed to make it interesting to revisit despite the map being the same as ever. The thought experiment you had with living in the map is exactly the kind of thing I find myself thinking about in hypothetical scenarios all the time, and you segued it perfectly into the bit at the end of the segment.
It's a wonderful thing to see someone share a similar passion for this sort of surreal user-made content and Gmod maps in particular, and your commentary remained both entertaining and thought-provoking throughout. It's also nice to see someone else appreciate the medium as a genuine art.
As for my last thoughts, I just wanted to mention that the map you showcased that you'd made when you were 12 was fascinating to me, and I loved seeing the somewhat crude construction of it with its blocky walls and open ceiling. It almost reminds me in a way of the beauty certain older games have where their limitations become mesmerizing parts of their artstyle much later on, though I suppose Gmod is getting to the point where it could probably claim that title itself.
Great video! Thanks for making it, and I'll absolutely watch more if you do choose to make them.
Just wanted to let you know that I loved the water math segment, the thought experiment of living there was a great addition, it’s exactly the kind of thing I’d think about playing a map like this.
This video was such a vibe, please make more
Frankly, I'm all about odd videos like this. There's always just some maps that maintain this aura of a secreted away space that feels reminiscent of old dead games and servers that you just don't know if anyone's actually seen it in years or not. There's also an equally secretive audience who are all for seeking that vibe. Sometimes, it's not even the intentionally odd maps that nail this vibe. I remember this one underground town filled with neon lights, and tight spaces everywhere. By all means, it was a normal map, but you had to take a slow tram to get to the main part of the town, which was basically the only open part of it.
I haven't seen any of your other videos before this, but this was really nice. Great narration and interesting
I was absolutely blown away when I saw your sub count. You deserve so much more attention man.
I enjoyed every minute of this video
Librarian fans unite ✋
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this video is absolutely top notch content. you nailed it!! keep making content.
I loved this video, your style of commentary and humor is great. I would love to see more videos of you just exploring different maps, keep it up 🔥
I always loved spending time just exploring these odd maps as a kid. Time seems to stop and stretch like an ocean rather than a depleting resource when exploring these vast, empty spaces. Even non-liminal maps in Garry's Mod always piqued my curiosity. I remember spending hours upon hours posing ragdolls, placing props, and crafting stories of my own using nothing but these empty spaces. I really liked that analogy you made about paintings and visual media compared to now, where we can now step inside of, and modify the painting, whereas our ancestors had to make do with admiring the visuals. I can think of so many maps I explored in my own time, going out of bounds on HL2 and CS:S maps I would play, gm_bigcity, any of the maps Fishke made, any variation of RP_(insert), but I remember rp_bangclaw was my favorite since by the time I was around, there were maybe only two or three servers still using it, it seemed more mysterious that the map was falling out of favor. Keep making these kinds of exploration-philosophocomedy esque videos, or don't if you don't want to. Great video man
The algorithm brought me, I was instantly hooked to your style of narration, then I checked your channel and discovered that this is your first video essay, and I was surprised, make more of these please
I really loved this video, especially I loved the way that you narrated the video. I know that this isn't what you usually do but I hope you do more!
More of these videos, pretty please!! 😁 I really loved the insights you made, as they were intriguing, legitimately thought provoking, and fun! I especially loved the "could I live in this map?" bit! 😊 Your way of Gmod map exploration has a different style/feel compared to most others (even The Librarian) that I've seen and it's great! 10/10
I really adore this sort of video, it feels really nice to go through, it feels like going 9n a little adventure with a friend!
This is also the first video i see of you, in my recommendations, and i instantly liked wlthe whole experience!
I'd love to see more of these. As a kid I played a lot of gmod. There was a point though when we had our internet shut off for a year or so (lived in the country so it wasn't all that necessary) and I had downloaded a buuuuunch of mods prior so I'd have something to play with. Rolling through empty Gmod maps sorta became a hang out spot for me. Also learned a lot of Gmod ins and outs during that time too.
After seeing that section where you calculated if you could survive on that map I would really love to see a series where you just calculate the survivability of random Gmod maps.
Discrete Time Signal Processing is actually how we turn random noisy and chaotic data into something that is easier to understand by having computers record a data each instant (called sampling) and check that data for frequencies or statistics.
An example of where you would use this is if you want to clean up somebody's voices by turning a time domain signal into a frequency domain signal and making sure all the annoying background noises are cut, and then have the signal reconstructed, making it sound cleaner.
That's as best as I can explain it to somebody without overcomplicating it.
Wow, that is super interesting, I though it was just something that Counter Strike: Source texture artists made up.
@@loganfromearth If anything, I would think it is an asset from Half Life 2. idk.
Love these empty and/or dead game maps. More GMod stuff is definitely welcome, and I'd watch them in full. Anything like them, really.
really loved the style and cozy feel of this video
The real meat of this video was the "useless" information you took the time to research. Everything is useless until it comes in handy. I appreciate your effort.
This is my introduction to your channel. I'm subbing for more like this, but like the way you opened up this video - feel free to do whatever the hell you want.
This was a great video.
Absolutely love seeing both the exploration of these weird maps/places but I gotta say the more personal spin you give to it, to imagine if you could survive in these places and try to empathize with the person the dreamscape belongs to hit too close to home for this is the kind of things Id get derailed thinking about when I explore these places.
Please I'd love to see more videos in these styles of you have any interest in making more cause the charm it had is very rare to find!
And if im allowed to suggest any map for a potential future video or simply for you to explore on your own, Grandfather Galley was a very bizarre find that really left an impression
Loved the video. Gmod has so much more cool stuff to explore than I think most people realize and this was a great showcase of that.
I needed to watch a video like this, its just so good, really hard to find something special those days, love it
I think GMod's so filled at liminal spaces on the workshop is because it's mostly HL2 assets.
Nearly half of the game's chapters take place in City 17 which is by definition a liminal space. The combine's slowly decreasing the population and the city's falling to ruin or outright being destroyed, there's an eeriness to a city being so scarce of people even before the rebellion.
Really glad i found this video/channel cause your narration is great
This was extremely surreal to watch high, and more because of your narration than the game
I adore this I really hope you make more videos like it, very enjoyable watch especially the liminal gallery section and seeing if its livable or not. Never thought about that before but now I wanna try it on all my maps