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The fact they called the nether portal a TV had me dying 😆
Lol same
same lmao
SAMEE
same.
or is it?🤔
Personally I feel like their talents would be better suited to the Sims games. Some really interesting builds they could break down.
Fr
That's a great idea
They already did the Sims
* builds house like a cube from Minecraft in the sims *
What mc shader r they using pls?
I love how they slowly went from full architect analysis to have the artist come out full tilt and fall in love with the creative fantasy aspect of it.
Next is Minecraft professionals reacting to rl architecture.
Next next video engineers reacts to mumbo jumbo and grain
I probably would watch
I would watch that .... Why not ....
I think we should get a part 2 and have them watch a couple Minecraft builders that use a more realistic style in their builds. That would be pretty nice.
Absolutely
Agreed
Grian? Edit: yes that's how you spell it, and also he has some realistic builds, I was just adding on that he would be an interesting reaction too
I agree!
Trixyblox?
Fun fact: Grian (a famous Minecraft KZheadr) used Minecraft to design his backyard and gave the design as a reference to his contractors. He has a full video on his channel about it.
Yeah I saw that video. Kinda crazy how he did it tbh. Getting your real life backyard and putting it into Minecraft is hard in it itself. But then you transform the backyard in minecraft and convert it into real life. I don't know if I can do that
The craziest thing is that you can be confused of what image is the Minecraft one and what is the IRL one
Was thinking about him as well
Ngl people need to do it more
and what a garden it turned out to be to
I want to see them build something on minecraft cause i dont think they have an idea how hard it can be building something nice
When he said “why is everything in blocks?” My immediate thought was “oh, you mean Minecraft?” Lol
It's really not hard, it's just a matter of designing basic layout and geometry of the structure you are building and then choosing a good palette of blocks. Sure it may take some practice to get to Grian level but it's not that hard.
But they build even harder things Because they build in reality 😂😂
@@kikio4230 Exactly, no build in Minecraft can be as difficult as in real life. There’s so many things to do and so many factors, you have to deal with wood, planks, screws, layout, geometry, the aligning, you have to think of the flow of water when it rains, and where the electrical components go, and so much more.
It’s not hard to build something nice in Minecraft they build stuff in real life not on a game and that’s a lot harder
I know these are professionals but how are their imagination so... limited
what do you mean
Well they definitely don't play games, and are definitely in the beginning just too "critic" like, being kinda judmental as well. "They're definitely not building for Hollywood hills" then trash on people's architectural skills in LA? Like I feel bad for anyone's designs who aren't theirs cause like obviously if it isn't their architecture it's bad. And that guys architectural skills are quite minecraft blocky style anyways sooo XD. I usually live videos like this but not when people are super critical or judgemental about how people do things. And that girl, "I wish I had an excavator tool like that" she seriously doesn't understand he's breaking dirt with a hand, also she is aware of shovels and the existence of digging vehicles right? Definitely limited imagination/thought process going on, in my own opinion of course. I get I'm kinda being judgemental a bit, but come on, I'd like to see them actually react to the highly insane skilled builders, especially the community recreating the whole earth in minecraft.
Yea they are.. dry.
Well that because Minecraft open your mind
@@achoch Minecraft definitely didn't open their minds, that's for sure.
I like these guys. They understand its an imagination space but still try to get some fundamentals out of it. I think some better clips could be found however. There are plenty of mc builders who try to stay as realistic as possible and I do know of one who is an actual engineer who plans his builds as if he were irl. I sadly forget his name tho :,(
They could also react to trixy blox and his realistic builds as well or maybe some sims 4 builds
I always try and make my builds structurally logical. Like, if i have some kind of floating gallery it needs some kind of support or tension system to keep it that way
It’s Alpine
But that's not normal.
And they still take the design seriously, like the criticize them to the core damn. And their critics make sense too, they focus on the design not the realistic aspect of it
I'd love to see these people react to bigger builds (usually called megabuilds) because you get some insane architecture!
What about large modern mansions? I've built a few detailed and realistic modern designs 🙂
hermitcraft would be great for them to watch
@@MarchiWORX "modernity" builds in Minecraft are the pinnacle of mediocrity and bankrupt creativity.
@@rishijusia3050 I agree with you to a certain extent, in addition to over capitalism. However, it depends on the level of skill and execution implemented by each respective individual and project in question.
she would be still like: oooeew what is this 🥴
The funniest thing was them calling the nether portal a disco screen.
It will be interesting when gen z architects come of age. In for some irl minecraft builds.
Seeing the next generation of architects will be interesting for sure as I'm sure they could be better then that guys own blocky architecture skills. But ugh why people still gotta do generation segregation or any kind, were all equal aside from being born in different eras. The gen x gen y gen z stuff is so ugly and tiresome, stop the separation already, were all different sure, but not so different we have to segregate the generations. (Before anyone says the generations crap isn't segregation just look the definition up before you try to "big brain" bash me on why anyone thinks I'm wrong)
@@ImFuckinLazy It is unfortunate the amount of hate for other generations. While I agree with you in that regard, I still use them, but always try to in a positive way. Edit: Also, groups are useful for knowing how a given population is doing.
They already are, the upper limit of gen z have graduated post secondary and are working, or getting their masters and phds. Crazy to think about lol.
@@ImFuckinLazy the generations r definitely rlly different the time that u grew up in definitely affects who u end up being as a person
I love how they call a literal portal to hell a disco tv
😂
True but this is the same portal to hell people frequently use as an express route
I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO COMMENT THAT
Hardcore Christian fundamentalists in the 80's would agree
I know I was laughing so hard
I can't believe those two literally just called a Nether portal a TV screen 🤣🤣
I was going to say that, but i keep reminding myself, "They've never played minecraft before, so they don't know what a nether portal is"
I know
They called a pickaxe a cork screw💀
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@@MemberoftheUnusAnnuscult but it looks like any kind of portal 🤣
I love how they reacted exactly how I thought they would react which is with brutal honesty. I would've loved to see them have a chance to get on Minecraft and design their own build and see what they do
I love how little they know about the game they're looking at. It really gives a fresh perspective on what has become psychologically neutral to gamers like me.
Or how little most gamers know about architecture, Architectural Design History and Theory. Building design with a focus on CADD, struct Arts, Graphic Desig
Why didn't you show them the Cathidral or the Reichstag? They were very well built in Minecraft.
I believe a lot of those are done with outside programs and imported, not by hand.
@@eiv-gaming Yes, but they are still some nice buildings to check out. It can show them what you are capable of in the game.
@@eiv-gaming my guy dude there is a park built in real life and the baseline was a Minecraft school with education edition
What would be the point of talking about a building that is copied from the real world?
@@thomasdiehlen77 To show them what's possible in the game? They probably got the idea of, it is just a game built around moving and making squire shaped buildings while it is way more than that.
They clearly have no children.
I'm a Minecraft gamer and I have always wanted to become an architect when I grow up. Their comments and feedback on the builds actually helped me get better at real life and Minecraft Architecture. This video was really helpful and I hope that sometime in the future you will make similar videos :)
the problem here is their comparing real life to a pixelated game made literally out of blocks. 😂i also love how they judge the way their building but when its done they love it😂
I know that not everyone understands the game but she called a nether portal a TV screen 💀
I think they're most reasonable than most experts reacting to videogames. Like they aren't expecting full accuracy, they know Minecraft builders typically don't have any knowledge in architecture and just make whatever looks nice to them Edit: words
yeah lol
Well what would be the point of inviting real architects if they can't talk about real architecture?
@@carsonbarned6996 just don't say any thing and let them enter it 💀💀
I’ve never seen anybody call a portal “Disco TV” 😂 gonna use it from now on.
It only has one channel though (〒﹏〒)
i would like a part two and see their reactions to a more realistic side of minecraft builds, such as the people recreating places 1:1 in minecraft
I think it's really fun to have these experts who have no idea about game mechanics (structural stability, weapons, armor stands, item storage, enchanting table) looking at these builds. It gives a much different insight without the bias of "for survival gameplay".
I will say this: *To understand building in Minecraft you must first understand Minecraft itself.* These are simple and basic little builds. There's Minecraft KZheadrs out there that has done things like build Las Vegas and New York City, a 1for1 scale of the Lord of the Rings world, and national monuments. Than you got so many different types of build styles. Like modern, fantasy, medieval/castle, cottage core, sci-fi, technical (redstone builds), etc etc, and many more. Just for a quick reference I'll say look up *"Hermitcraft".* Nearly everyone there has some amazing talents in their own way. Just to mention a few of them there's GoodTimesWithScar, Cubfan135, Iskall85, Xisumavoid, Mumbo Jumbo, bdoubl0100, False Symmetry, TangoTek, and ImpulseSV, etc etc. Heck even though I don't like him grian even has some good builds as well.
They need to play the game to understand it.
@@jolandafrijlink6103 yes or basically have a run down crash coarse in how Minecraft is played
@@JoeXTheXJuggalo1 if they want to see more accurate lifelike buildings they need to see the modded versions and shaders. The vannila is very plain and i think they expected too much of it.
@@jolandafrijlink6103 modded Minecraft with shaders is like a totally different game. They're looking at Minecraft in general. Modded Minecraft to me and shaders to me isn't Minecraft anymore.
@@JoeXTheXJuggalo1 i agree i'm more of a purest too. Shaders look nice but that makes minecraft different not better imo.
You should definitely show them different builders in part 2, there's some impressive builds that are far more realistic or detailed than these ones. Maybe show them modded builds (while informing them that the game is modified
Is it just me? This guy in the video looks strikingly similar to the guy in MOON KNIGHT series.
@@IronMan-jj2fd Arthur Harrow?
@@afendiseehamzah yeah, they look so similar right?
@@IronMan-jj2fd yeah I can see it
@@IronMan-jj2fd huh, you're right
the legoman ;-; i love how they called the enchanting setup a firepit
9:34 had me crying LMAO
5:46 The game allows the player to use shaders, which are programs that... make the game look nicer than default (I'm sure someone else can give a better explanation 😅)
you're right
Shaders change how the game is rendered.
I think they may have had RTX on for that build.
E
But in low end PC ir laptops, aren’t recommended
I know that they’ve no clue what the Nether is, but I couldn’t help but laugh at the portal comparison to a tv screen.
Same
It does kind of look like purple static
even though i know what the nether is i still laugh
This was AMAZING please do a part 2!
I’ve been into architecture since 5 and something that really helps me in building in Minecraft is scaffolding and smooth stone or just stone, it’s like setting the foundation and then adding the layout for it which makes it much easier if you don’t have a pencil and paper within arms reach (At 5 I had to draw my building plans since that’s when Minecraft was newer and we didn’t even have bamboo yet, btw I started playing Minecraft at 3 just so I don’t confuse anybody, I was 3 in 2013)
That was awesome! Hahaha great video I love it! I'd love to see more of these for my builds!
Me too😍😍
Ey bro I'm abig fan
10:47 "Yeah, I don't know if that's the best training for young architects." Grian: hold my beer *uses minecraft for his backyard ref*
Literally
When ur a young architect who grew up playing Minecraft :’(
Hold my tea
@@BradenASDF bruh
@@shay8943 it’s been around THAT long?
We need a part 2 of this!
This is a part 2
@@bruhbrother4805 Oh my bad I was tripping 💀💀
We need asymetry constructs in part 3
Professionals in their field, who know next to nothing about minecraft, who still manage to make me smile! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
8:10 thank you for inserting Wat Tham Suea footage 🙏🙏🙏
My father is an artist. A mechanic. And a perfectionist lmao. His first time playing Minecraft I was really young. It was on an old Xbox. He built a brick mansion. I remember thinking it was the best build I had ever seen. (I still think that it’s pretty amazing) especially for his first time playing. And I hope one day I can recreate or even fix the Xbox and recover it!
It's gone like your dad
my dad left me.
@@Darrby1 um- I’m sorry 😞
you might be able to log into the same account you used on the xbox to recover it
My dad made a tv in minecraft its pretty cool
I feel like some megabuilds would be more interesting to watch and would really show off what is actually possible
And also staying with the modern topic, maybe a detailed, realistic modern mansion 🙂
After playing Minecraft, you immediately become an architect 😂
“Even the grass is block” I love people
They should have them build something in the game to experience it. They would understand things like the nether portal, storage system, enchantment, and the limitations in the game.
It’s so funny how little they know about Minecraft and how seriously they approached the builds. Would be interesting to see their reaction to larger more intricate builds
Of course they are gonna approach it seriously they build stuff in real life it’s there job
"Somebody's had to have done that." Grian planned out his backyard patio/landscaping renovation using Minecraft.
“According to my expertise, that’s most definitely a house”
It’s always heartwarming seeing non-gamers appreciate a little piece of our world
It's not "our" world, nor is it anyone's world. Nobody _owns_ gaming, even so-called gamers.
@@77Night77Shade77shut up omg
@@77Night77Shade77u completely missed the point
@@77Night77Shade77 Do you have a talent for always messing things up??
i bet alexis has nice boobies
There has to be a part 2 and part 3 of this. There are so many Minecraft builds that are massive in scale. Also, there are Minecraft builds that aren't symmetrical like diagonal structures. I want to hear their insights. It's very interesting.
This is actually the part 2 . There's another one like this they made like a year ago .
The Pain Being a Minecraft Builder And Them Saying Portals Are A TV And Enchanting Tables Are A Firepit.
“Medieval fascination” is how I’d describe lots of the blocks and building tendencies of Minecraft.
Seems to me that it might be fun to allow a client to 'walk' through their blueprint using this (or something similar).
There are architects that create virtual previews of a project in unreal engine.
@@Tesparg Same idea. I would think it would be a lot harder to program in Unreal than it would in Minecraft though.
@@Tesparg Jesus Christ died for sssinnnss please turn to him for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
These people need to see the hermits that will really blow their minds or those people that build castles.
No no no bring these two back and make them play the game! I would love to see what they would create. They sound incredibly knowledgeable in their careers i wanna see how it translates in game.
I love how much fun they had reviewing these builds
I wanna see their reactions to like mega builds done in minecraft. Now I'm not promoting but I feel like the builds that are massive like jeracraft or trixyblox or something similar. I want to see their reactions to some of minecrafts largest and best looking builds
10:52 People are actually building a 1:1 scale version of the world in Minecraft, it's called the Build The Earth project.
Architects
As a person who plays Minecraft regularly, this was awesome to watch! I love the progression from "wtf is this" to "I would visit there".
I think you would've been a lot more intrigued with some of the Hermits' builds. They're a group of players on a designated server and most of them focus either on building or redstone, a more technological side of Minecraft. Their builds are usually very detailed, very interesting and, later into the game, very big. I think you would've been impressed. Keralis is probably the one who builds the most realistic things out of all of them, BDouble0 (not sure about the exact spelling, but you should find him with this) is great at making nice interior designs in tight spaces, Grian is just, well, Grian. Either way, the whole server is littered with great buildings, realistic and fantastic, that I think you should check out if you were to do a part two of this. They're not representative of the majority of Minecraft builders but as some of the best, I think they could be interesting for this.
GRAIN IS AWSOME! I ENJOY HIS BUILDS ON SERVERS LIKE HERMITCRAFT MOST
I would love to see them try to play minecraft (creative to pick more freely without needing to learn a completely new platform) or to kind of direct someone who has played before! I think it would be interesting to see their reactions to this side of minecraft, kind of planning
😂 They called a nether portal a tv screen, I died!!!
One thing that’s a genuine interesting question to me is how the needs of a Minecraft world fundamentally change architecture- the needs for nether portals, chest rooms, etc etc
Can u guys do sims builds as well?? There are some really talented builders
Yeah they definitely should
Calling the nether portal a “disco TV” was the best part of this video
I absolutely love how they approach these builds though!! Their unfamiliarity with the game is what makes their reactions fascinating to me, and it's something I'm glad no one took the time to explain the nuance to them, because their first reaction and interpretation using their lifetime of career knowledge and experience as an older generation means so much to me. I LOVE seeing a little sliver of how their brains work and as someone who is neither good at architecture nor building cool things in minecraft, it never would've occurred to me to think of matching climate to architecture, or that in a virtual world these architects would prefer the imaginary to the realistic. It has me thinking of how minecraft architects prioritize certain things over others vs their real life counterparts, and i didn't expect that they wouldn't be impressed by certain builds' features. I could watch this kinda stuff for hours. Experts are some of my favorite people for any field, no matter how niche. If i could hire these people, i absolutely would ☺️
I Love How Even Being Professionals, You Start To Warm Up To The Builds
Interior designers react to some of the housings in Final Fantasy 14.
that would be dope
I love how they call the nether portal a TV lmao. But we need them to react to more experienced builders like those in hermitcraft. Maybe get them to react to the season 7 map
I don't care if they don't have a clue about minecraft, I still love their professional takes on these builds
why did yall have to use the most basic house tutorials for EXPERT ARCHITECTS
Maybe for a video idea they could play Minecraft.
Love how they thought the nether portal was a television screen.
Part 3 (? pleaseee I love watching professionals reaction to Minecraft builds 😋
“Yeah, I love the tree.”
I would love to see this on Hermitcraft or Empires SMP builds
I think it would be nice to let them try to build themselves (probably give them one experienced minecraft player who can give them some tips and tricks how to achieve effects they want to get). It would be fun to look at their approach to building.
0:07 Pov peoples never seen minecraft before:👽
One thing I've learned about the creative people you should learn from, they tend to be accepting of new ideas even if they need a little convincing at first. The creative people you should avoid are the art teachers who tell you there is only one "right" way to do something. My very first assignment at my current job: "Hey, you said you taught kids Minecraft, can you make the office and workshop in Minecraft?" I'm pretty sure it was busy work because at the time we didn't have jobs where a new guy could slot in, but I determined I would need some mods that allowed certain shapes because I wanted to create the buildings to human scale. I skipped a block in error, but I got like 95% of the facility and all the stuff in it.
This isn't just them reacting to Minecraft builds, but essentially eviscerating the game as a whole. "omg it's block's" yes, sherlock. this floor is made of floor.
They're people who haven't played the game and given the simple instruction of applying their professional opinion. They weren't even being hateful. Fucking relax mate.
They don’t play video games they called the nether portal a tv give em a break
@@xecillmaze4740 Definitely not a big deal but a little disappointing I was hoping they’d maybe talk about creative applications with limited materials and stuff. So it’s a little lame when the only comments they seem to make is “oh this could never work in real life”. Yes but I was hoping to see comments about organics or something. Unless this video isn’t actually targeted at people who play the game. And it’s not entirely the fault of these commentators but on the channel/production team for not preparing them so that they might be more insightful.
@@xecillmaze4740 yes but when it’s a video game these things should be obvious to them. Take one look at anything Minecraft related and you should be able to realize it is made of pixelated blocks. Nobody really wants to hear them make the same jokes about the environment or how things wouldn’t structurally work irl. They should comment on the design aspect as well.
@@hi6575 They DID comment on the design aspects, constantly, throughout the entire video. They commented on how everyone relied heavily on symmetry, preferred modern designs because those were easier to accommodate the "blockiness," on how dark wood or block looked odd paired with other design choices, on how the hotel looked like a modern "modular" hotel, on how certain builds didn't fit their environment, etc. etc. You're only hearing the "negative" comments because that's all you want to hear.
11:02 yes a KZheadr named Pipenfts is doing earth 1:1 scale in Minecraft
props to her for being around that guy for more than 10 minutes
"Its like cubert stairs" Brings back my childhood.
8:55 When they said they were missing the simetry I thought; they should see the Minecraft buildings of Vegetta777, an Spanish youtuber who studied arquiteture and its obsessed with simetry and does amazing houses
This is probably the best experts react you guys have made in all honesty. As someone whose made plenty of structures that I've judged by how realistic it could be I have thoroughly enjoyed this.
Jesus Christ died for sssinnnss please turn to him for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Would love to see you guys react to other Minecraft builders like TrixyBlox’s and Philza’s builds. They’re so good!
The background music at 2:55 is also the intro music to the podcast The Rest is History! I was half paying attention and then the music started playing and I couldn't figure out why it grabbed my attention immediately.
I’d love if they played Minecraft and see what they build
Can we take a momanr to appreciate how perfectly he placed the glass panes?
*buils a nether portal* "wouldn't be complete without a tv screen" LMAO i love them
"i wanna go there" thats literally what i say to every minecraft build i see
Please do a Part 2 and Include GoodTimesWithScar, PearlescentMoon, Grian and many other impressive builders' builds from community
Please have them react to some more videogame architecture! It would be nice to see them react to some outrageous building in gaming too
they really didnt show them well known top tier builds thats crazy
so many options on amazing minecraft builders and you chose this guy
YES! YEEEES! Finally i love it, love seeing minecraft used for something like that! Builds! Redstone contraptions! I suck at it but love seeing it
You should have them actually explore the place as well it’d be more interesting😎🔥🔥
I like how when they saw the one with the shaders they questioned the realistic water
I really want them to react to some of Philza's Builds. Those would be amazing. Especially since they're all made on Hardcore!
Theres this one architect with the most realistic minecraft city, his name is Alpine in YT and I think that would be a great reaction for them.
You should definitely have them react to bigger time-lapse builds in minecraft something big enough to have some realistic design even if it's gigantic. Like a city build, a magic kingdom, underground city etc.
These guys don’t understand how hard it is to make cool stuff with such limited tools or materials
just love how they start flaming in the start , and in the end they be like : woooah thats cool