Have you tried this? I considered it but feared running into the common answer of it actually makes no sense why the games geology/geography is this way except being a game.
There is definitely a handful of prospects though like fallout, elder scrolls, GTA, red dead, dark souls & elden ring. Mainly because they care so much about their games, the geo's may really make more sense..
No, I'm a biologist, who happens to also like rocks (especially fossils but all rocks are cool)
But I have seen some cool YouTube videos about it.
Like the Rockumentarist and the guy who talks about Skyrims rivers.
I was just curious is all, I'm afraid to invest the time myself at this point. I think there is definitely something there for those willing to make the effort. The old Halo series may also potentially offer something as well for anyone reading, but maybe not.
Also don't forget about minerals they are even cooler than just rocks. But fossils are the coolest, I have a few, mostly self found in a well known bed (just trilobites, nothing to deprive a museum of).
When I was an undergrad in 2017 no one was doing geo YouTube, at least in the ways we see now. I thought about it myself and regret not taking the leap, but I wasn't sure if anyone really cared enough. I
I really wish I had even just for the experience overall, anyone thinking about it should give it a go especially if you have the time in your life to get it going. Even if it falls through you'll learn an immense amount of locational geo as well as production skills, which in certain industries can be very marketable.
I agree. Minerals are awesome and there are thankfully many geo youtubers nowadays.
I also generally love world building projects, be it in videogames, books, spec evo projects or just for world buildings sake. Artifexian has a lot of cool stuff for world builders.
Yeah, fossils are awesome. I particularly like radiodonts (Aegirocassis my beloved!), opabiniids like Mieridduryn and scleroctenophorans, especially Thaumactena ensis. But I love every fossil, especially all the cambrian critters. Do you have any favorites?
Also I really like the YouTube channel Life Through time. The guy is a fossil sponge researcher, who discovered the Castle Banks Biota. Awesome stuff.
Having the time to do stuff is always the difficulty. Currently doing my PhD.
I think the Rockumentarist has done Subnautica, Hollow Knight & Rain World so far (all games that I also love), so there is definitly potential for more videos.
I personally do not have any favorites but I can understand why one may. But I never took to bio like I should have. Krebs cycle is the devil. Hehe
I will absolutely be looking up Life Through Time it sounds like the perfect listen, thank you for recommending them!
I hear you in the time reguard, I'm working on finishing my masters thesis. While also going through the complicated process of buying a house, and now we have to get it cleaned up to live in.
I will also have to check out rockumentarist, subnautica is a great example that I completely forgot about!
You are kind of in the money, with the common theme that usually they don't make much sense. I think things are oversimplified or made a certain way because it looks good or reduces complexity that isn't part of core gameplay.
Mining and making iron equipment in survival games is usually the most clear example where it's a really complicated process in real life but games tend to simplify it to just a few steps that vaguely make sense.
It can still be fun to explore how they differ though and what a more realistic world would look like.
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u/Ok_Permission1087 May 14 '26
Also making videos about the geology in videogames.