Monday, January 12, 2015

Imagining Alien Lifeforms (part 1)


One of the most intriguing aspects of designing a science fiction setting is imagining what strange creatures might live out there beyond our planet. Whether for a story or a game, the first thing that is usually focused upon are intelligent aliens that have some form of civilization--these are the aliens humanity is likely to come into contact with. However, after all the design work is completed with intelligent alien races, the next step is to design the various alien lifeforms that may exist in the universe. These aliens are creatures or “animals” in a sense, and are unlikely to ever form a civilization, design a starship, or even develop a single tool. Entire science fiction films have been written about encounters with a single alien lifeform (Pitch Black,The Thing, Aliens, The Blob, to name a few), but imagine exploring an entire universe filled with strange alien creatures! This week, we'll take a look at some of the unusual lifeforms that populate the Solar Echoes universe and learn about what inspired them.

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