Optical anxiety in ALIEN 1979 & ALIEN ISOLATION - film analysis & game analysis by Rob Ager

Interfering with the viewer's visual cognition is a major technique used in Alien & Alien Isolation to subliminally induce a state of persistent anxiety. This video explores how Alien & ALIEN ISOLATION use this method in terms of lighting, geometric patterns and more.

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00:00 Intro
03:30 Movie to game continuity
06:00 Terry Rawlings consultation
08:45 Alien features in sets
09:50 Visual cognition & survival
11:15 Optical illusion anxiety
11:45 Dark spaces & fear of falling
14:35 Hidden clutter
15:40 Sleepy lighting
16:17 Diseases in the dark
17:39 Insufficiently visible
18:30 Strobe lights
21:42 Painful light
25:40 Detail overload
33:43 Geometrical torment
44:25 Discounts
45:55 Game trailer
47:57 Visual smudging
50:53 Combined anxieties
52:11 Bloody impressive
56:10 More content