We Made A Fake Video Game

To create our video game analogy to explain quantum computers, Huge If True animator Justin Poore went all out:

He built a 3D map using Cinema 4D. Then he designed a bunch of 3D characters and rigged them with looping animation cycles using Mixamo and character rigs. I love it so much. Justin did not need to go this hard and create a completely 3D video game map from scratch. But he did, and we hope it made it easier (and fun!) to understand the complex topic that is quantum computers.

Oh, and he left an easter egg in every 3D map scene: see if you can spot the person waving back at you. It’s like the Huge if True version of Where’s Waldo…

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[pearlynrodrigues]

if only our professors put 1/100th of the effort to explain concepts

[Raprada]

Your smile just brightens every content you made, Cleo 😊

[DaveKumar.]

this whole cutsey animation was so well done. for me, it was even better than the explanation those profs gave on how those computers worked

[kunaljain]

I did not think people would put so much money and effort into YouTube videos. But this really was worth it. The animation really explained it much better.

[jprakash]

This Keira Knightley vibe is killing me!😍 for science and technology 😘👌

[mercylabib]

Ur channel is really really cool, I’ve watched some of ur videos and I like how u can simplify big topics using good analogies and visuals, they’re brief and educational. Keep it up 😊

[lifeof_bi]

Okay, but when are we going to get to play the game?

[Thisath]

This is why your videos take so long between each other! So very impressive, love to see the attention to minute details.

[davidlowe]

Question: another analogy that would work well for quantum computers is a spaceship 🚀, the video game can be modified to includes the Infinity of space and all of the variables that can be explored throughout the universe / other planets

[vysakhharilal]

Hands down the best animation for a youtube video and the quantum computer explanation was lit.

[youtubersdigest]

It was really a great analogy. I like to think of the bottom of the ocean being the laws of physics. Grounding everything and holding it all up together. Who knows maybe one day we’ll have drills 🤯
Thank you Justin for your very fun cute and helpful animation. Solid work

[AquaD]

it really is a "huge if true version of the sims" bc it would be great... if it were a real game

love the work u put into ur videos!

[nunyadambusiness]

You should totally provide a link to let us play it, even though it’s not really that playable

[BankruptMonkey]

You guys could expand this into a learning video game!

[toshaks]

Can you put the link to the video in the description or comments next time please?

[cams.photography]

Omg I love it too. I’m surprised that you guys haven’t made it an actual video game yet. I’d definitely download it ❤❤

[salsinatorsalsa]

I know it's a quick wrap but Dude I LOVE that style lmao full game 10/10 would play

[ranxalter]

I thought this was gonna be a game about the actual mechanics and concepts generally of quantum computing but instead it’s just a big analogy about how normal computers are like cars but quantum computing is like a boat so..

[lex]

Where's the video that explains it then?

[sweetautumnfox]

I was so confused about where you were getting the video budget from while watching