You’re Not Overthinking It

Over his illustrious career, YouTube star Jacob Geller has written and produced a sprawling collection ofvideo essays. Deftly interweaving video game analysis with complex narratives about art, politics and history, Geller’s work positions games as vital tools for understanding each other
and ourselves.

You’re Not Overthinking It: The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller re-examines more of Geller’s most iconic essays, brought to the page for the first time and accompanied by his brand-new commentary. Featuring a foreword by the poet/novelist Kaveh Akbar. Each piece comes with afterwords from some of the industry’s best writers and stunning original artwork by Kilian Eng and other exceptional artists – including a graphic novel from renowned creator, Richard Blake.

Featuring original scripts and new industry analysis of the following works:

-Games, Schools, and Worlds Designed for Violence
-The Shape of Infinity
-Fear of Dark
-A Thousand Ways of Seeing a Forest
-Head Transplants and the Non-Existence of the Soul