HOW A GAME LIVES

Over his illustrious career Jacob Geller has written and produced a sprawling collection of video 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 How a Game Lives re examines ten of Geller s most iconic essays accompanied by his brand new commentary afterwords on each piece by some of the industry s best writers and stunning original artwork by Kilian Eng and other exceptional artists With videos like Who s Afraid of Modern Art Every Zelda is the Darkest Zelda and The Legacy of the Haunted House Geller has taught audiences how to think about the art that s affected them How a Game Lives immortalises those works and more and provides boundless insight into the construction philosophy and afterlife of each essay Featuring original scripts and new industry analysis of the following works Who s Afraid of Modern Art Returnal is a Hell of Our Own CreationControl Anatomy and the Legacy of the Haunted HouseDoes Call of Duty Believe in Anything The Decade Long Quest for Shadow of the Colossus Last Great SecretEvery Zelda is the Darkest ZeldaArt in the Pre ApocalypseThe Golem and the Jewish SuperheroThe Future of Writ