Origin Story

Jacob Geller on the Evolution of Video Essays and Games Criticism

Episode Summary

Jacob Geller is a YouTube video-essayist whose work grapples with video games, history, politics, empathy, and more. Recently his criticism has engaged with the politics of climate change and art in the pre-apocalypse as well as media preservation in the digital age. We talked with him about video essays as an art form and what it means that they are the most popular form of criticism. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp You can learn more about Jacob Geller here. Visit our website: Originstory.show Follow us on Twitter @originstory_ Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us theoriginstorypod@gmail.com Cover art and website design by Melody Hirsch Origin Story original score by Ryan Hopper

Episode Notes

Jacob Geller is a YouTube video-essayist whose work grapples with video games, history, politics, empathy, and more. Recently his criticism has engaged with the politics of climate change and art in the pre-apocalypse as well as media preservation in the digital age.

We talked with him about video essays as an art form and what it means that they are the most popular form of criticism. 

Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp

You can learn more about Jacob Geller here.

Visit our website: Originstory.show

Follow us on Twitter @originstory_

Do you have feedback or questions for us? Email us theoriginstorypod@gmail.com

Cover art and website design by Melody Hirsch

Origin Story original score by Ryan Hopper