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 Creation
Control, Anatomy, and the Legacy of the Haunted House
Does Call of Duty Believe in Anything?
The Decade-Long Quest for Shadow of the Colossus' Last Great Secret
Every Zelda is the Darkest Zelda
Art in the Pre-Apocalypse
The Golem and the Jewish Superhero
The Future of Writing about Games
Fear of Cold
| ISBN: | 9780008752293 |
| Publication date: | 20th November 2025 |
| Author: | Jacob Geller |
| Publisher: | Expanse an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Reading age: | 14+ |
| Genres: |
Computer games / online games: strategy guides Media studies: internet, digital media and society Computer and video game industry Computer game art Gift Books |
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 is aimed at readers aged 14 and over.
How a Game Lives features in the following genres: Computer games / online games: strategy guides, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Computer and video game industry, Computer game art, Gift Books
Hardback. £22.50, down from the £25.00 cover price. In Stock.
How a Game Lives was written by Jacob Geller and published by Expanse an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
How a Game Lives has 208 pages
£22.50, reduced from £25.00. In Stock.