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This month on the Critical Distance Confab we welcome Alex Carlson from the YouTube channel PostMesmeric.
Alex Carlson is a relative newbie to the world of YouTube video game criticism. He had some experience with written criticism, most notably on Hardcore Gaming 101, but transferred over when he was introduced to the idea that YouTube could be used for more than simple entertainment. His channel is a hidden gem, which I came upon one day when Youtube's algorithm was feeling particularly kind: toiling away in relative obscurity, perhaps thanks to the capricious nature of this algorithm, he nonetheless continues to put out quality videos. We talk about his style of criticism connecting design to theme, his predilection for critiquing horror games, and his more personal video about how certain games exploit his Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
SHOW NOTES
PostMesmeric YouTube Channel
Pyre and Responsibility | PostMesmeric
This Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Analysis - The Art of Control | Postmesmeric
Layers of Fear Analysis - Framing and Perspective | PostMesmeric
Detention Anaylsis - Fear and Reality | PostMesmeric
Evolving Rhythm Gameplay | PostMesmeric
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts - An In-Depth Critique | PostMesmeric
Banjo Kazooie vs. Banjo Tooie - Rare's Metamorphosis |PostMesmeric
Gaming With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |PostMesmeric
Opening Theme: 'Close' by The Alpha Conspiracy
Closing Theme: 'Wishing Never' by The Alpha Conspiracy
Episode 45 - Documentary Delight
Episode 44 - A Cagey Interview
Episode 43 - Think, Game, Love
Episode 42 - Great Levels, The Best Levels in Gaming
Episode 41 - Every Game a Painting
Episode 40 - Games Literary Studies on YouTube
Episode 39 - This is Innuendo Studios
Episode 38 - The Spawn of History
Episode 37 - Noah's Crit
Minisode 13 - Soundscapes and Dreamscapes
Episode 36 - The Hows and Whys of TWIVGB
Minisode 12 - Not Dark Souls
Episode 35 - Camp's Signal
Minisode 11 - Grab Bag of Games
Episode 34 - Chat with Matt
Minisode 10 - Abstract Aesthetics
Episode 33 - Game OverThinker
Minisode 09 - Long Games and Short Games
Episode 32 - Supplementary Grades
Episode 31 - Back to the 2015
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