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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
Minisode 08 - Breaking the Mold and Cultural Musings
Episode 30 - Everything's Better Embed
Minisode 07 - Horror Games
Minisode 06 - Relationships and Forward Motion
Episode 29 - Shoot Them!
Minisode 05 - Text Games and Far Away Places
Episode 28 - Uninterviewable
Minisode 04 - Wandering Around and Feeling
Episode 27 - A Review Comes For The Arcade
Minisode 03 - B-grade Games
Episode 26 - Five out of Ten: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Escape to Na Pali, Side B
Episode 26 - Five out of Ten: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Escape to Na Pali, Side A
Minisode 02 - Interactive Fiction and Object Toys
Episode 25 - The History of Everyday Games
Minisode 01 - Cyberpunk and Personal Stories
Episode 24 - The Zine Knight Rises
Episode 23 - Books Fight Boss
Episode 22 - On 'Killing is Harmless'
Episode 21 - Actually, It's About...2014
Episode 20 - The Founderhead
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