Hi. I'm Jacob Geller.

I'm a writer, video essayist, podcast host, and general art enthusiast.

Accolades

Featured on Sight and Sound’s list of “Best Video Essays of the Year,” 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Featured on Polygon’s list of “Best Video Essays of the Year,” 2020, 2022, 2023"Jacob Geller...is to the video game essay what Annie Dillard is to the literary essay"
-Patrick House, LA Review of Books"It probably goes without saying that Jacob Geller is the Future of Writing about Video Games, but he’s also the future of writing about…kind of anything?"
-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, How a Game Lives

Thanks for visiting my website.

I write about the intersecting worlds of video games, politics, art, and storytelling.I primarily publish essays to YouTube, where my work has been cumulatively viewed over a hundred million times.

Other Projects

  • Host of the podcast Something Rotten

  • Cohort of the podcast MinnMax

  • Featured creator for the streaming service Nebula

  • Hired consultant for major video games

How a Game Lives:
The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller

My book, How a Game Lives, re-examines ten of my most popular essays with hundreds of new annotations, original afterwords by acclaimed authors, and stunning artwork.

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