How a Game Lives: The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller – deep dive video game essay book announced!
| Explore the intricacies of videos games with How a Game Lives: The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller – the latest release in Lost In Cult’s acclaimed line-up of premium video game culture and design books. Made in partnership between Jacob Geller, the celebrated video essayist, this world-first book re-examines ten of his iconic essays, with brand-new writing by Geller, afterwords on each piece by some of the industry’s best writers, and stunning original artwork. Our campaign-exclusive Deluxe Edition brings extra features to fans, with the first 300 orders signed by Jacob Geller himself, and with additions including a 7-inch vinyl record + Kilian Eng art poster. The How a Game Lives: The Annotated Essays of Jacob Geller collection is available worldwide – campaign open for 60 days from March 12th at 18:00 GMT until May 10th. |
| STANDARD EDITION The Standard Edition of How a Game Lives is ideal for the casual fan, video game culture connoisseurs, and anyone generally appreciative of the artistry behind video games. Presented as a hardcover book, adorned with an original art piece by renowned illustrator Kilian Eng, this 256+ page book explores the acclaimed work of Jacob Geller. Over the past five years, Jacob Geller has written and produced a sprawling library of video essays. Deftly interweaving analysis of video games with complex narratives of art, politics, and history, Geller’s writing positions games as vital tools for understanding each other and ourselves. Marking the first time the text of his videos has been publicly available, this anthology of essays comes with all-new annotations with additional context on Geller’s writing process, behind-the-scenes information, and reflections on how his thoughts have evolved since the video’s original release. Each of the ten selected essays are accompanied by beautiful art from a range of mediums, with afterwords provided by writers such as novelist Jamil Jan Kochai, esteemed YouTube essayist Noah Caldwell-Gervais, game designer Gareth Damian Martin, and author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. With similar art-focused outlooks on the realm of video games, it’s no surprise that a Lost In Cult x Jacob Geller collaboration stands as one of our most-requested works. We’re beyond proud to make this dream pairing a reality. |
| DELUXE EDITION – signed + limited to 300 unitsFor serious observers of video game art and culture, collectors, and Jacob Geller fans, our Deluxe Edition is the definitive version of what we are building together, with no expenses spared. Deluxe Edition owners will find a How a Game Lives hardcover book inside a beautiful red slipcase with embossed details taken from Kilian Eng’s cover landscape and die-cut slots that echo ancient runes. Continuing with the runic motif, the Deluxe Edition includes an exclusive 7-inch vinyl record that comes in a vibrant red die-cut sleeve. With tracks written by Katie Dey and Seth Boyer specifically for Geller’s video essays, this is the first time these songs have been available on physical media. Also included in the edition is a bookmark with holo foil details, an A4 poster art print of Eng’s stunning cover art, and 3 additional A5 art prints showing off uniquely commissioned illustrations from inside the book. All of these exclusive extras will be enclosed within a deluxe box with runic holo foil detailing. The first 300 Deluxe Editions sold will come with a custom bookplate attached to the inside cover and signed by Jacob Geller, with early backers also having their names listed in the interior of the book. This is How a Game Lives in its complete form, as per our original vision. As ever, the Deluxe Edition is available exclusively during our 60-day campaign, ending May 10th. |
| Kilian Eng A2 Gallery Print – limited to 250 copiesAdditionally, we are offering unique prints of the stunning original How a Game Lives book cover artwork by renowned artist Kilian Eng. These are gallery-quality prints on stock used by professional galleries – it simply does not get higher quality than this. Our large A2-sized prints Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm stock, which has a tactile feel and fine surface texture, providing excellent reproduction of colour and detail, with deep blacks and optimum contrasts. The serious art collectors among our audience tend to snap these up, so if you want a profound, gallery-grade art piece in your home, pick up one of these 250 print pieces before they are gone. |
| How a Game Lives is crafted to last – each copy demonstrates our commitment to sustainable business. Produced and assembled with high-quality artisan materials, we work with carbon-neutral, anti-corruption partners and factories. We believe in ethical manufacturing as strongly as we believe in games preservation. So, treasure each page of our FSC-accredited book with the knowledge that your money supports well-respected labour. Our work is designed for preservation and to be kept, but if for any reason you decide to part with your copy, please consider regifting it. |
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