This month on the Critical Distance Confab we welcome Alex Carlson from the YouTube channel PostMesmeric. Alex Carlson is another 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. Still toiling away in relative obscurity thanks to the randomness of YouTube's 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 personal video regarding 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
An interview with YouTuber Alex Carlson from PostMesmeric.