#<- i really hope that's the right perec tag. jesus christ it's too long

[pirepoumon]

I love when people get really, really specific about small, offbeat things they love - jon bois is the king of this (pretty good? no. SUPPERJUMPIN'.) but it also goes back, always, to georges perec's the infraordinary. i like to think these would also be his jam:

My Strange Obsession with Gaming Elevators, Daryl Talks Games Exceptional for its breadth, framing device, and more than anything, the intensity with which this sanity check puts you in the same frame of mind as the narrator. it's not just joy, but also paranoia and wonder and awe. also, perfect description of that elden ring elevator that blew me away too.

Four-Byte Burger, Ahoy Most of Ahoy's videos fall in this category, but Four-Byte Burger gets the mention because it is so explicitly driven by an infectious, genuine love of the artwork he's recreating. I can't believe I got so aggravated getting recced this silly burger thumbnail, and now I can't believe how incredible it is to see it laid out like that.

Geologist answers: What is Stone, Gneiss Name The tone here is a little more subdued, but I really love it for that. A lot of stuff that takes digital worlds hyper-literally feels like an argument about what the "true canon" reality of a game is, but gneiss is a geologist who uses asking questions like "what is minecraft's stone?" as a way to explore both the mechanics and potential irl equivalents, with the joy being in the asking of questions. also, really neat use of command blocks for presentation!