Do you ever get nostalgic for the way video games used to be? Return to any old favorites when you need an emotional pick-me-up? I share a lecture I recently gave on the psychology behind nostalgia, that bittersweet remembrance of times past. We’ll explore why nostalgia has led to so many remakes, remasters, and reboots of old gaming franchises. And why that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
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Audio Credits
- “Robot Motivation” by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
