Nostalgia in Retrogaming
MEANINGFUL GAMEPLAY
Eudaimonic experience is the ‘state of being emotionally moved, stimulated to reflect on one’s self or a sense of elevation.’ It contributes to the meaningful gameplay elements
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Studying the effects of eudaimonic experiences within retrogaming could be proven to be useful as it helps players to ‘potentially increase prosocial attitudes and behaviors to help others,’ with acts such as contributing to donations.
What are some of the meaningful gameplay elements identified?
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A game’s story has the strongest connection to any eudaimonic experience, through the engagement with key narrative impacting choices, characters and audiovisual aspects, retro gaming serves as a way for players to return to their past ‘digitally’, like a time machine.