Psychology of Nostalgia post 9-11

[mos6507]

Right around the events of September 11th was the California Extreme show and I decided not to attend.

 

For a while I was thinking that videogames were pretty meaningless compared to what was going on.

 

However, I have read reports that people are retreating for "comfort food" so to speak. The ratings on the Gilligan's Island docudrama, for instance.

 

I read something about the game industry that indicated that people are buying fewer new games and are playing games that they feel have tried and true replayability instead.

 

I was wondering whether you think this will result in more interest in classic games as it evokes an earlier more innocent era?

 

To me, it has strengthened my resolve to finish my 2600 game, as the programming is a calming exercise for me. Not that Death Race is in any way a wholesome type of game, but it is going to be highly kathartic. One could certainly picture the pedestrians as anybody you wanted, including al-Qaeda terrorists.