I took a long drive on Saturday, and on the way home I travelled past my old place. I got hit by a wave of nostalgia as I went past. When home I found a Reddit

I took a long drive on Saturday, and on the way home I travelled past my old place. I got hit by a wave of nostalgia as I went past. When home I found a Reddit post by a guy who overlays the Guild Wars maps on the Guild Wars 2 map[1]. Wave of nostalgia... followed by a realization, I can still play Guild Wars. I cannot go back to my old house and relive my memories, but I'm a quick download from remembering similar memories made in that same house while playing Guild Wars. That's powerful. It's the same reason my parent and grandparents made photo albums and home movies. I can literally play a game to help me relive my memories and it's not just me grasping for moments in my head, but it's literally the same experience. When I'm old and dying I'll have the chance to start up a video game and get my nostalgia fix with far more satisfaction than if I was telling a story of my childhood to any of my future grand children. [1] http://guide.thatshaman.com/ http://guide.thatshaman.com/