Nostalgia, media, and technologies of the future

K Niemeyer, O Siebert - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
The relation between nostalgia and media is imbricated. Media—used in institutions,
industry, or technology—can be a platform for expressing nostalgia, but they can also be the …

Nostalgia in video games

ND Bowman, T Wulf - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Video games have been a popular form of media entertainment since the 1970s, with
gamers of all ages experiencing and engaging digital worlds and creating lasting memories …

Keeping memories alive: a decennial study of social media reminiscing, memories, and nostalgia

B Jungselius, A Weilenmann - Social Media+ Society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we present findings from an analysis of social media users' own descriptions of
having lived with social media for over a decade. In doing so, we draw upon the users' …

On the relativity of old and new media: A lifeworld perspective

M Menke, C Schwarzenegger - Convergence, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
It is an old, yet, accurate observation that the 'newness' of media is and most probably will
continue to be a catalyst for research in media and communication studies. At the same time …

The commodification of time and memory: Online communities and the dynamics of commercially produced nostalgia

K Niemeyer, E Keightley - New Media & Society, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article addresses the lack of analysis of the specific ways in which the online
environment configures the relationship between the processual dynamics of nostalgia …

Feeling inspired and nostalgic: associations between media context-induced positive emotions and behavioral change among vaccine-hesitant individuals in the late …

HT Duong, M Yachin, ZB Massey - Journal of Social Marketing, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Campaigns to promote the COVID-19 vaccination messages to vaccine-hesitant
consumers in the late stages of the pandemic are often met with resistance. This study aims …

Blissed by the past: Theorizing media-induced nostalgia as an audience response factor for entertainment and well-being

T Wulf, D Rieger, JB Schmitt - Poetics, 2018 - Elsevier
Research found media to contribute to human well-being via hedonic and non-hedonic
entertainment experiences. In this connection, research has seldom taken memories about …

Being a kid again: Playing Pokémon Go contributes to wellbeing through nostalgia

T Wulf, M Baldwin - SCM Studies in Communication and Media, 2020 - nomos-elibrary.de
This research investigates the augmented-reality smartphone game Pokémon Go and
proposes that nostalgia is one particular reason for the game's popularity and success. We …

The dark side of inspirational pasts: An investigation of nostalgia in right-wing populist communication

M Menke, T Wulf - Media and Communication, 2021 - ssoar.info
In recent years, research found that populism employed a new strategy by using nostalgia, a
sentimental longing for the past, as a communication tool to persuade citizens to support …

Celebrating Your Circle of Life: Eudaimonic Responses to Nostalgic Entertainment Experiences

J Watts, J Bonus, H Wing - Journal of Communication, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Studies of eudaimonic entertainment experiences have primarily examined the effects of
exposure to serious content (eg, tragic movies) rather than lighthearted content that …