What is nostalgia? Are there any universal constants of individual experiences with nostalgia? Can you intentionally evoke feelings of nostalgia?

This project analyzes the phenomenon of nostalgia through an interdisciplinary lens and seeks integrate our own lived experiences with nostalgia within the typical academic definitions of it. I question our typical conceptions of nostalgia and explore alternative understandings of what nostalgia could be and could entail. By approaching nostalgia from a variety of perspectives, I then aim to create a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) that allows for players to have an intentional space to better understand and explore their own experiences of nostalgia.