Scott - Douglas» work examines the indecisive transition from analogue to digital systems, as a signifier of shifting modes in the processing of information, nostalgia, and the changing meaning of objects when
losing practical function, resulting in a change of context.
Players familiar with JRPGs know that rings are equippable items that typically provide small stat bonuses to max health, strength, magic, etc. but they serve a much more
practical function in
Lost Odyssey.