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Virtual reality as a tool for promoting reading via enhanced narrative absorption and empathy
- Author(s):
- Katalin Bálint, Federico Pianzola (see profile) , Jessica Weller
- Date:
- 2020
- Group(s):
- Digital Humanists
- Subject(s):
- Virtual reality, Reading, Mass media--Study and teaching, Social sciences--Comparative method, Empathy, Fiction, Transportation
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- narrative absorption, empirical literary studies, Comparative media studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/ycbp-gf70
- Abstract:
- Reading fiction is beneficial for various social skills, although reading has become less and less popular with younger generations. This study investigated whether reading a chapter of a fictional story in virtual reality (VR) can make the reading experience more appealing and increase intention to read the story further. A between-subject experiment (N = 83) was conducted to compare the effect of a printed book and a VR reading environment on narrative absorption, empathy with fictional characters, and intention to read. The results show that VR enhances intention to read, via a serial mediation of transportation into the story world and affective empathy. These findings indicate that VR can be effectively exploited for promoting reading.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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