Reading fiction is beneficial for various social skills, although reading has become less and less popular with younger generations. This study investi- gated 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 con- ducted to compare the effect of a printed book and a VR reading environ- ment 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 empa- thy. These findings indicate that VR can be effectively exploited for promot- ing reading.

Pianzola, F., Bálint, K., Weller, J. (2019). Virtual reality as a tool for promoting reading via enhanced narrative absorption and empathy. SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LITERATURE, 9(2), 163-194 [10.1075/ssol.19013.pia].

Virtual reality as a tool for promoting reading via enhanced narrative absorption and empathy

Pianzola, Federico
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2019

Abstract

Reading fiction is beneficial for various social skills, although reading has become less and less popular with younger generations. This study investi- gated 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 con- ducted to compare the effect of a printed book and a VR reading environ- ment 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 empa- thy. These findings indicate that VR can be effectively exploited for promot- ing reading.
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reading, virtual reality, narrative absorption, empathy, transportation, fiction
English
2019
9
2
163
194
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Pianzola, F., Bálint, K., Weller, J. (2019). Virtual reality as a tool for promoting reading via enhanced narrative absorption and empathy. SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LITERATURE, 9(2), 163-194 [10.1075/ssol.19013.pia].
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