The reality of the other in virtual reality: immersive and multisensory experiences to communicate empathy

The article discusses the potentialities of using Virtual Reality (VR) for the promotion of emphatic behaviors in the user. It starts from the understanding that immersive and multisensory explorations in digital contexts that simulates situations of adversity and/or prejudice stimulate people to pe...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Couto, Tiago, Zilles Borba, Eduardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Comunicação (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/67142
Acesso em linha:http://periodicos.ufsm.br/ccomunicacao/article/view/67142
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Realidade virtual
Empatia
Dispositivos digitais
Virtual reality
Empathy
Digital devices
Realidad virtual
Empatía
Dispositivos digitales
Descrição
Resumo:The article discusses the potentialities of using Virtual Reality (VR) for the promotion of emphatic behaviors in the user. It starts from the understanding that immersive and multisensory explorations in digital contexts that simulates situations of adversity and/or prejudice stimulate people to perceive themselves in the place of the other. The methodology presents a bibliographic review, followed by an exploratory approach to two VR pieces that exercise empathy. Results synthesize suggestions for studying or developing empathy actions through VR.