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  1. Article ; Online: Perspective-Taking in Virtual Reality and Reduction of Biases against Minorities

    Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen / Sarah Hian May Chan / Yong Ching Tan

    Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, Vol 5, Iss 42, p

    2021  Volume 42

    Abstract: This study examines the effect of perspective-taking via embodiment in virtual reality (VR) in improving biases against minorities. It tests theoretical arguments about the affective and cognitive routes underlying perspective-taking and examines the ... ...

    Abstract This study examines the effect of perspective-taking via embodiment in virtual reality (VR) in improving biases against minorities. It tests theoretical arguments about the affective and cognitive routes underlying perspective-taking and examines the moderating role of self-presence in VR through experiments. In Study 1, participants embodied an ethnic minority avatar and experienced workplace microaggression from a first-person perspective in VR. They were randomly assigned to affective (focus on emotions) vs. cognitive (focus on thoughts) perspective-taking conditions. Results showed that ingroup bias improved comparably across both conditions and that this effect was driven by more negative perceptions of the majority instead of more positive perceptions of minorities. In Study 2, participants experienced the same VR scenario from the third-person perspective. Results replicated those from Study 1 and extended them by showing that the effect of condition on ingroup bias was moderated by self-presence. At high self-presence, participants in the affective condition reported higher ingroup bias than those in the cognitive condition. The study showed that in VR, the embodiment of an ethnic minority is somewhat effective in improving perceptions towards minority groups. It is difficult to clearly distinguish between the effect of affective and cognitive routes underlying the process of perspective-taking.
    Keywords cognitive perspective-taking ; affective perspective-taking ; VR avatar ; embodiment in VR ; virtual reality ; presence ; Technology ; T ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 150
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article: Nature in virtual reality improves mood and reduces stress: evidence from young adults and senior citizens.

    Chan, Sarah Hian May / Qiu, Lin / Esposito, Gianluca / Mai, Ky Phong / Tam, Kim-Pong / Cui, Jian

    Virtual reality

    2021  , Page(s) 1–16

    Abstract: Large populations worldwide have been deprived from nature experiences due to mass quarantines and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and face a looming mental health crisis. Virtual reality offers a safe and practical solution to increase nature ... ...

    Abstract Large populations worldwide have been deprived from nature experiences due to mass quarantines and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and face a looming mental health crisis. Virtual reality offers a safe and practical solution to increase nature exposure. This research examined the effects of virtual nature using a within-subject design with young adults (Study 1) and senior citizens (Study 2). Results from the young adult sample showed that walking in a virtual forest reduced negative affect due to enhanced nature connectedness, and reduced stress measured by heart rate. Consistently, the senior citizen sample reported improved positive affect due to enhanced nature connectedness after the virtual nature walk. Our findings unveil the underlying mechanism of how virtual nature may improve psychological well-being and demonstrated how virtual nature can be used as an intervention to promote mental health.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10055-021-00604-4.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1481468-7
    ISSN 1434-9957 ; 1359-4338
    ISSN (online) 1434-9957
    ISSN 1359-4338
    DOI 10.1007/s10055-021-00604-4
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