360° Video Journalism: Experimental Study on the Effect of Immersion on News Experience and Distant Suffering https://t.co/tVnJKc30bL
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A new study (n=149) on #VR use in #journalism by @krisvdam et al. shows that immersive journalism "leads to a higher sense of presence & higher levels of enjoyment. However, no effect on distant suffering or subjective involvement is found." https://t.
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My main issue with VR research is the focus on "enjoyment" as an outcome variable when your treatment is a @#%! international disaster. That is to a point my beef with the inflexiblity of quantitative research to accommodate real, situated emotions https:/
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RT @martinscott2010: New study suggests that watching international news via 360° video is more enjoyable but has 'no impact on engagement…