The Influence of Immersive Environments on the Empathy Construct about Schizophrenia

This work explores the potential of the use of interactive and immersive technologies to create impactful experiences that generate emotions, contributing to the process of activation or somatic excitation that triggers links that strengthen cognitive functions. It is intended to demonstrate to what...

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Main Authors: Paulo Veloso Gomes, António Marques, Javier Pereira, João Donga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/21/1/3
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Summary:This work explores the potential of the use of interactive and immersive technologies to create impactful experiences that generate emotions, contributing to the process of activation or somatic excitation that triggers links that strengthen cognitive functions. It is intended to demonstrate to what extent the use of immersive environments, by generating a strong emotional load, contribute in a more effective way to the empathy construct about Schizophrenia.
ISSN:2504-3900