I know from personal experience that it's true! How perceived realism in video games and television series may affect real-world beliefs.
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: From the idea that a narrative can be absorbing, bring about a transporting experience, make the\nspectator identify with characters and in turn experience the narrative as realistic comes our main\nhypothesis that perceived realism can affect real-world beliefs. We subjected our 70 participants\nto a questionnaire exploring this and two supporting hypotheses, making use of the individual's\nmemories of a favourite series or video game. We then explored our results using multiple\nregression and came to mixed yet interesting and revealing conclusions, both for our hypotheses\nand as well for the mediumspecifc aspects of the process we propose.
Author: A. Coumou
Institution: Utrecht University
Language: English
Topic: Media Influence and Health
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W171095653