Designing Imaginary Worlds as State-Observation Frameworks: A Methodological Proposal
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This working paper proposes a methodological framework for treating imaginary worlds—such as games, narrative fiction, and symbolic interactive environments—as state-observation instruments. Drawing on traditions in experimental philosophy, design fiction, and research-through-design, the paper argues that carefully designed imaginary worlds can function as research apparatuses for observing psychological and cognitive state dynamics. Rather than presenting empirical findings or claiming intervention effects, the paper integrates prior working papers (WP-G1–G5) into a coherent observation-by-design pipeline, outlining design principles, analytical layers, and scope boundaries suitable for future empirical research.
Author: Ma, Sincere Ann
Language: English
Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7117247403
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