Work

The Influence of Immersive Environments on the Empathy Construct about Schizophrenia

Year: 2019

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: 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.

Source: XoveTIC Conference (XoveTIC)

DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2019021003

Authors: Paulo Veloso Gomes, António Marques, Javier Pereira, João Donga

Institutions: Laboratório de Reabilitação Psicossocial, Universidade Técnica do Porto, Universidade da Coruña

Language: English

Topic: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Instituto Politécnico do Porto