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Using Superpowers In Virtual Reality Games Makes Players More Likely To Be Helpful In Real-Life
February 1, 2013 by NewsBot
Having virtual super-powers in a game may incite people to better behavior in the real world, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Robin Rosenberg and colleagues from Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Participants in this study were placed in a virtual environment and either given the power of flight or rode as passengers in a helicopter...
