The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible impact of virtual reality on curiosity. An associated aim was to assess the effect of virtual reality on positive and negative affect, vigor, flow and interest, and to explore whether curiosity prompted by virtual reality might be a mechanism linking virtual reality with affect, vigor, flow and interest. Participants were randomly assigned to an interactive virtual reality condition or a control condition. Participants in the virtual reality condition showed a significant increase across curiosity dimensions compared to participants in the control condition. Participants in the virtual reality condition also showed a significant increase in positive affect and vigor, and higher levels of flow and interest compared to participants in the control condition. Change in the exploration dimension of curiosity prompted by the virtual reality experience linked the experience with positive affect and interest. Virtual reality may be a vehicle for inducing curiosity and associated positive characteristics.

本研究的目的是调查虚拟现实对好奇心的可能影响。一个相关的目标是评估虚拟现实对正面和负面影响，活力，流动和兴趣的影响，并探讨虚拟现实所激发的好奇心是否可能是将虚拟现实与情感，活力，流动和兴趣联系在一起的机制。参与者被随机分配到交互式虚拟现实条件或控制条件。与对照组相比，虚拟现实条件下的参与者在好奇心维度上显示出显着增加。与控制条件下的参与者相比，虚拟现实状态下的参与者还表现出积极的影响和活力的显着增加，并且流量和兴趣水平更高。虚拟现实体验促使好奇心探索维度的变化将体验与积极影响和兴趣联系在一起。虚拟现实可能是引发好奇心和相关积极特征的媒介。