ABSTRACT

Although it has been shown that Virtual Reality (VR) can positively impact political, civic and environmental views, the question of whether and how VR influences social attitudes more effectively than less immersive conditions has been a subject of debate. To address this question, this article provides a systematic review with meta-analysis of social attitude research in VR by examining 50 separate findings from 39 studies. We find that VR influences social attitudes significantly more than non-immersive interventions, while embodiment has no moderation effect. Further, outgroup VR perspective-taking fosters positive social attitudes more effectively than ingroup VR perspective-taking. Findings are categorized according to social attitude object and discussed in the light of emerging challenges and opportunities for VR attitude research.

摘要

尽管已经证明虚拟现实 (VR) 可以对政治、公民和环境观点产生积极影响，但 VR 是否以及如何比沉浸式环境更有效地影响社会态度的问题一直是一个争论的主题。为了解决这个问题，本文通过检查来自 39 项研究的 50 项独立发现，对 VR 中的社会态度研究进行了系统评价和元分析。我们发现 VR 对社会态度的影响显着大于非沉浸式干预，而具体化则没有调节作用。此外，外群 VR 观点采择比内群 VR 观点采择更有效地培养积极的社会态度。根据社会态度对象对研究结果进行分类，并根据 VR 态度研究的新挑战和机遇进行讨论。