Are You Awed Yet? How Virtual Reality Gives Us Awe and Goose Bumps

“Awe” is a category of emotion within the spectrum of self-transcendent experiences. Awe has wellness benefits, with feelings of social interconnectivity and increased life satisfaction. However, awe experiences remain rare in our everyday lives, and rarer in lab environments. We posit that Virtual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Denise Quesnel, Bernhard E. Riecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
awe
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02158/full