Adults become more like children in a virtual world
BBC 16 July 2013
In a virtual world adults in a child-like body start to perceive the world more like a child, a study has shown.
Adults were either placed in a virtual four-year-old body or an adult body scaled down to the same size.
It was found that participants in the child's body overestimated the size of objects and identified better with child-like attributes.
Illusory ownership of a virtual child body causes overestimation of object sizes and implicit attitude changes.
source: pnas
Sexualized avatars affect the real world, researchers find
Oct 10, 2013, phys.org
A Stanford study shows that after women wear sexualized avatars in a virtual reality world, they feel objectified and are more likely to accept rape myths in the real world. The research could have implications for the role of female characters in video games.
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