Virtual animals versus virtual robotic animals: The influence of appearance of game characters on empathy and immersion. Experiment (1). 2018-2019.

Data, ethical approval and experimental video game. Empathy and immersion toward virtual animal characters. The main research questions addressed in the experimental design are as follows:
(1) Does game character appearance (Artificiality and Expressiveness) influence the level of self-reported situational empathy?
(2) Does game character appearance (features pertaining to Artificiality and Expressiveness) influence the level of immersion? (3) Does dispositional, self-reported situational empathy correlate with immersion?