Understanding AWE: Can a virtual journey, inspired by the overview effect, lead to an increased sense of interconnectedness?

ER Stepanova, D Quesnel, BE Riecke - Frontiers in Digital Humanities, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Immersive technology, such as virtual reality, provides us with novel opportunities to create
and explore affective experiences with a transformative potential mediated through awe. The …

The overview effect and nature-relatedness

N McKeever, A Nezami, D Kourtis - Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Climate scientists increasingly agree that human behavior significantly contributes to global
warming and biodiversity decline. Recent research emphasizes the importance of human …

Piloerection is not a reliable physiological correlate of awe

J McPhetres, A Shtulman - International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2021 - Elsevier
In scientific and popular literature, piloerection (eg goosebumps) is often claimed to
accompany the experience of awe, though this correlation has not been tested empirically …

Physio-Stacks: Supporting Communication with Ourselves and Others via Tangible, Modular Physiological Devices

JS Roo, R Gervais, T Lainé, PA Cinquin… - … Conference on Human …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Our physiological activity reflects our inner workings. However, we are not always aware of it
in full detail. Physiological devices allow us to monitor and create adaptive systems and …

[PDF][PDF] The physiological study of emotional piloerection: A review and guide for future research

J McPhetres - 2021 - scholar.archive.org
This paper provides an accessible review of the biological and psychological evidence to
guide new and experienced researchers in the study of emotional piloerection in humans. I …