Department of Psychology, Research Center in Communication Psychology, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
Applied Technology for Neuropsychology Lab (ATNP-Lab), Italian Auxologico Institute of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2023;65:233-254. doi: 10.1007/7854_2023_417.
Empirical research has explored the potential of the emotion of awe to shape creativity, while theoretical work has sought to understand the link between this emotion and transformation in terms of imagining new possible worlds. This branch of study relies on the transformative potential of virtual reality (VR) to examine and invite cognitive and emotional components of transformative experiences (TEs) within the interdisciplinary model of Transformative Experience Design (TED) and the Appraisal-Tendency Framework (ATF). TED suggests using the epistemic and emotional affordances of interactive technologies, such as VR, to invite TEs. The ATF can provide insight into the nature of these affordances and their relationship. This line of research draws on empirical evidence of the awe-creativity link to broaden the discourse and consider the potential impact of this emotion on core beliefs about the world. The combination of VR with these theoretical and design-oriented approaches may enable a new generation of potentially transformative experiences that remind people that they can aspire to more and inspire them to work toward imagining and creating a new possible world.
实证研究探索了敬畏情绪对创造力的塑造作用，而理论工作则试图从想象新的可能世界的角度理解这种情绪与转变之间的联系。这一研究领域依赖于虚拟现实 (VR) 的变革潜力，以在变革体验设计 (TED) 跨学科模型和评价倾向框架 (ATF) 内检验和邀请变革体验 (TE) 的认知和情感组成部分。TED 建议使用 VR 等交互式技术的认识和情感功能，邀请 TE。ATF 可以深入了解这些功能的性质及其关系。这条研究路线借鉴了敬畏与创造力之间联系的实证证据，以拓宽讨论范围，并考虑这种情绪对人们关于世界的核心信念的潜在影响。将 VR 与这些理论和面向设计的方法相结合，可能会产生新一代潜在的变革体验，提醒人们他们可以有更高的追求，并激励他们努力想象和创造一个新的可能世界。
