Virtual reality games can increase a player’s desire to help others (IMAGE)

University of Oregon

Virtual reality games can increase a player’s desire to help others

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Immersive Media Communication graduate students Samantha Lorenzo (left; lead author and researcher) and Isaac Wu (game developer). The student research team tested a prototype of their custom-built virtual reality game at Climate Change Game Night 2025.

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Photo by Jeremy Henkelman-Parker, University of Oregon

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