A visit with Viv: Empathising with a digital human character embodying the lived experiences of dementia.

Papadopoulos, C; Kenning, G; Bennett, J; Kuchelmeister, V; Ginnivan, N; Neidorf, M

A visit with Viv: Empathising with a digital human character embodying the lived experiences of dementia.

Papadopoulos, C Kenning, G

Bennett, J Kuchelmeister, V Ginnivan, N Neidorf, M

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Publisher:: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Dementia, 2021, 20, (7), pp. 2462-2477
Issue Date:: 2021-03-12

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dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulos, C
dc.contributor.author	Kenning, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3379-9088
dc.contributor.author	Bennett, J
dc.contributor.author	Kuchelmeister, V
dc.contributor.author	Ginnivan, N
dc.contributor.author	Neidorf, M
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-03T01:36:00Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-03T01:36:00Z
dc.date.issued	2021-03-12
dc.identifier.citation	Dementia, 2021, 20, (7), pp. 2462-2477
dc.identifier.issn	1471-3012
dc.identifier.issn	1741-2684
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151320
dc.description.abstract	The Visit, an immersive participatory artwork (viewed on a screen or virtual reality headset), was produced as part of a research programme investigating the subjective experience of dementia and the relational dynamic between people with dementia and others. It invites viewers to engage with a digital human character, 'Viv', as she shares her experiences of living with dementia. The experiences that Viv recounts are based on verbatim accounts from in-depth interviews with four women living with dementia. The artwork was designed with the combined aim of generating insights into the <i>lived experience</i> of dementia and establishing conditions under which viewers might cultivate empathy for the character portrayed. Viewers engaging with Viv were invited to complete pre- and post-engagement measures of <i>state empathy</i> alongside an assessment of <i>emotional distance</i>. State empathy was significantly greater after engaging with <i>The Visit</i>, and correspondingly, there was a significant decrease in emotional distance (aversion), suggesting that the aims were met.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Dementia
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1110 Nursing, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Geriatrics
dc.title	A visit with Viv: Empathising with a digital human character embodying the lived experiences of dementia.
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The Visit, an immersive participatory artwork (viewed on a screen or virtual reality headset), was produced as part of a research programme investigating the subjective experience of dementia and the relational dynamic between people with dementia and others. It invites viewers to engage with a digital human character, 'Viv', as she shares her experiences of living with dementia. The experiences that Viv recounts are based on verbatim accounts from in-depth interviews with four women living with dementia. The artwork was designed with the combined aim of generating insights into the lived experience of dementia and establishing conditions under which viewers might cultivate empathy for the character portrayed. Viewers engaging with Viv were invited to complete pre- and post-engagement measures of state empathy alongside an assessment of emotional distance. State empathy was significantly greater after engaging with The Visit, and correspondingly, there was a significant decrease in emotional distance (aversion), suggesting that the aims were met.

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