Why do people create imaginary worlds? The case of Fanfiction
- PMID: 36396396
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X21002235
Why do people create imaginary worlds? The case of Fanfiction
Abstract
Dubourg and Baurmard ask why people consume fiction with imaginary worlds. We extend this inquiry to ask why people engage in creating imaginary worlds. In Fanfiction, the writing of fiction by fans involves both an immersive creative experience and a very interactive community that may explain the high (social) engagement of people with Fanfiction.
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Imaginary worlds through the evolutionary lens: Ultimate functions, proximate mechanisms, cultural distribution.Behav Brain Sci. 2022 Nov 18;45:e309. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X22000048. Behav Brain Sci. 2022. PMID: 36396422
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Why imaginary worlds? The psychological foundations and cultural evolution of fictions with imaginary worlds.Behav Brain Sci. 2021 Jul 8;45:e276. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X21000923. Behav Brain Sci. 2021. PMID: 34233768
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