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Am I present in imaginary worlds? Intentions, actions, and flow in mediated experiences and fiction

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Abstract We support the idea of applying cultural evolution theory to the study of storytelling, and fiction in particular. However, we suggest that a more plausible link between real and… Click to show full abstract

Abstract We support the idea of applying cultural evolution theory to the study of storytelling, and fiction in particular. However, we suggest that a more plausible link between real and imaginary worlds is the feeling of “presence” we can experience in both of them: we feel present when we are able to correctly and intuitively enact our embodied predictions.

Keywords: intentions actions; present imaginary; imaginary worlds; actions flow; worlds intentions; fiction

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2022

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