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Podcast 74 - 1.5-Sided Parasocial Relationships

Psychology of Video Games Podcast

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Fandom and Emotional Engagement

Fandom doesn't necessarily feel like they have so much social identity that they're a part of this. So when it comes to fandom, there are those areas of feeling like your identity is a part of something but it doesn't inherently mean that you influence something. The only thing I'll say about presence is that's the umbrella theory for a pair of social relationships. It sounds very similar to the concept of spatial presence. Like we've talked about in other contexts, it's like forgetting about technology that's between you and the other place.

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