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Why do people create imaginary worlds? The case of Fanfiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

Bárbara Rodríguez-Fuentes  and
José Luis Ulloa Open the ORCID record for José Luis Ulloa [Opens in a new window]
Bárbara Rodríguez-Fuentes
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Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Talca CP 3460000, Chile brodriguez17@alumnos.utalca.cl
José Luis Ulloa
Affiliation:
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Talca CP 3460000, Chile brodriguez17@alumnos.utalca.cl Programa de Investigación Asociativa (PIA) en Ciencias Cognitivas, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas (CICC), Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile joulloa@utalca.cl http://cicc.utalca.cl/
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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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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e294
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