“People use ’empathy games’ as a blanket term for many types of entertainment,” says Romero, “ranging from edutainment to games that feature characters and stories that don’t fit in the typical genre canon.
Papo & Yo is not an educational game or a cautionary tale – we are not trying to teach. Instead, it tells an emotional story that we had never before seen explored in video games.”
Jonathan Wells
If you’re a naturally kind and empathetic person, is it just your personality? Or is it actually in your DNA? “The oxytocin receptor gene in particular has become of great interest because a select number of studies suggest that it is related t…
What is an interactive business without empathy? What is a business team without an understanding of the employees’ sentiments? What is an organization serving people’s needs without an actual acknowledgement of their needs? What is a compa…
Trait empathy and self-interest exert a strong influence on different prosocial behaviors, but their role in the promotion of organ donation registration is unclear. A survey examined how perceived benefits of organ donation for others and the self aff…
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