Condition
Duration (in seconds)
Participant Code
Gender
Age
Education
English
Transportability
Reading frequency
Story fam
Story World Absorption Scale
SWAS attention subscale
SWAS transportation subscale
SWAS emotional engagement subscale
SWAS mental imagery subscale
State empathy
Affective empathy subscale
Cognitive empathy subscale
Associative empathy subscale
Memory
Intention to read (ItR)
SWA_ATT1_When I finished the story I was surprised to see that time had gone by so fast.
SWA_ATT2_When I was reading the story I was focused on what happened in the story.
SWA_ATT3_I felt absorbed in the story.
SWA_ATT4_The story gripped me in such a way that I could close myself off for things that were happening around me.
SWA_ATT5_ I was reading in such a concentrated matter that I had forgotten the world around me.
SWA_TR1_When I was reading the story it sometimes seemed as if I were in the story world too.
SWA_TR2_When reading the story there were moments in which I felt that the story world overlapped with my own world.
SWA_TR3_The world of the story sometimes felt closer to me than the world around me.
SWA_TR4_When I was finished with reading the story it felt like I had taken a trip to the world of the story.
SWA_TR5_Because all of my attention went into the story, I sometimes felt as if I could not exist separate from the story.
SWA_EE1_When I read the story I could imagine what it must be like to be in the shoes of the main character.
SWA_EE2_I felt sympathy for the main character.
SWA_EE3_I felt connected to the main character in the story.
SWA_EE4_I felt how the main character was feeling.
SWA_EE5_I felt for what happened in the story.
SWA_MI1_When I was reading the story I had an image of the main character in mind.
SWA_MI2_When I was reading the story I could see the situations happening in the story being played out before my eyes.
SWA_MI3_I could imagine what the world in which the story took p
Empathy_1_1_The character's emotions are genuine.
Empathy_1_2_ I experienced the same emotions as the character when reading the story.
Empathy1_3_ I was in a similar emotional state as the character when reading the story.
Empathy1_4_ I can feel the character’s emotions.
Empathy_2_5_I can see the character’s point of view.
Empathy_2_6_ I recognize the character’s situation.
Empathy_2_7_ I can understand what the character was going through in the story.
Empathy_2_8 The character’s reactions to the situation are understandable.
Empathy_3_9_When reading the story, I was fully absorbed.
Empathy_3_10_ I can relate to what the character was going through in the story.
Empathy_3_11_ I can identify with the situation described in the story.
Empathy_3_12_ I can identify with the characters in the story.
ItR1_If I had the time, I would read the story of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ further.
ItR2_I would enjoy proceeding to read the story of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’.
ItR3_This is the kind of fiction I like to read.
ItR4_I would enjoy reading this story more than other activities I usually engage with.
ItR5_After this reading experience, I would recommend this story to others.
Memory1_In the beginning the rabbit took a bell out of his pocket.
Memory2_The sides of the well were filled with cupboards and bookshelves.
Memory3_While falling down, Alice found an empty marmelade glass.
Memory4_ Alice found a little glass box labeled “EAT ME” containing an apple.
Memory5_Alice liked the taste of the fluid in the bottle.
Memory6_At the end of the fall is a hall with many locked doors.
Memory7_After shrinking, Alice realises she has forgotten to take the key for the small door with her.
Memory8_Alice has a little sister called Mary who likes to swim.
Transp1_I can easily envision the events in the story.
Transp2_I find I can easily lose myself in the story.
Transp3_I find it difficult to tune out activity around me.
Transp4_I can easily envison myself in the events described in the story
Transp5_I get mentally involved in the story.
Transp6_easily put stories out of my mind
Transp7_I sometimes feel as if I am part of the story.
Transp8_I am often impatient to find out how the story ends.
Transp9_I find that I can easily take the perspective of the character(s) in the story.
Transp10_I am often emotionally affected by what I've read.
Transp11_I have vivid images of the characters.
Transp12_I find myself accepting events that I might have otherwise considered unrealistic.
Transp13_I find myself thinking what the characters may be thinking.
Transp14_I find myself thinking of other ways the story could have ended.
Transp15_My mind often wanders.
Transp16_I find myself feeling what the characters may feel.
Transp17_I find that events in the story are relevant to my everyday life.
Transp18_I often find that reading stories has an impact on the way I see things.
Transp19_I easily identify with characters in the story.
Transp20_I have vivid images of the events in the story.
VR_fam
TAM1_1_Assuming I have access to this virtual reality book, I would intend to use it.
TAM1_2_Given that I have access to this virtual reality book, I predict that I would use it.
TAM1_3_Using this virtual reality book enhanced my reading experience.
TAM1_4_Using this virtual reality book enhanced my reading efficiency.
TAM2_5_I find this virtual reality book to be useful for reading fictional books.
TAM2_6_My interaction with this virtual reality book was clear and understandable.
TAM2_7_Interacting with this virtual reality book did not require a lot of my mental effort.
TAM2_8_I find this virtual reality book to be easy to use.
TAM2_9_I found it easy to get this virtual reality book to do what I wanted it to do.