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December 19, 2025Open Access

How Immersiveness Shapes the Link Between Anthropocentric Values and Resource Exploitation in Virtual Worlds

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Research reveals anthropocentric values influence resource exploitation in virtual ecosystems, highlighting the role of immersiveness.

The study examines the connection between anthropocentric values and resource exploitation in digital ecosystems.
Analyzed data from 640 players of Animal Crossing: New Horizons across 29 countries
Applied the Bayesian Mindsponge Framework to examine relationships
Investigated behaviors such as fishing, bug catching, and tree cutting
Fishing and tree cutting are positively associated with anthropocentrism
Immersiveness weakens the link between tree cutting and anthropocentrism
Bug catching shows a growing negative association with anthropocentrism as immersiveness increases

Vuong et al. (2025) studied this question.

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