地理距離和時間距離往往影響人們對事件的感知、持續關注度與行動意願，沉浸新聞（Immersive Journalism）結合 3D 與互動技術，讓閱聽人以新聞主角的視角親身經歷新聞事件，期待能藉此拉近大眾與新聞事件的距離。然而，相關研究對其心理機制與後續行動影響仍缺乏一致結論，特別是時間距離如何影響對遠方新聞事件的理解和參與。本研究指出沉浸新聞有助於提升對遙遠苦難理解和新聞參與，或許是透過提升敘事參與、位置錯覺與具身等關鍵因素，並提出體驗過程中的知覺時間距離是重要的心理機制。
本研究透過單因子組間設計， 讓參與者（N = 73）透過不同裝置體驗沉浸新聞後，比較其所展現對遙遠苦難理解及新聞參與的差異。研究結果發現，敘事參與和位置錯覺對於縮短時間距離有間接效果。對於新聞內容有相關背景知識、經驗的參與者比起沒有相關背景知識、經驗的參與者會對遙遠苦難主角產生更強烈的連結感，但其效果需經由位置錯覺及時間距離的中介而產生。

Geographical and temporal distance often shape how people perceive events, sustain attention, and translate concern into action. Immersive journalism, which integrates 3D and interactive technologies to let audiences experience news events from a protagonist’s first-person perspective, is expected to narrow the psychological gap between the public and the news. Yet empirical findings remain inconclusive regarding its psychological mechanisms and downstream behavioral effects, particularly how temporal distance influences understanding and engagement with distant suffering. This study argues that immersive journalism can enhance comprehension of distant suffering and foster news engagement, likely by boosting narrative engagement, place illusion, and embodiment, and it identifies perceived temporal distance during the experience as a pivotal psychological mechanism.
Using a single-factor between-subjects design, participants (N = 73) experienced an immersive news piece via different devices and were then compared on their understanding of distant suffering and their news engagement. Results show that narrative engagement and place illusion effectively shortened perceived temporal distance. Moreover, participants with relevant prior knowledge or experience developed a stronger sense of connectedness to distant suffering, and this effect was mediated by place illusion and temporal distance.

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