Why do people react to their character’s actions in video games physically, as if it was actually happening to them?

Question

Best example would be an adrenaline rush when just barely making a jump or avoiding enemy groups in a platforming game.

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Answer 1

Same reason I can feel sad for somone, or feel pain seeing somones hurt themself. We’ve evolved to be social creatures therefore these characteristics allow us to be more social. But video games movies and tv shows trigger the same responses that we would usually get from looking at or interacting with other humans